Love Our Animals with Sara Troy and her guest Erin O’Malley. On air from June 30th
A heartwarming dual-perspective memoir The Brat and the Bullfighter by Erin O’Malley. This memoir explores the enriching relationship between animals and their forever people.
Some horses don’t just change your life, they save it.
Arty’s blood runs hot. White hot. A white Lusitano stallion with bullfighting in his bones, he was born on a prestigious Brazilian farm and sold through an elite auction to a private ranch in California. There, human misunderstanding dims his brilliance. Rider after rider mistakes his sensitivity for defiance, eroding his confidence and trust.
As an Army brat, Erin relates. She grew up always moving—the perpetual new kid, never quite belonging, rarely feeling understood. Her love for horses was her only constant. So, when Arty’s owner recognizes he needs something different and offers to sell him to her, she can’t refuse.
What follows isn’t a fairytale. Erin questions everything: her choices, her ability, whether she’s helping or hurting him. But when unexpected loss shatters her, Arty steps forward to light a path through darkness.
Told from both human and horse perspectives, The Brat and the Bullfighteris a dual coming-of-age memoir about trust, love, and the bond that forms between two souls who, in finding each other, finally find home.
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ERIN O’MALLEY is a lifelong horse lover and reluctant extrovert who credits her love of telling stories to her upbringing as an Army brat. She began her career in Paris, working for Hearst Publications on magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Town & Country, before transitioning into tech, where she focused on marketing and content strategy. She lives near Seattle with her husband, two horses, and three dogs. The Brat and the Bullfighter marks her publishing debut.
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