Nell Parsons was 59 years old when she became the proud owner of a tall, handsome show horse. Marlon was seven years old and a winner in the show ring, but he was a flawed, high-strung, mad-at-the-world horse whose many struggles had left him starved for affection.It was a long, terrifying journey for Nell to earn his trust and to convince him she was on his side. Her earlier life challenges - being the first in her family to go to college, becoming...