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One Stride Away

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Time 3h 47m

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One girl, one horse and dreams that others call crazy.

"Alina Briar riding Olympia Gold."

If you've been on the show circuit, chances are you've heard those names. Alina has worked outrageously hard for her entire life. Competing at such a high level didn't come easy for her, especially since she had to do it all alone. But now it's time for a chance of a lifetime. Will she make it to her dream equestrian academy, or face coming home to what she fears the most- Failure?
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Everything Means Nothing by LLHaskins

A short story. Jay Harlow and Alison Belle have been best friends since birth, but when Jay gets accepted into a university he'd been secretly dreaming about, Ally practically forces him to go. Jay doesn't want to leave his best friend, and Ally isn't thrilled about it either, but they push through their fears and decide IT'S ONLY COLLEGE! Six years have passed and not a single word has been breathed between the two. No texts. No calls. Hell, not even an email. Now, Jay's coming back home and he's terrified to see his best friend. Ally's been waiting to see Jay for six years, although she's petrified at the idea of locking eyes with him again. Now, they want each other in a different way. Now, everything -- means nothing -- if they can't have each other like they really want each other.

Ally by Devilish_Equestrian

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The Fighter and the Lover: Don't Mess with Loco Tex by FighterTiger214

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Half of a Whole by equestrianzzk

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Everything Means Nothing cover

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Follow Your Dreams cover

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Everything Means Nothing

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