About
Sid Gustafson is a novelist, bloodstock agent, and journalist. He practices veterinary medicine in Montana. Dr Gustafson graduated from Washington State University with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree to specialize in equine sports medicine. His subsequent concern for the mental and physical health challenges that stabling and confinement created for horses led him to the study and practice of equine behaviour.
His short stories and animal behaviour articles are widely published
Sid writes for the New York Times, represents the health and welfare of racehorses across America, and is the author of HORSES THEY RODE (Riverbend Publishing), High Plains Novel of the Year in 2007. His most recent non-fiction is Horse Behaviour, The Nature of Horses. His debut novel, PRISONERS OF FLIGHT (The Permanent Press), was published in 2003. His latest novel is the widely acclaimed water manifesto SWIFT DAM.
Featured Work
Swift Dam
Veterinarian Alphonse Vallerone dreams out this novel of dreamers dreaming. He goes back 50 years to the day after the Flood, when he assisted the surviving Indians. Riding from one devastated ranch to another, he tends to the surviving yet devastated animals and tries to mend the grief wrought by the Flood.
Underpinned by the lingering and harsh reminders of the Blackfeet Nation’s heroic, tragic, and vibrant past, Gustafson’s third novel chronicles the heartrending drama of the Blackfeet people.
Swift Dam celebrates the native land and the Natives who survive as they have survived throughout time, perilously. It is the story of a veterinarian who attempts to sustain and nurture life on the land, his empathy with the living, and his sympathy for the dead and dying.
Other Works
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Horseracing in America
2020
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Canine Field Medicine
2016
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The Nature of Horses
2016
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Horses They Rode
1990s
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Prisoners of Flight
1990s
Awards and Recognition
- High Plains Novel of the Year, 2007
Press and Media Mentions
- New York Times journalism
- Horses They Rode review in Washington State Magazine by Brian Ames
- Prairie Mary reviews Sid's novels
- Swift Dam, novel review
- Dr Sid Gustafson Veterinarian Montana USA Novelist Website: www.sidgustafson.com Sid Gustafson, novelist and veterinarian. Author of the novels Horses They Rode and Prisoners of Flight, literary fiction set in contemporary Montana. Author of First Aid for the Active Dog, veterinary guidebook. Veterinary Clinic of Big Sky. Natural approaches to animal health. New York Times journalist, racehorse advocacy. Education DVM Washington State University BS degree Washington State University Untied States Air Force Academy Montana State University 1. Sid Gustafson Novelist and Veterinarian - Author Bio www.sidgustafson.com/bio.htm - [Cached] Published on: 11/27/2007 Last Visited: 2/17/2008 Sid Gustafson Novelist and Veterinarian ... Sid Gustafson lives in Bozeman, Montana where he writes, teaches, and practices his natural approach to veterinary medicine. Sid was born in Montana, as were his children and parents. He grew up in the shadow of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. ... In
