Horse Chapter

Being the new kid is never easy… Tilly has just moved to Kent Cove with her family. The only thing that she can look forward to is her horse named Patches. When she is riding and jumping with Patches, Tilly is flooded with confidence. If only she had the same confidence in making friends. At her new school, Tilly struggles with her homework and the bullies who tease her. At home, she struggles with her loneliness and her brother who constantly pushes her away. When Tilly experiences a serious horse-riding accident, it’s a wakeup call for everyone. Tilly’s brother realizes just how ...

Some things can't be rushed. Trust is one of them. Eleven-year-old Nora Bellamy has grown up on her family's horse rescue, and she's never met an animal she couldn't reach, given enough patience and enough time. But when a neglected, terrified mare named Hazel arrives at Willow Bend, even Nora isn't sure how long it will take to earn her trust. Across town, Ellie Marsh has just moved to Willow Bend and hasn't made a single friend. She's the new girl who eats lunch alone, who watches everyone else belong effortlessly to a town that still feels like a stranger's. When Ellie stops at the ...

Some fears don't go away. You just learn to carry them differently. Ranger used to be one of the best barrel racing horses on the circuit, fast, smart, and fearless, until an arena accident changed everything. Now the mere sound of a crowd sends him into a panic. When he arrives at Willow Bend Rescue, right as the fairgrounds down the road come roaring back to life for spring prep season, eleven-year-old Nora Bellamy faces her hardest case yet. Caleb Osei used to be a rising young rider, until a fall of his own left him too scared to get back in a saddle. When Ms. Alvarez brings him to the ...

True friendship means never letting go. 11-year-old Madison had it all in Kent Cove, never expecting her life to change. But when she decides to break free from her toxic friendship with Lori, her life is met with new challenges. Madison discovers her new friends are true when they protect one another from a rabid dog and bullies at school. But Lori won’t go away. Madison struggles with pressure from Lori, who is eager to regain Madison's friendship. Will Madison ever open the friendship door for her again? This captivating story follows a young girl as she tackles the many challenges of ...

Some things aren't broken. They just need more room. Pepper is a small pony who arrives at Willow Bend Rescue completely overwhelmed, not from cruelty, but from too much of everything: too many big horses, too much noise, too many loving kids who never learned he needed breaks too. He's not scared of one big thing. He's scared of everything, all at once, all the time. Nine-year-old Milo Fitzgerald knows exactly how that feels. His anxiety touches almost everything in his life, and he's tired of being told he just needs to try harder. When he meets Pepper, he finds something he didn't expect...

Some things can't be fixed. They can only be carried. Sable is a gentle, aging horse who arrives at Willow Bend Rescue without any dramatic story at all, just a good, steady soul who needs a soft place to land. He turns out to be exactly what ten-year-old Ruthie Chen needs. Ruthie's grandmother taught her to ride years ago, before illness made it impossible. Now Popo is gone, and Ruthie has gone quiet, carrying a grief too big for words. When Ms. Alvarez brings her to the rescue, nobody expects much to happen right away. But Sable doesn't ask Ruthie to talk, or to hurry, or to be anything ...

“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review “Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —TIME “A thrilling story about humanity in all its ugliness and beauty . . . the evocative...

She found him when nobody else wanted him. Now she has one summer to prove he's worth saving. Twelve-year-old Wren Hollis has just moved to a ranch in California's Santa Ynez Valley — new house, new school, not a single friend. All she's ever wanted is a horse of her own. Then she finds him: a lean, jet-black gelding with a crooked white blaze, standing alone in the far pasture next door. Everyone calls him unrideable. He's headed to auction in ten weeks, for almost nothing. Nobody believes Wren can do anything with him. But nobody's really tried listening to him either. With one summer ...

Some animals have a mind of their own. This is certainly the case for Mariska the horse escape artist, Milkshake the charging cow, and Pony the runaway goat! When these animals put their mind to something, they can’t be stopped—especially when they are causing mischief. In Horse Escape...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER YEE-HAW! Willa is back in this standalone sequel to Horse Girl. This time, she tackles summer camp, new and old frenemies, and worst yet: a horse that's mysteriously gone missing. Seventh-grader Willa is head-over-hooves when she finds a secret note inviting her to...

John will show you how to understand the power of your own psychic abilities. He insists that everyone has psychic gifts, but most of the time they have been locked away in the recesses of the mind and need to be developed and recognized...

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to rescue little horses! Perfect for readers ages 6-9! The wind started to blow. . . and a new magical journey unfolds when the tree house lands in...

Mean Girls meets Black Beauty in Horse Girl by celebrated author Carrie Seim--a funny and tender middle-grade novel about finding your forever herd. "This book is funny and exciting. Beautifully portrays both the pleasures and risks of riding horses and also of being a teen. Very original, and a...

David Lee is 12 years old and disappointed in his father Earl, a once-famous rodeo clown who has quit the circuit and moved David to a small town in Vermont to start a new life. David has a hard time adjusting to life as a “normal” boy and is hurt that his father never allowed him the chance to be his partner in the rodeo arena. When Earl tries to buy David a horse at auction, David pretends to have no interest in it, and the horse is sold, instead, to a 70-year-old woman named Sarah Tierney.

In this remarkable audio program, internationally acclaimed psychic medium John Edward brings you a wealth of information that will help you develop your own psychic powers. The topics he discusses include the following: · Meditations, · Psychic Self-Defense, · Angels and Guides, ·...

Spirit of the Stable by R. L. Mathis is a thoughtful and gently inspiring adventure for young readers ages 8–12. Spirit is a young horse learning what it means to belong. In the quiet routines of the stable—morning light, steady work, and careful lessons—he begins to understand that growth does not come from speed or strength alone. It comes from patience, awareness, and the courage to stay calm when the world feels uncertain. As Spirit encounters new situations, unfamiliar sounds, and changing expectations, he learns how to listen, how to wait, and how to trust both himself and those...

Not every brave story is loud. Journey used to be a champion show jumper, until an injury ended his career and left him quietly overlooked at Willow Bend Rescue for years, waiting for a purpose nobody thought to offer him again. Sophie Voss has been part of the therapy program for over a year, working steadily on her shyness without a single dramatic crisis to point to. She's started to believe her quiet struggle isn't worth anyone's attention. When Gran proposes a public demonstration showing the whole town what Willow Bend Rescue actually does, Sophie and Journey find each other, two ...

She's finally standing on the biggest stage of her life. Then everything goes wrong before she even gets to compete. Wren Hollis and Ash have qualified for the National Junior Equestrian Championships, three thousand miles from home, further and longer than they've ever been away from everything familiar. Then, days before her class, Wren notices something wrong. A real illness, not just a training setback, threatens to end the whole journey before it's even begun — and with no one to turn to but a voice on the other end of a phone call, Wren has to decide what showing up honestly ...

She's finally earned her shot at the big leagues. Now she has to decide how far she's willing to go to keep it. Wren Hollis and Ash have come further than anyone believed possible — far enough that a respected regional trainer wants them in her spring competition program. It's everything Wren's worked toward. But there's only one spot in the invitational class that matters most, and it's between Wren and Sofia Reyes — a talented rider who's been groomed to win since she was old enough to sit a pony. As the pressure mounts, Wren keeps finding small, easy ways to get ahead: a shortcut ...

Psychic Sylvia Browne Reveals . . .The Nature of the "Other Side"Ever wonder what's on the Other Side? Well, renowned psychic Sylvia Browne has made contact with it, and on this invaluable audio program, she discusses that world as well as this one in her inimitably humorous and straightforward...