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Show Jumping Dreams #33

by Claire Svendsen

Emily has survived her experience on the road, travelling with an up and coming show jumper. She’s learned how much hard work it can be but also that the rewards are great and it has only cemented her desire to continue on the road to her Olympic dreams. But for now she is content to be back at Second Chance Farm, building their business and helping clients.

So when a new girl comes to board and train, Emily thinks this will be a good thing for Faith and Falcon. Faith needs someone her own age to ride with and Falcon needs focus. A little friendly competition never hurt anyone. But when friendly competition takes a turn in the wrong direction, two little girls will put their ponies lives on the line just to prove who is the best.

And things aren’t all sunshine and roses at home. Emily is avoiding Jordan because she still isn’t sure what she really feels for him. Hanna is still mad at her because she got sent home and Emily didn’t and Esther has a new horse for Emily to ride, one which Hanna thinks should belong to her. And as the horse drives a wedge between the two girls, Emily learns that sometimes blood is thicker than water but that there are exceptions to the rule.

Genres: Horses

132 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2016

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

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

I'm reading the series and this was the first book in a while that was good enough to review. I loved all the horse show parts and Emily is starting to grow up.

[Carmel Ann Sperti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moving on up

Another enjoyable installment in the adventures of Emily and her horses. Nice YA series with good values and no sleaze, reinforcing my low- budget experience that horses are good for girls. Much better proofed and edited than previous books in this series, this volume marks Svendsen as a more polished writer. Enjoyable read.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never fails to please!

I would recommend the series to horse lovers young and old. Claire Svendsens books are always sure to please. Can't wait for #34.