Dressage Stories

Carson Lavin has always been in the spotlight. As the son of the Buffalo Bills starting quarterback, Zach Lavin, Carson was practically born into it. Now the starting quarterback and captain of the football team at University of Michigan, he's determined to prove he's different from Zach. He's his own person. Grace is no ordinary girl, being related to Chicago Bears Defensive Lineman, Alex Rivera. While Grace had been competitive in the hunter jumper ring since she was 7 years old, her first love had been football, often playing with her brother. As one of the best high school quarterbacks in Colorado, she led her team to victory multiple times, even winning state. Despite her legendary high school career, no colleges offered her, believing she didn't have what it took to succeed at the college level. Even as she pursues her dream of being a professional equestrian, she still carries the sting of rejection. As Carson and Grace's world collides, their chemistry is undeniable, but so are the challenges they face. Grace fights with unfulfilled football dreams while Carson struggles to forge his own path, separate from his father's.

Two Olympic gold medalists. One dream. A stable that becomes more than just a place to ride. Elliot and Rowan have known each other since childhood, growing up around horses and competitions. Their bond, forged in tack rooms and show arenas, deepens after they each win gold at the Olympics. Together, they decide to build their dream: a sprawling luxury stable just outside London, where riders of all levels can come to train, explore, and grow. Between managing lessons, caring for their horses, and navigating the chaos of clients and construction, Elliot and Rowan also discover the quiet joys of domestic life-and of each other. From late-night barn streams to cozy evenings at home, from Halloween trail rides to Christmas at the stables, their journey is as much about love as it is about the horses they adore. Follow Elliot and Rowan as they build more than just a stable... they build a life together.

Isla Summers has submitted her application to Kinswood Academy and has the rest of the school year to contemplate leaving her upscale New York penthouse and family horse farm to compete with the best Dressage riders from around the world. To join the elite of the elite in the hopes of making horse dancing her career, even if she hasn't found her horse soulmate. Will Isla find a horse of her own to bring to Kinswood? Or will the pressure of even considering life at the academy make her turn down a chance of a lifetime? Kinswood Academy: Where Dressage dancers learn to handle the pressure, where Show-Jumpers conquer the highest of fears and Eventers take life altering risks. And the drama never stops. Do you dare to apply?

Ava Marlowe felt lost, until she found something she didn't know she needed. ★ "Because maybe, You're gonna be the one that saves me" /Wonderwall, Oasis ------ Pin Hawthorne x OC *I don't own the free rein franchise, I only own my own characters and their storylines*

BOOK 4 IN MSRA SERIES After an extremely difficult junior year, Kathleen Whitmore is ready to start the daunting senior year, where she'll be facing much more than just boyfriend troubles and lame horses. This is the year she'll have to decide what she does for the rest of her life. With college looming just around the corner, Kat faces stress differently than she's ever experienced before. College applications, keeping grades up, and riding every day can become a lot for a student. Will Kat and her friends make it through the tough year or crack under pressure? IN PROGRESS AS OF 12/26/2022

Asha lives with her mom, Andrea, on a rescue farm called Last Chance. One morning, they get a call from an anonymous person reporting an abused horse. Once they reach their destination, Asha is allowed to put the horse in the trailer. Asha takes one look at the horse and is in love. She wants to do everything she can to save her. Then Dawn has an accident and people are waiting to strike. Can she save her horse and herself?

Sophia is a dressage rider with dreams - big dreams. It seems all she ever does is dream about receiving her USDF Gold Medal or competing over in Europe. She is a fantastic rider with an amazing light feel. So what's stopping her? Money. Sophia quickly realizes she is at a disadvantage and it will take a lot more for her to make it to the top.

Everything is normal at Bright Field Stables. Everyone is doing their chores and playing with horses. When Sam tells the team that Lake Annecy Riding Club, a French riding team, is coming to train at Bright Field for the summer, some people's moods change. Mia is flustered because no one is giving her attention, Becky is worried about her French skills, Pin's angry because that means more work for him, and Marcus doesn't want more people stalking him. The people at Lake Annecy are freaking out because of the try-outs that are being held to see who gets to go to Bright Field. Estelle has never left the stables for a trip, so when this event comes up, she starts to worry. How will all of this play out between the two teams? Will Becky's French skills work out? Will Marcus have a terrible summer because if girls following him? Just when things seem to be going right, something goes wrong. Disclaimer!!! I only own Lake Annecy Riding Club, Estelle, Autumn, Astara, Stewie, Mark, Justin, Jesslyn, Amelia, Sarah, Hunter, Mr. Moreau and their horses. Everything else belongs to the Netflix Original Free Rein. Enjoy!

Being edited |Book 1 of the Strides series| Veronica Ross can't get used to the fact that she's living a dream. She has a rich family, amazing horses, and an acceptance to the most prestigious equestrian academy in all the UK. Aside from that, she is the worlds youngest olympic eventer. Being accepted into Cedar Crest Academy may seem like a dream, but it quickly becomes a nightmare. But when she must get another horse for the academy, Veronica doesn't want to be "the spoiled rich girl" at her new school, even though the academy is full of other rich riders. So she keeps it a secret, lies to her friends in school, and starts to believe her own lies too. She fools everyone but Kenzie Stoneman. She learns Veronica's secret and lets everyone know, Veronica will do whatever it takes to earn her friends' trust back, even if there is a twist in the story no one can prevent.

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.

This is my 2023 and 2024 riding journey journal. This journal mainly chronicles my riding lessons with my trainer, and a few other random things. PHOTO USED FOR THE COVER OF THIS BOOK IS MY OWN, DO NOT STEAL IT.

Being edited |Book 1 of the Strides series| Veronica Ross can't get used to the fact that she's living a dream. She has a rich family, amazing horses, and an acceptance to the most prestigious equestrian academy in all the UK. Aside from that, she is the worlds youngest olympic eventer. Being accepted into Cedar Crest Academy may seem like a dream, but it quickly becomes a nightmare. But when she must get another horse for the academy, Veronica doesn't want to be "the spoiled rich girl" at her new school, even though the academy is full of other rich riders. So she keeps it a secret, lies to her friends in school, and starts to believe her own lies too. She fools everyone but Kenzie Stoneman. She learns Veronica's secret and lets everyone know, Veronica will do whatever it takes to earn her friends' trust back, even if there is a twist in the story no one can prevent.

When Scarlett is given a talented Dutch warmblood mare she is unsure what to do. But they progress quickly and are soon competing in the show jumping circuit. Follow Scarletts story of the highs and lows of being a competitive equestrian.

Dressage. Horse Ballet. The dance between a rider and a horse. So underappreciated in the small town of Drewsburn that it's practically nonexistent. Avery Ashford only ever attempted dressage once in her life. Maybe that's the reason why she hates even the very word being spoken around her parents' small, homerun barn. But when her failure to accept the discipline starts to affect her jumping, her parents give her a choice, let dressage into her life or forget horses altogether. So when Ellie Iona and her stallion arrive on the property, determined to teach the art of horse dancing to less than willing riders, it could lead to an all-out war between those who want to keep the discipline relevant in a small jumping town and those who would rather see it gone forever...

Ashley Darbus has been riding rescue horses all her life and loves it. So when she is shipped off to Canterwood Crest Academy with her own adopted horses Gracie and Cobalt, she doesn't think about how her rescues will do against the fancy, papered, professionally trained horses that all the students seem to ride around on. Whats worse is that there is a group of girls that seem to be determined to keep her and her 'dirty' rescues out of the running for any of the equestrian teams. Can Ashley prove to the girls that rescues have what it takes to make it, or will she be sent back home?

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.

𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 ↬ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 || 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳 ━━━━ ⭒ • ♞ • ⭒━━━━ 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 ━━━━ ⭒ • ♞ • ⭒━━━━ Written by @Katniss_Rue_Mellark and @conejumper ━━━━ ⭒ • ♞ • ⭒━━━━ 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 eventer, Kat Murphy, has trained endless hours every day for nine years. She's had her mare, Trika, for seven years, and the pair have accomplished a lot together. While she was never on a team, Kat proved herself to be a competitive and skilled rider. From getting their first blue ribbon, to winning the under-18 state eventing competition, Kat and Trika have done it all. Leaving behind the boxes of blue ribbons, they're shipped off to Misty Oak Equestrian Academy. Right away, Kat finds her head spinning, and her performance dropping. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 year old cross country rider and eventer, Alexa Cho, has been training and competing for 9 years. She and her stallion Hydra had been working together for 4 years, and combined with her never ending need to be the best, they have proven themselves as a cut-throat team. She was part of Coast Elite's A-list eventing team, been Coast Elite's 18-under 2018 reserve champ, and has been the winner of countless events. She's been winning competition after competition after competition. Will she still be victorious at Misty Oak? ━━━━ ⭒ • ♞ • ⭒━━━━ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 2020 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝘵𝘣𝘥 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 / 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨!

Its been one year since Mavis was crushed under his fathers Show Jumper Mahogany. Mavis wants desperately to get back in the saddle and continue with his dream of being an Olympian like his parents. But his father keeps saying no. A forgotten horse named Frostbite might be his only hope.

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