Friendly Foal

Winnie the Horse Gentler #7

by Dandi Daley Mackall

Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. Along with her dad and sister, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about uncondi-tional love and trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted as well. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure.

#7: Friendly Foal—A newborn filly has lost her mother, and it's up to Winnie to help this foal adjust to her new world. Along the way, God teaches Winnie that he never gives up on us and we shouldn't give up on our friends.

Genres: Horses, Contemporary, Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Animals

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 29, 2003

About the author

A professional writer for over 20 years, Dandi Daley Mackall has written dozens of articles for popular magazines and published around 500 books for children and adults alike, with sales of over 4 million.

A frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, she lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, horses, dogs, & cats. Awards include the Edgar Award for Best YA Mystery, the Helen Keating Ott Award for Contributions to Children's Literature; Distinguished Alumni Award from Mizzou; ALA Best Book; Christian Children's Book of the Year, Amelia Bloom, Mom's Choice Awards. Her YA novel, My Boyfriends' Dogs, is now a Hallmark movie.

Reviews

[Emory Ivie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winifred Willis is a young teen, and she has a gift - she can communicate with horses. After her mom passed away, Winnie uses everything she learned to help horses in need, and not by breaking them - but by gentling them. In this exciting, 8-book series, Winnie gets to help all kinds of different horses with all kinds of different problems, and through her struggle to make friends and convincing her dad not to move again, she will finally discover her true place in this world.

I loved this Christian-based series. Through the author's descriptive writing, she places you right in Winnie's shoes. This page-turner is perfect for girls ages 9 to 13, and not only is the storyline entertaining, but Mackall teaches the reader all about horses and good training techniques. Learn how to communicate with your own horse (or a neighboring farm's horse if you don't have one) in this great read!

[Becca Avila · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read all 8 Winnie books and think that they a great.

This one has to be probably my favorite I’ve book in the whole series. The baby is so cute and Mason is a huge part of this book.

I love the idea of the help pet line, I wish there was one. If you do know of one please contact me. If there isn’t one I might just make one myself. I’ll post on my profile on Goodreads if I do end up making a help pet line.

-Becca (ba758369@gmail.com)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

See the first book in the series for a full review.

[Elivia Kanatiquelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Friendship is so special.

[Meagan Myhren-Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

WINNIE THE HORSE GENTLER: FRIENDLY FOAL #7

By Dandi Daley Mackall


Winnie has her hands full over Christmas break. She has to care for and save a newborn orphaned filly. Then she gats a plea for help from classmate Salena “Sal” Fry. Sal received a horse for Christmas - a miniature horse and she needs help or the horse will go back. Sal doesn’t know the first thing about horses and her new horse Amigo is scared.

Along the way Winnie learns a valuable lesson about friendship. God is the best friend that we can ever have and He will never let us down!

Join Winnie as she discovers lessons to ring in the New Year with!

[J.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet book that needs to be read in series order. The horses are appealing, and the story contains excellent lessons about friendship. I appreciate Winnie's contentment in being a child instead of trying to grow up too quickly, and I enjoy her interactions with Catman, Barker, Hawk, Sal, and Lizzie.
I intend to purchase this series for our church library!

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed these books when I was younger, and when I went back and re-read them, enjoyed them just as much. I appreciate how much Winnie grows in each book, yet that no one grows too unbelievably much.

Thank you Dandi Daley Mackall for eight great books!

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember really liking this one. I believe it was because I that sad story that Winnie's dad's friend told. Made it more interesting.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. A must read series (might wanna be a christian if you want to read the series)

[Paige Edge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sad story!!

[Trinity · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very sweet!