The Stolen Horse by Sharon M. Hart

Young Arden Quinn loves spending time with her grandparents. They run an animal rescue farm that is always made up of lots of species. Monkeys, elephants, lizards and birds, the list goes on! Arden is especially a fan of horses. She is pleased when it seems that her grandfather has picked up a neglected horse to nurse back to health. But in the Stolen Horse, the rising ten year old is saddened by the state of the black filly that has been brought home.

After being encouraged by her grandmother that she needs to take on a project to occupy her time, Arden decides that the black filly is her special project. She is mortified when her family nicknames the untrusting animal Bad News. Instead, she gives her the name of Glory and spends any time that she can talking to the filly, grooming her and feeding her sugar cubes.

Her time invested is rewarded and Arden finds that Glory is quiet around her although skittish around others. Her grandfather sees the filly’s nervous nature and forbids Arden to ride her because of it. But Arden is convinced he’s wrong and just needs to prove it.

A secret ride goes well and Arden plans to show her grandparents how reliable Glory is. Unfortunately, she didn’t count on her meddling neighbour Tiffany to ruin things. Although Tiffany first had nothing nice to say about Glory, once she sees Arden astride she is jealous and wants the horse for her own. Throw in the mystery of where the filly first came from and the Stolen Horse is a great read for young horse enthusiasts. There’s horse information, a horse mad rider and a mystery relating to a beautiful thoroughbred filly.

Author – Sharon M. Hart
Fiction – pre-teen
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