40/ NOVEMBER 2020 THE RIDER A Rollicking Comic Treasury, Starring the World’s Most Famous Cartoon Horse Available Now!


It’s Been 20 Years, Fergus (And You’re Still Spooking at That Thing?) By Jean Abernethy


Trafalgar Square Books is pleased to announce


the release of It’s Been 20 Years, Fergus by Jean Abernethy. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and a surging presence on In- stagram. Each day, he and his diverse group of friends share their mishaps, their successes, and their innermost thoughts with the world. He is seemingly ageless, looking even better now than when his as- cent to fame began. Who is this intriguing Internet celebrity? Fergus the Horse (Equus hilarious), the


creation of artist Jean Abernethy, has been entertain- ing audiences— young and old, in print and online— with his comedic adventures for the past 20 years. His rise to fame was documented in the epic equine comic collection The Essential Fergus the Horse, and now, Abernethy celebrates his age—and the wisdom that should come with it—with an all-new selection of horsey humor, including many cartoons fans have never seen before, created exclusively for this book. With a genuine appeal that crosses boundaries of breed, discipline, and geographic location, Fergus unites anyone with an eye for a horse and a need for a laugh. Readers of all ages—from 5 to 95—will be delighted by his wit, honesty, and profoundly funny


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observations on horses, humans, and the life they strive to live together. Jean Abernethy grew up on a small family farm,


where as a child she learned to explore her world on horseback. She pursued a college education in equine studies, then earned her art degree at Ocad University in Toronto. Her comical horse cartoons have graced equine print publications for over 30 years, while her passion for horses has led her through work with sad- dle making and employment as a barn hand, carriage driver, and trail guide. Most notably, her star charac- ter, Fergus, has brought laughter to over 300,000 Facebook fans around the world. Jean has written and illustrated four other books: The Essential Fergus the


Horse, Fergus: A Horse to Be Reckoned With, Fergus and the Greener Grass, and Fergus and the Night Before Christmas (www.fergusthehorse.com).


FERGUS is ... “Delightful.”


—Practical Horseman


“A pleasure for all ages.” —Cowgirl Magazine


“Hilarious.” —Blaze Magazine


Trafalgar Square Books www.horseandriderbooks.com • The Lead- ing Publishers of Equestrian Books & DVDs 136 pp • 8¼ x 10¼ • 200 color illustrations • 978 1 57076 958 0 • $19.95 pb For more information, contact mcook@trafalgarbooks.com. To order, contact: Trafalgar Square Books, Box 257, Howe Hill Road, N., Pomfret, VT 05053 800.423.4525 • www.horseandriderbooks.com


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