Second Chance Champion-a novel
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Last published Thu, May 6, 2021
Growing up in Wadsworth, Il, 19 year old Meghan Thomas has been competing and riding horses since she could walk. But she never dreamed of having her own, having to always ride stable horses, even though she had the area and land to own one. So when she is finally given the opportunity to own one, she adopts an OTTB. However, she may have gotten more than she bargained for. Can she turn this neglected and abused horse into a hunter jumper champion by the time a big competition comes up? Or will she be destined to fail?
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