PARIS – Local author Patricia Probert Gott has released her third book, focusing on her time as a horse wrangler in Wyoming.

Gott will be signing books at the Paris Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 30 and at Books N Things in Bethel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 14.

Gott, who grew up in Strong and resides in Paris, said she has ridden horses since she was 8 years old. She has raised and trained horses since 1972, and continues to go trail riding around her home.

“I just like to ride,” she said. “I like the outdoors. I like the companionship.”

The book, titled “So You Wanna Be a Cowgirl?”, recounts Gott’s time working at the Rimrock Dude Ranch in Cody, Wyo. She worked at the ranch for four summers.

“I just picked the high points,” she said. “I made it seem as if it was one summer.”

Gott began working at the ranch in 1991 after growing “a little sick” of her time at the roller rink she owned in Oxford. Having been on several horse pack trips in the West, she wrote to the organizers and asked if any of them had a job for her. Rimrock did, and Gott left the summer care of the rink to her son.

“It kind of gave me a reprieve,” Gott said.

Her work with the ranch included leading horses to their corrals, guiding group rides, grooming and feeding the horses, and veterinary needs.

Among the adventures Gott describes in the book is a ride in which her horse, Razan, collided with another horse while scrabbling up a mountain trail. Stumbling back, both Gott and Razan were nearly pitched over a 50-foot drop into the Shoshone River.

“I didn’t take him back that way again,” Gott said.

The book is dedicated to Glenn Fales, the ranch’s owner, who died in 2000. Gott describes him as “an old cowboy with a big heart and a lack of prejudice.”

Gott has traveled extensively, visiting 47 states, 10 countries, and four continents. She finds that riding during her time abroad increases her ability to experience the people and culture.

“If you’re going to see a country or a continent, it’s better to actually do something than sightsee,” she advised.

Gott has also written an autobiography titled “Metamorphosis: My Journey of Growth and Change.” Another book, “Volunteer to Empower,” recounts her time volunteering in Tanzania in 2005 through the organization Cross-Cultural Solutions.

“It was my time to do something for someone else,” she said of her time there.

Gott’s books may be found at the Paris Farmers Union, Sunset Saddlery, Maine Made & More, or online at www.prgottbooks.net.