· Includes marvelous details of working with horses, dogs, cattle, and other animals in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains · Draws on years of study into the myths, scriptural references, spiritual teachings, and philosophy about animals and their relationship to humans · Explores Buddhist, Christian, Sufi, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, and pagan teachings on animals · Builds on work of Rupert Sheldrake · A Kinship with All Life –style book for a new generation of readers · A scientist looks at magical beasts, clairvoyance, and mystical traditions about animals and what they might mean to humans