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.

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.

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.

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?

Selah's Painted Dream

Author: Susan Count
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997088366
Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 202

Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Selah's equestrian aspirations are trampled when moving away threatens to rip her from her beloved horse. Selah sits deep in the saddle, presses her heels down, and gallops after her dream.

Chasing Dream

Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414339186
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
Even though she has spent the week doing selfish things, nine-year-old Ellie asks God for help when her beloved horse becomes sick.

Mallory and the Dream Horse (The Baby-Sitters Club #54)

Author: Ann M. Martin
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545690471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
The hit series is back, to charm and inspire another generation of baby-sitters! Mallory loves horses. She loves reading about them. She loves writing about them. And most of all, she loves daydreaming about them.So when Mallory's parents agree to let her take riding lessons, it's a dream come true! Mallory is so excited that she can hardly concentrate at the BSC meetings anymore. But then the lessons begin, and Mallory discovers that dreaming about horses can be a lot more fun than actually riding them.The best friends you'll ever have--with classic BSC covers and a letter from Ann M. Martin!

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

Selah's Stolen Dream

Author: Susan Count
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952371943
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
One girl's victory is another's tragic defeat.