Equus (play) Equus (play) Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write "Equus" when he heard of a crime involving a 17-year-old who blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the crime. The play's action is something of a detective story, involving the attempts of the child psychiatrist Dr. Martin
Louise Shaffer and a stint as the judge in the Peter Lewis custody battle (1994). She was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Rae Woodard on "Ryan's Hope"; she won the award in 1983. In addition to her daytime roles, Shaffer also had a role on the short-lived Norman Lear serialized sitcom "All That Glitters". Shaffer began writing for soap operas instead of acting on them. Since the late 1980s, she has written for "Ryan's Hope", "Loving", "General Hospital", and "As the World Turns". In addition to scriptwriting, Shaffer has written numerous books. Shaffer was formerly married to