A New Life for Bud is a delightful tale based on a real horse in Chicago. Author, Lynda Vital, learned to ride on a retired Chicago Police Horse who was used in a handicapped riding program. She now volunteers at a therapeutic riding program called Horsefeathers. Visit their site at [...]When Bud retires from the police horse program, he wonders what his new life will be like. He loves marching in parades and he loves children. So he's happy to learn that his new job includes both!A boy in a wheelchair, named Danny, watches Bud in the St. Patrick's Day parade and wishes he could learn to ride a horse like Bud.The ending may be predictable, but it is still heartwarming.