Hunter Pace

Show Jumping Dreams #8

by Claire Svendsen

Emily Dickenson didn't win the coveted spot on the junior jumping team but she still has a chance to make it. Miguel Rodriguez will be finalizing his decision for the rest of the team soon and she did get a consolation prize of sorts, the damaged pony Fury to bring home to her barn and train.

But back at Sand Hill Stables things are falling apart. Ethan wants to give up show jumping and take up eventing, Mickey wants to ride again but she doesn't have a horse anymore and Emily thinks that putting on a Hunter Pace will solve everything.

Only it doesn't. Soon all the local barns are putting together teams to compete and instead of bringing them closer together, the competition only serves to drive everyone further apart. And when Jess shows up with Hampton, Mickey will be pushed to the breaking point. Can Emily stop her friend from doing something stupid or will Mickey finally end her riding career once and for all?

Genres: Horses

177 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 28, 2014

About the author

Claire Svendsen was born and raised in England, which means she talks with a vaguely cool accent and drinks a lot of hot tea. Obsessed with horses almost before she could walk, Claire spent her summers dragging the old family typewriter into the garden where she would write books about a rich family giving her a horse. Though she would like you to think they were the masterpieces of a young prodigy, the truth is they never went much further than the first chapter and were awful.

Claire likes to think she can write a lot better now. She also finds writing this biography about herself in the third person both weird and alluring all at the same time. Claire now lives in Florida because she doesn't like cold weather and when she's not busy writing, you can find her hanging at the barn with her thoroughbred Merlin.

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

Interesting for adults who love horses, as well as for teens. I enjoyed it. It was a quick read and the story line made sense.

[Diana Angell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hunter Pace Review

The storyline of this book is full of twists and turns, just like a Hunter Pace. It seems like after one challenging situation is solved another one crops up. I am enjoying the series one book at a time. I am ready to go to Book 8. Onwards!

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Now I know what a hunters pace is. ((Spoiler alert: its running through terrain and such))

[K.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still enjoying the series, but Emily becomes more self absorbed and selfish as the series goes on...