Dream Horse

Author: Janet Vokes
Publisher: Pan
ISBN: 9781509886043
Category : Horse racing
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together. Janet Vokes was working behind the bar in her local working men's club in the small Welsh mining community of Cefn Fforest when she fixed upon the idea of breeding a racehorse. She'd always loved animals, having dabbled in showing whippets and racing pigeons, and her husband Brian used to be a rag and bone man with a horse of his own. Why shouldn't a working-class horse take on the high flyers in the rarified world of racing? She bought a mare for £350, paired her up with a pedigree stallion and helped to create a syndicate of twenty-three friends from the village -- each paying £10 a week -- to raise the resulting foal, Dream Alliance. He may have grown up on an allotment but Dream Alliance had star quality, beating all the odds to become a winner at a number of world-class racetracks. Then a terrible injury to his leg threatened not just his career but his life. Refusing to have him put down, the syndicate paid for experimental surgery and Dream Alliance went on to not only make a full recovery but win the Welsh Grand National.

Horse Dreams

Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414366272
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description
Fourth-grader Ellie James has a great imagination. She spends a lot of time daydreaming of owning a black stallion show horse and winning trophies in the horse show. But when the answer to all her dreams and prayers gallops into her life, will Ellie be able to recognize it? Join Ellie and her quirky family in their exciting, horse-loving adventures.

Selah's Sweet Dream

Author: Susan Count
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997088304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
American Horse Publications - FIRST PLACE - Equine Fiction..... Feathered Quill - GOLD Award..... Readers Favorites - GOLD Award..... Twelve-Year-Old SELAH (Say-la) aspires to be an equestrian superstar. That would require a horse. HER DILEMMA: Grandpa wants nothing to do with horses. THEN: Selah sees buzzards circling the grasslands behind Grandpa's farm. They are stalking a horse trapped in wire and Selah is its only hope. DANGEROUS: The horse is wild and defiant - jeopardizing Selah's dreams. FOILED: The legal owner searched for the horse for two years and wants it back. BUT: Selah is confident that God will provide her heart's desire. MEMORIES: Grandpa shows Selah a video, from long ago, of a phenomenal equestrian. Selah declares that she wants to be like her and Grandpa explains the rider was her grandmother. HOPE: A world renowned horse trainer offers to train SweetDream and Selah. FOILED AGAIN: Her parents could ruin everything unless Sweet Dream's unruly behavior ruins it first. LOST: Selah's opportunity to mirror the equestrian talent of her renowned grandmother evaporates when the horse causes mayhem at the trainer's facility. NEVER GIVE UP: Will Selah gather her courage and face up to the trainer to save her aspirations?

Dream Horse

Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Skylark
ISBN: 030782554X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 151

Book Description
Recovering from a head injury in the hospital, Stevie Lake has a series of vivid dreams that surprisingly comes true and makes the Saddle Club friends wonder if Stevie has developed psychic powers.

Diablo

Author: Gabi Adam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788259108609
Category : Animal welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
This book is about a teenage girl, Ricki, and her relationship with a horse, Diablo, who is being mistreated badly.

Building Your Dream Horse

Author: Charles Wilhelm
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 0470232625
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
"True horsemanship training is about people first." --Charles Wilhelm Charles Wilhelm's Ultimate Foundation Training has transformed thousands of horses into more responsive, mannerly companions. In this book, Wilhelm trains you to use his tried and true principles in training your horse. Go inside the horse's mind to see how he thinks and learns, so you can communicate in a language your horse understands. Discover why and how foundation training works. Wilhelm's uniquely successful methods will help you build a relationship that's more rewarding for both you and your horse--one that lasts a lifetime. * Discover why working with your horse should be fun--and why you should stop if it isn't * Learn to identify your horse's emotional level and personality type * Find out the ten secrets your horse wishes he could tell you * Understand why consistency is essential in establishing desired behavior * Communicate with your horse using the right combination of pressure and release, patience, persistence, and conscientious follow-through * Recognize why it's never, ever the horse's fault

The Dream Horse Mysteries Boxed Set

Author: Candace Carrabus
Publisher: Witting Woman Works
ISBN: 0999362208
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 997

Book Description
Awarded the 2020 "IPPY" Silver Medal for Series by Independent Publisher! Jump in the saddle for a fun but bumpy ride! Few will hire competitive rider, Viola Parker, since the famous jumper, Wastrel, crashed to his death with her aboard. Not only that, her attitude just landed her out of work…again. She can barely afford her whipped-cream-in-a-can addiction. Now, before she's thirty, she must keep a job for one year and receive a glowing letter of recommendation to get a surprise trust fund set up by her absentee parents. A trust fund that could represent freedom and independence—or might be worth nothing. Vi accepts a position and moves from Long Island to Missouri thinking that keeping her mouth shut and her head down for one year will be easy. But when Wastrel begins haunting her dreams and dead bodies start piling up, the question isn’t whether she can earn a reference from her hunky boss, Malcolm, but whether she’ll live long enough to get it.

Magic Spirit the Dream Horse

Author: Pippa Funnell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1804542822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
The first in a series of heart-warming pony tales packed with expert advice from three-times Olympic Medallist and Grand Slam winner, Pippa Funnell, on everything you ever wanted to know about horses. Tilly Redbrow lives, breathes and dreams horses. The only thing missing from life with her adoptive family is a pony of her own. But on the day Tilly helps rescue a terrified horse from the roadside, her dreams begin to come true. She quickly forms a special bond with Magic Spirit, the beautiful grey horse that is now being cared for at Silver Shoe Farm. It's the start of a partnership with a horse that only she can ride to stardom, but they both have a lot to learn along the way. Collect all 18 titles in this series of irresistible, uplifting pony adventures, packed with expert, up-to-date advice from the author as well as a helpful glossary and black and white illustrations. For 8+

Stepper the Dream Horse

Author: Laurel Swift Floyd
Publisher: TEACH Services, Inc.
ISBN: 1479610216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
This charming and endearing book is Laurel Swift-Floyd’s very own story of her beloved horse, Stepper, and the very special relationship they shared. Through challenges and even near-death experiences for both of them, their bond became stronger and stronger. Stepper helped Laurel to discover her great love of horses and riding and to believe in herself as she dared to follow her dreams. There are many beautiful horses in the world, but there was only one Stepper, and he will be forever remembered with the great love that can only be found between a girl and her horse. This book is written in loving memory of him, and for all the children who dare to dream and hope for the future. Enjoy Laurel and Stepper’s story!

For Horse-Crazy Girls Only

Author: Christina Wilsdon
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250120322
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Is your first and second favorite animal a horse? Is your bedroom covered with horse posters on your walls and horse models on your shelves? Would you rather muck out a stall than clean your room? Then you are absolutely, undeniably horse crazy, and For Horse-Crazy Girls Only is the book for you! This is the only comprehensive book about everything a horse-crazy girl needs to know about horses. You'll learn everything from the different breeds of horses, to how a horse's body works, to the quirky little things that make the horse the BEST animal ever. Author Christina Wilsdon even shares ideas for horse-themed parties, and suggestions for the best horse movies to watch with your friends. And that's just the beginning.