Истории Thoroughbred

**THIS IS THE DRAFT VERSION AND MAY DIFFER DRAMATICALLY FROM THE FINAL COPY** NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK! http://a.co/fyRYYEE ENROLLED IN KINDLE UNLIMITED https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074C8DZ1H Like a fast Thoroughbred, she was born to run.... Alexandra Anderson is on the run from the law. When the thirteen-year-old orphan can run no further, she collapses at the gates of the prestigious racing and breeding farm, North Oak. Horse racing strikes a deep chord in her. She hears a higher calling in the jingle jangle of bit and stirrup and in the thunder of hooves on the turn for home. It tells her she has a place in the world. But when the racing headlines find her on the front of every sports page, she realizes North Oak is no longer a safe haven. Money can't buy love, but it just might secure Alex's future. Will everyone at North Oak still want to offer her a home when they learn of her unspeakable crime? On the heels of Joanna Campbell's beloved Thoroughbred Series, and Walter Farley's Black Stallion, comes a brand new young adult horse racing series that will sweep you away like a runaway Thoroughbred. EXCERPT: Joe brushed his hands off. "I get tired of watching other people's horses; tornadoes on toothpicks. No substance to em. Million dollar one hit wonders. Let me tell you the kind of horse I want to train. I want a horse with legs of steel that can run all day and blow by like a summer wind. Give me the colt that can outstay a mile and a quarter, or a filly with a heart bigger than any other colt on any given day, and I'll give you a champion. We're playing the same game here, you and I. It's called put the lightning in the bottle." IF YOU LOVE NORTH OAK, DON'T MISS NEWS ABOUT THE NEXT BOOK! http://eepurl.com/cva1T1

Billie just loves hacking around her friend Casia's dairy farm on her best friend and pony Indie, a little skewbald paint. She rides with her best friends Aroha who owns a leapord spotted appaloosa called Lolly and Casia who owns a black thoroughbred named Jet. On Casia's farm they gallop the flat paddocks, jump spa fences and best of all swim in the river amonst the trees. This is a short story of Billie and Indie and their friends.

Alesia Kent beautiful & interested in barrel racing, she's been riding horses since the age of three. Alesia has never owned her own horse before, that's when she rescues a thoroughbred stallion named Focus On Me who's stable name is Blueberry. He's bound to run, but will Blueberry allow her to ride along? Copyright 2017

Romance and adventure…a trip to where an American tradition began… Libby Edwards, a gifted horsewoman, unwittingly wishes herself back in time to Louisville, Kentucky just before Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby become a reality. During Libby’s journey in the past, she stumbles upon her destiny. Unfortunately, he’s in the wrong century. In 1874, there’s no electricity, no internet, no modern medicine, no antibiotics—no Starbucks! And even worse than that, women have no rights. Libby has no desire to stay. Widower, Colin Thorpe, a renaissance man of his time, has big dreams. He is a horse breeder who names his thoroughbreds after Mythological Gods because he has a reverence for past cultures and an appreciation for the unexplainable. Libby and Colin can’t resist falling in love with each other. After all, Colin accepts Libby for who she is and she understands Colin’s dreams better than his deceased wife ever did. Yet he grasps early on that Libby doesn’t belong in 1874. And because his wife never adapted to the move from Virginia to Kentucky, becoming bitter and unhappy in the process, he won’t take the chance of the same thing happening to Libby. Can these two lovers find a way to be together despite their obstacles?

Rachel is incredibly excited to start her training at Pine Grove Jockey Club, but does she have what it takes to become one of the leading riders in the country like she always dreamed?

I was told to stay away from him, to keep my distance, to keep my eyes astray. I was told he's a monster, that he's dangerous, that he is unrideable. But I'd love a dance with the devil.

Tara is an employee at the highly prestigious Wattle Grove Stables settled in the valleys of New South Wales, Australia. Tara falls in love with the horse of stable owner, 'Prince' better known as Silverstar. But after a mishap during a show, the owners threaten to sell the gelding. Tara convinces them to sell her the dapple grey, but Prince is no longer the same horse. Tara knows, Prince still has it in his heart to be the horse he was bred to be. Aided by the stableboy Nick, Tara struggles to bring the champion back out in the horse she had grown to love. Will Tara be able to bring the life back into the broken horse? And who will be able to bring the life back into Tara?

Nineteen-year-old Jamie Baressi is looking for her big break as a jockey. When the horse she had hoped to take her to stardom is handed back to his former jockey, her hopes are dashed. Jamie is forced to look elsewhere. That elsewhere comes in a form of Morning, a two-year-old filly that enjoys bucking her riders off and being a rebel rather than racing. But Jamie sees potential in the filly. She might be a pain, but she's fast. With the unlikely help from Adam Holstein, a young man that refuses to admit his future in the racing industry, can Jamie prove that Morning is the champion she really is?

Follow the lives of five high school friends as they venture into the unknown during the 1960s, a new generation of alternative lifestyles and greed is given rise to a life on the fast track. Hot-Walker is an international story that involves horse racing, romance, drugs, murder and courtroom drama when a young woman grieves for her fiance, an American draft dodger living in Yorkville, Toronto, murdered at Woodbine racetrack. The notorious trial reveals the scandalous truth that impacts Francine Harrison the rest of her life. Following the genre of Dick Francis, horse racing is seen through the eyes of the feminine.

No one knew what to do with the colt. He was unpredictable. Dangerous. A coursing speed rippled through him, but something menacing came with. He was a wounded sailer in a sea of yearning, and no one wanted to swim to save him. She thought herself the same way. Different. A force to be reckoned with. A tornado- she came without warning and demolished without regard for whom she touched and whom she saved. But everyone else saw a damaged soul, a locked chest with a thrown away key. Maybe that key was in the sea.

A few stories. About a true story!

What does one filly from the state of Washington go to, to become one of the greatest mares in history? Who does she face, and what history does she write?

Eilidh Mackenzie was born in Ireland, but lived most of her life in Scotland before turning to 19. She have always been around those majestic race horses with her uncle and grand da, so she decided that her future is to be jockey. She went to the jockey academy and after graduating she moved to the states, leaving her family behind, to start to chase her dream.

Robert Walls has retired from breeding and owning Thoroughbreds, his famous farm Star Farms gates closed forever.On the soil of the beautiful farm, stepped many famous horses, Ruffian, Seattle Slew, Dynaformor, and many more.The last of his crop were sold at the Keenland sales, he was left with two broodmares, a filly, and a recently retired stallion, in which the owners gave full ownership to Robert. Roberts nephew Evan Larson has been in the racing world for years, spending days at his uncles farm, petting the colts and helping muck the stalls. All of his knowledge on racing and horses came from his uncle Robert. At age 28, Evan is ready and excited to start his new life as a owner and breeder, Robert had handed the remaining horses, the broodmares, filly, and stud to Evan. In order to help his nephew, Robert offered to serve as trainer. Evans uncle also hired his best groom, vet, and exercise rider that had worked at Star Farms. Can Evan do it? Or will the barn crash and burn?

To Defy Gravity is a book set in the point of view of Sage Carter, who is a teen with a troubled mind due to a riding accident when she was fourteen. When she keeps having nightmares and waking up in cold sweats at four in the morning her mother and guidance counsellor suggest that she takes on the fear head first. After long discussions, arguments and mental breakdowns Sage finally agrees to go to a stable called Canterbury Crest where she meets a stallion that ignights the spark that had been sitting in her heart ever since she stopped sitting in the saddle; so with ambition and fear Sage takes on the challenge and rises to try and gain respect and happiness. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- my equestrian friend is probably going to absoulutely kill me for creating a riding book, but my brain is bursting at the seams with ideas. But, you guys should go check out her book at [ @shea_random ] it's really good and features me playing as Alex! Thanks to @shea_random for the cover too! - Kat xx

Faith and Lumbard have been a duo for a while. Faith has gotten herself stuck in many situations. But with serious issues get mixed with rumors, will Faith be able to continue doing what she loves?