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1) The mare
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. Velveteen Vargas is eleven years old, a Fresh Air Fund kid from Brooklyn. Her host family is a couple in upstate New York--Ginger, a failed artist and shakily recovered alcoholic, and her academic husband, Paul--who wonder what it will mean to "make a difference" in such a contrived situation. The story illuminates their shifting...
2) The showdown
Author
Series
Saddlehill Academy volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abby is worried her unmasked blackmailer will expose the one secret she cannot risk getting out, and to make matters worse, the drama is affecting her performance on Beau, putting her place on the team in jeopardy.
Author
Series
Libby of High Hopes volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Libby Thump stumbles upon High Hopes Horse Farm and finds her dream horse, Princess, a prize-winning jumping horse that has been put out to pasture, Libby tries to convince her parents to give her riding lessons.
Author
Language
English
Description
When Sarah's grandfather gives her a beautiful horse named Boo--hoping that one day she'll follow in his footsteps to join an elite French riding school, away from their gritty London neighborhood--she quietly trains in city's parks and alleys. But then her grandfather falls ill, and Sarah must juggle horsemanship with school and hospital visits. Natasha, a young lawyer, is reeling after her failed marriage: her professional judgment is being questioned,...
Author
Series
Agatha Raisin mysteries volume 31
Language
English
Description
"When Private Detective Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha--out of selfless concern for Charles, of course--does the only sensible thing she can think of: she crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she...
6) The new pony
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Pony Scouts are becoming better at riding with every lesson. But just when they think they've seen it all, a new horse arrives on Jill's farm--one who hasn't been ridden before! Taffy is a beautiful palomino pony that needs Jill's help. With a little patience and a lot of love, Jill and the Pony Scouts will make Taffy a member of the family."--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In 1938, nineteen-year-old ranch hand Bud Frazer sets out for Hollywood. His little sister has been gone a couple of years now, his parents are finding ranch work and comfort for their loss where they can, but for Bud, Echol Creek--where he grew up and first learned to ride--is a place he can no longer call home. So he sets his sights on becoming a stunt rider in the movies and rubbing shoulders with the great screen cowboys of his youth"--Jacket....
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
©2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tabitha has been volunteering with her best friend Rachael at the Rocky Ridge Riding Center for three months, but she keeps getting in trouble because of her lack of focus--can working with the troubled horse, Diamond, help her to save both of them for the Riding Center?
10) Home sweet drama
Author
Series
Canterwood Crest. Main series volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin M!X
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"If the girls have learned anything, it's that only the strong survive at Canterwood Crest Academy. Just ask Jasmine-- Oh, whoops. You can't -- she's back at Wellington Prep. Well, then, ask Heather Fox. After all, she's the lone Queen Bee left standing. But Sasha Silver has more than proved that she's worthy competitiion in--and out of-- the arena. Is there a new queen in the making?"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Horse country volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that their first sponsored student for the Unbridled Dreams program is actually afraid of horses, Carolina and her new friend Chelsie must find a way to help Gisella overcome her fear to make the program a success.
12) Horse girl
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Wills is excited to start training at the prestigious Oakwood Riding Academy, but between the #HorseGirls posse icing her out of their club, learning the reins of horse riding, and dealing with her air force pilot mom being stationed abroad, Wills discovers it is not easy to become a part of #HorseGirlWorld.
Author
Series
Belles of London volume 3
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Fortune favors the bold--but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a favor from the wicked gentleman who haunts her dreams? Lady Anne Deveril doesn't spook easily. A woman of lofty social standing known for her glacial beauty and starchy opinions, she's the unofficial leader of her small group of equestriennes. Since her mother's devastating plunge into mourning six years ago, Anne voluntarily renounced any fanciful...
14) Horse crazy
Author
Series
Saddle Club volume 1
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiam for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.
15) Maestoso Petra
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
16) Stormy
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Becky and Hannah are rival riders, but can Stormy help them become friends?
17) A winning gift
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When she finds some papers in her mother's dresser, Maddie suspects that her mother is being transferred again and is torn between helping her best friend and spending all her remaining time with her favorite pony.
Author
Series
Horse country volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Carolina Aguasvivas knows just what to do with Paradise Ranch's new sponsored student, Rockwell Richards. He's clearly a perfect match for a gentle giant of a horse named Napoleon, as they both have mysterious pasts. Carolina can't wait to learn everything she can about the cute and thoughtful new boy...but Rockwell doesn't seem to appreciate her snooping -- or admiration.
19) Take the reins
Author
Series
Canterwood Crest. Main series volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin Mix
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in particular is used to being the best, the brightest, and the prettiest on the team, and when Sasha shows her skills in the arena, the girls' claws come out. Sasha is determined to prove that she belongs at Canterwood. Will she rise to the occasion and...
20) Into the west
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Baron Valdemar and his people have found a temporary haven, but it cannot hold all of them, or for long. Trouble could follow on their heels at any moment, and there are too many people for Crescent Lake to support. Those who are willing to make a further trek by barge on into the West will follow him into a wilderness depopulated by war and scarred by the terrible magics of a thousand years ago and the Mage Wars. But the wilderness is not as empty...
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