Bucking Bronco, Fort Peck, MT, Rodeo, Aug. 2015. Photographer, Dr. Ray Healey.

Soldier of Misfortune:

Riding a Wild Horse Across the New Jersey Countryside

By: Dr. Ray Healey

The first time that I ever rode a horse at a full gallop was a hair-raising experience.

[This story is one chapter of a memoir I am writing — “Adventures and Misadventures: Stories I’ve Told My Friends,” — which I will publish in installments on Medium in the coming months.]