- Mass Market Paperback: 295 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press; 1st St. Martin's Paperback Ed edition (7 Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312928777
- ISBN-13: 978-0312928773
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,987,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Loretta Gage entered her first year of training at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, all the odds were against her. In addition to the tremendous pressures that her fellow classmates faced - brutally long hours, a rigorous load of lecture and laboratory classes, and the knowledge that many of them would not graduate - Gage brought with her the enormous emotional and financial challenges of a working-class upbringing. If Wishes Were Horses is the triumphant story of her struggle against hard work and self-doubt to become a practicing veterinarian. This memorable and heartwarming book envelops readers from the very first page, transporting them to a world filled with curmudgeonly professors, classroom disasters, and academic break-throughs, as well as many joyful and inspiring episodes involving the wounded and sick animals that come into the students' lives as they learn their trade. In addition to tales from the classroom, emergency room, and hospital barn where the students made daily rounds, Gage shares her battles with the moral and ethical implications of her work. The rich and gripping story of her struggle to fulfill a lifelong dream illuminates the triumph of the human spirit as much as the fascinating, often heartrending world of veterinary medicine.
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This book is wonderful! It has changed my life by giving me the courage to persue my dream. To the reader who thought this book was depressing, I can only think that you have never faced discouragement and ridicule as you worked towards your goals.
Ms. Gage is a gifted writer and her story-telling is superb. She is right up there with James Herriot. Please, please I hope there will be a sequel!
This is a great book for anyone thinking of a career with animals or for anyone who likes to see the underdog win. Buy this book!
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If you have ever been faced with adversity when trying to acheive your dream, this book will lift your spirits and show you that you are not alone, and that it can be done. For every person who wants to be a vet but was told, "It's too hard, too expensive, you're not smart enough, vets don't make enough money, etc.", this is the book for you. Maybe the reviewer who didn't like this book never had to face ridicule, ignorance or discouragement, but thank God for Loretta Gage! Because of her story, this old coot (I'm 34) is going to veterinary school! Thanks again, Dr Gage. Please bring on the sequel!
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A friend gave me this book to read since I am a veterinary student; thinking that I would just love the book. I was so excited to begin reading the first book I had ever seen about our journey to become veterinarians. However, the tone of the book is set very early in the novel; one of frustration, grief and saddness. I feel this is a horrible way to describe the struggle of becoming a veterinarian. Sure we spend hours memorizing facts, but it is at the same time invigorating. I feel that anyone interested in being a vet should realize that the life described in this novel is not how the average student feels. Our journey to becoming veterianrians is extremely hard, and filled with moral, heart-wrenching decisions, but it is what we love. It is our desire to help, to make a difference; our love for animals. Ms.Gage forgot to put in the happy times while dramtically over stressing her overwhelming amount of fears of failures. It is too bad she did this; the book could have been a wonderful, insightful story instead of a depressing tale that leaves you wondering why anyone would ever become a veterinarian.
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