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Author Karen Weniger frames question: why do horses attract disproportionately more women?
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At a public panel, Karen Weniger discussed 30 years of reporting behind her book 'Horse Lovers, Unpacking the Female Fascination,' citing American Horse Council data that women make up roughly 70–85% of horse enthusiasts and describing ethnographic and psychological factors she identified.
Karen Weniger, author and longtime journalist on equine topics, laid out the central question of her new book to a public audience: why are horses, across many cultures, disproportionately a female attraction? "According to the American Horse Council, some 38,000,000 American households contain horse enthusiasts," Weniger told the audience, citing national participation figures she said informed her research.
Weniger said her reporting — which she described as "adventure‑gated journalism" over some 30 years — combined interviews,…
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