The Horse Trainer that Couldn't be Fired

She earned her place.
Now someone wants to rewrite the rules.

Paloma Reyes didn’t buy her way into elite dressage—she worked for it.
Five-thirty mornings. Sore muscles. A plain bay Appendix Quarter Horse no one thought belonged in a luxury barn built on imported bloodlines and six-figure horses.

At Étoile Équestre, excellence is everything—and Paloma has finally proven she belongs.

Then he arrives.

Kristjan Vandenberg: a charismatic European trainer with Olympic credentials, a massive social media following, and a polished philosophy built on quick results and expensive horses. The barn fawns. Clients line up. Power shifts quietly, decisively—and Paloma finds herself standing on suddenly unstable ground.

As training methods clash and loyalties fracture, Paloma must defend not just her horse, but her entire way of riding. In a world that values optics over horsemanship and prestige over partnership, she faces an impossible question:

Is real excellence enough when it can’t be bought, branded, or sold?

The Horse Trainer That Couldn’t Be Fired is a sharp, immersive dressage drama about ambition, class, integrity, and the quiet courage it takes to stand your ground when everything—and everyone—expects you to move aside.

Perfect for readers who love:

• High-stakes barn politics

• Underdog heroines with grit and heart

• Behind-the-scenes equestrian drama

• Power struggles masked as “opportunity”

• Horses who matter more than egos

Saddle up and step inside the arena—where real excellence is earned, not imported. Buy The Horse Trainer That Couldn’t Be Fired today.