What They Don't Say at X

At Golden Hooves International, perfection isn’t just expected—it’s enforced.

Edgar Bloom has made a career out of being invisible. Once a prodigy, now a barn manager, he keeps the world pristine, the horses calm, and his own past tightly locked away. He listens to horses—really listens—but never to himself. Until the most valuable stallion in the barn does the unthinkable.

Zeus doesn’t bolt.
He doesn’t panic.
He decides.

When the four-million-dollar dressage superstar calmly announces that his life is illogical—and vanishes overnight—Edgar becomes the scapegoat for a catastrophe that could destroy him. With a tyrannical owner breathing down his neck and only days before Olympic selection trials, Edgar is given an impossible ultimatum: recover the horse or lose everything.

What follows is a surreal, darkly funny, and emotionally razor-sharp journey across America—guided by a brutally honest pony, haunted by a past he tried to bury, and driven by a single truth Edgar has avoided his entire life: greatness without compassion breaks both horses and humans.

This is a novel about power, control, and the cost of silence.
About the difference between mastery and abuse.
And about what happens when the quietest man in the barn finally refuses to disappear.

Wry, lyrical, and unforgettable, this is a dressage thriller with a soul—where the stakes are reputation, redemption, and whether listening is enough to save what truly matters.

If you love intelligent fiction with sharp humor, emotional depth, and a rebellious heart—open the gate and start reading.
The horse has already decided. Now it’s your turn.