The Horseman’s Tale

A hypnotic narrative that twists through both light and dark as
journaling therapy unlocks the troubled memories of a lonely veteran.

Haunted by the death of his son in
infancy and the love of his life many years later, Jake Montgomery grudgingly
agrees to a form of ＂journal therapy＂ that allows him to expose and confront
the sharp, insistent pain that he regularly buries with rage and scotch and
television. As he writes, secrets tightly bound within him gradually
unwind--first in racially segregated Ocala, Florida, in the 1950s, where his
best childhood friend was a Puerto Rican jockey, then in Ireland, when a summer
as a stable apprentice ushers in a new and all-consuming passion.

Jake relives his experiments with
free love in the 1960s, and is embroiled once more in choices of life and death
on the battlefields of Vietnam, and later, as undercover intelligence officer
in the countries of Eastern Europe. What begins as a journey chronicling
youthful discovery spirals swiftly into spaces where loss overwhelms and the
path chosen is one of ruthlessness and revenge. It is the birth, life, and
death of a special horse that gives Jake a sense of purpose in his desperate
search for a reason to carry on.

Thomas Kenwood Equels, MS, JD, was
knighted in the Equestrian Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict in
2012. For decades he has bred and trained winning Thoroughbred racehorses and
champion Paso Fino horses on his farm in Ocala, Florida. He has ridden Paso
Finos born on his farm to numerous championships including an International
Grand Championship at the prestigious USEF sanctioned Spectrum International. A
combat-wounded Vietnam veteran, combat pilot and instructor pilot, Equels was
twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for heroism while
participating in aerial combat, as well as the Purple Heart. He is a black belt
in karate and was named one of the Florida Black Belt Association’s ＂Four
Season Tour＂ champions, as well as a National Sport Karate Association (NASKA)
National Champion. As a lawyer, Equels received numerous federal and state
awards for his high-impact pro bono work in civil rights, poverty law, and
social justice cases. For over three decades he represented foreign states on
an international basis, as well as the State of Florida. He also served private
companies in the banking, insurance, aviation, pharmaceutical, and construction
industries. Since 2016, Equels has served as CEO of Aim Immunotech Inc, an
immunology research company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat
cancers, immune disorders, and viral diseases.