Note: This book is the sequel to A Challenge, which is on my account, but can be read as a standalone. Cover designed by @Conejumper Vanessa Ireden is used to winning. She's a good rider, and has the best horses to do it. Medallion was supposed to be one of those horses, but the quirky mare has no intentions of doing so. For five months she frustrated Vanessa, so Vanessa decides she has no choice but to sell her. However, when what would have been her third win of the eventing season is stolen from her by a gray gelding called Challenger, and his rider, Tessa Wellen, her world starts changing. Intrigued by the gray gelding, Vanessa wants to buy him. But Tessa turns her down firmly, and Vanessa can't understand why, until she rides him herself and finds out the gray gelding is not as easy to handle as she thought. Her pride bruised, her confidence shaken, but her eyes open, Vanessa must make the choice to try again with Medallion. And if she does, to learn another way.

The problem isn't that the United States hasn't won an Olympic event in 8 years. The problem is that someone is preventing them from doing so. What do you do when you're sabotaged on an international level? The United States has one solution: Kingston University. Maybe, just maybe, forming a new team of athletes with training in forensics, international law, and espionage will solve the problem. A college specifically for Olympic athletes is a perfect cover- right? Kyle and Elaine Trevail are drafted from a small town on the East Coast, and to them, the beautiful Kingston campus and facilities seem like a paradise. Why, though, must they take law classes? Or learn acrobatics when they're in the riding program? Or memorize the 30 most common poisons? It seems there's more to Kingston than the world knows- and Kyle and Elaine are going to find out just how much.

In 2024, the United States of America took a crushing loss in the Olympics. They never placed once. Fearing the effect this will have on America's reputation, the government decides to experiment a bit and train college students solely for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Thus, Kingston University for the Gifted was opened on an island off the coast of Southern California. Here money doesn't matter. There's no tuition- just a signed contract demanding appearance in the Games. Kyle grew up mucking out stalls in exchange for riding lessons. His family never had much money, so fancy riding instruction never was an option. When a scout appears at a show offering him a way into the big leagues, he doesn't refuse. But will he regret his decision in a world filled with backbreaking work, huge expectations to live up to, and quite a few 1,500 lb animals with minds of their own?

New town, new year, new beginnings. That is Caroline's motto as she and her mother move to a small southern town for a fresh start after the death of Caroline's father. After settling in and starting the year at her new high school, Caroline is invited to her new neighbors house for dinner. There she meets the school's designated bad boy that she never would have imagined as an equestrian. As the year unfolds, drama slips into Caroline's busy life filled with Friday nights, friends, boys, and horses.

From the outside, it seems like 16-year old Taylor Monroe has it all, national titles, winning horses, but it's not what Taylor wants. She is hears the whispers at shows on how good her horses are. All Taylor wants is for people to look past her fame and money and see the rider she really is. And the mysterious new jumper prospect might be her in.

Now at the age of 21, Ali Michels is a top eventer. Atop her mount, Rebound, they have lived up to the saying 'Anything Is Possible'. Rebound was previously a slaughter bound horse, saved by Ali. He and Ali are now competing regularly at the tough eventing level, CCI***. With high hopes, Ali plans to take Rebound to the Rolex Kentucky 3 Day Event, a competition at the highest level in eventing. Will they make it big, or crash and burn?

It was that one jump. That one simple jump that changed my life forever. I would have won the championships. I would have been the best junior eventing rider. But I goofed up. I guess everyone goofs up once in a while. But this shouldn't have happened. It was my fault Or was it? My mind should be back to focused on horses. Back to regaining my reputation in the sport of equestrian eventing. I have big goals and big dreams for my future in the horse world. But there are so many distractions.

For Madison Evans, success in the harsh world of eventing has always been a distant dream; ambitions of competing at the infamous Rolex Kentucky Horse Trials being stashed in several horses who've never quite carried her to the victory she craves. For years, she's trained at the prestigious Belmont Equestrian Centre that provides her with world-class warmbloods, advanced facilities and experienced training. But when two talented new additions arrive at the yard, Madison has to reckon with the forces of an infuriating yet endearing rival and a wild mare with unlimited potential if she wants her dreams to become a reality.

"𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜? 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚡 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝙸 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑. 𝙷𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢? 𝙻𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢'𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚔𝚊𝚢, 𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎, 𝚒𝚏 𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍, 𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢." · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · · Seventeen year old Eleanor Holloway's whole life is her beloved horse, North Winds. North is Eleanor's horse of her dreams, the sweet and talented Irish Sport Horse stallion was what Eleanor needed to climb the levels in the eventing sport... throughout the years, the former feared and feisty horse learned to trust and developed a bond with the girl whose patience and compassion gives him a new lease of life. When North suddenly turns dangerous he is taken away from her by her father, a devastated Eleanor must now either give up on North, or find a way to get him back, whatever the cost. Will Eleanor be able to convince her parents that his future is worth fighting for, or will she have to find another source of happiness and move on with her life? · · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·