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The Horse Who Dined Out
Diners on the patio by an English village green are in for a surprise visitor, as are the swimmers in the hotel pool next door....
Diners on the patio by an English village green are in for a surprise visitor, as are the swimmers in the hotel pool next door....
The End of the Tail
Prudence Parker will stop at nothing to prevent her nearest competitor from winning the coveted Plumfield Dressage Trophy.
But will her nefarious plans succeed?
The Perfect Christmas
Carlo shakes his head impatiently, sending the tiny bells on his harness tinkling into the night. It is just past eleven o’clock on Christmas Eve and the candle flames flicker in the lamps on the flanks of our governess cart.
A silver moon and sprinkled stars illuminate the driveway ahead.
I shake the reins gently on Carlo’s back. With another toss of his mane, he trots off smartly, taking my seventy-year old father and me to Midnight Mass along the snow filled lanes....
Carlo shakes his head impatiently, sending the tiny bells on his harness tinkling into the night. It is just past eleven o’clock on Christmas Eve and the candle flames flicker in the lamps on the flanks of our governess cart.
A silver moon and sprinkled stars illuminate the driveway ahead.
I shake the reins gently on Carlo’s back. With another toss of his mane, he trots off smartly, taking my seventy-year old father and me to Midnight Mass along the snow filled lanes....
The Horse Inside
Low-level rider Catherine and her ex-racing mare don’t fit in at the dressage barn. She gets laughed at by the other boarders when she hopes to be chosen to ride on a team at the upcoming dressage show.
But the day of the show proves a total surprise to everyone. Especially Catherine.
Felicity's Show Flair
After Felicity's groom ran off with her husband, the last thing she needs is the series of unfortunate riding incidents that befall her at a local horse show.
So many things go so badly wrong in full view of the foul Caroline Smigean-Smythe, local reporter, who will take full advantage of the situation to make Felicity’s life even more embarrassing. But who’ll have the last laugh?
After Felicity's groom ran off with her husband, the last thing she needs is the series of unfortunate riding incidents that befall her at a local horse show.
So many things go so badly wrong in full view of the foul Caroline Smigean-Smythe, local reporter, who will take full advantage of the situation to make Felicity’s life even more embarrassing. But who’ll have the last laugh?
A Dog Named Blue
When the author sets out to find a big companion dog, little does she expect to take home a huge Great Dane who knocks her over! As a beloved family member, Blue creates colorful memories and captures her four year old son’s youth in an unforgettable sunset tableau.
When the author sets out to find a big companion dog, little does she expect to take home a huge Great Dane who knocks her over! As a beloved family member, Blue creates colorful memories and captures her four year old son’s youth in an unforgettable sunset tableau.