The Fire Horse
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  • Reads 2,240
  • Votes 142
  • Parts 20
  • Time 59m
Complete, First published Aug 24, 2015
Mature
**THIS IS THE SEQUEL TO THE BLACK HORSE I RECOMMEND READING THAT FIRST** 

Kate Turtlebridge and her loyal horse Foxstar have just moved to Jorvik in hopes of becoming even better dressage competitors. But when Kate and Fox discover who they really are, the simple life they lived falls apart and they must find their true strength with the world itself hanging in the balance.
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**First Story! No hate!** Fifteen year old Alex Frasier has grown up around horses all her life. Her parents own a ranch where they give horseback riding lessons. Ever since her first lesson at the ranch, she has been best friends with Erin, a horse loving girl and a star on the volleyball team. Her life is perfect, until her grandma starts showing signs of Alzheimer's disease, and her parents decide to move to Florida. She decides to run away with her favorite horse, Misty, in the middle of the night hoping to prove a point to her parents to let her bring Misty with them down south. She plans to return the next day but when tragedy strikes, she has to depend on Misty to lead her home and protect her.