A Man's Worth Horse Doctor Adventures

<p>Retired horse doctor Bill O'Neal is dying. He summons a former colleague Dr. Hayley Alexander to help him write his memoir. Bill is concerned his consuming dedication to his profession above his personal needs and lifestyle are becoming <span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>passé. To the outside observer Dr. O'Neal is a saint. He was a dedicated equine veterinarian and family man who helped horses and people. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>Bill knows Hayley is cut from the same</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>cloth. What Hayley discovers is that despite Bill's exemplary life as a</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>veterinarian and citizen in his Colorado town his personal life and marriage</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 36 1)>were not what either an outside observer or even he realized. </span></p><p>Why</p><p>did this quiet achiever want to write his story? While transcribing Bill's</p><p>story Hayley develops new respect and admiration for her former employer. But</p><p>is this a short-term proposition or will this literary assignment lead to more?</p><p>Interwoven</p><p>in this story are subplots of Bill's professional life with stories about</p><p>equine veterinary medicine taken from true events experienced in the author's</p><p>previous life as an equine veterinarian. </p><p><br></p>