To break a horse means to make it submissive to human riders. Lily learns to break horses as a child in Salt Draw and becomes an expert at getting even the wildest of horses to bend to her will.
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Breaking (horses) Term Timeline in Half Broke Horses
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Chapter 1
Lily says she was in charge of breaking the horses, a job made easier by the fact that they raised them from foals....
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Chapter 2
...her, so she needs to make the most of what she has. She begins to break Patches properly, and the horse proves a quick learner. They start racing in small races.
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Chapter 4
Word spreads about Lily breaking the mustang, and her help with horses becomes sought after in Red Lake. Rooster follows...
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Chapter 6
...lessons on nursing, women like Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt, and her own story of breaking horses and learning to fly a plane. She encourages them that they can all do...
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