<DIV><DIV><B>An unforgettable story of men and horses, the American West, and the dream of a ticket out</B> <DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><B><I>* A May 2012 Indie Next Pick *</I></B></DIV><DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><P>Will Testerman is a young Wyoming horse trainer determined to make something of himself. Money is tight at the family ranch, where he's living again after a disastrous end to his job on the Texas show-horse circuit. He sees his chance with a beautiful quarter horse, a filly that might earn him a reputation, and spends his savings to buy her.</P><P> Armed with stories and the confidence of youth, he devotes himself to her training—first, in the familiar barns and corrals of home, then on a guest ranch in the rugged Absaroka mountains, and, in the final trial, on the glittering, treacherous polo fields of southern California.</P><P> With <I>Boleto</I>, Alyson Hagy delivers a masterfully told, exquisitely observed novel about our intimate relationships with animals and money, against the backdrop of a new West that is changing forever.