Second Chances

by Jane Savoie

A young woman with a damaged heart finds a chance for love as she struggles for dressage stardom.  

When Kate leaves school to pursue her dream, she knows exactly what she A working student position at a top dressage barn, where she can spend all day with horses and stay far away from men. With a past littered with hurt and abandonment, and a traumatic secret that haunts her, she longs for the honesty and constancy only a relationship with a horse promises.



But Kate's talent in the saddle quickly propels her into the spotlight at Cherry Hill Farm, and a once-in-a-lifetime offer of the ride on a potential Team horse upends her plans to stay in the shadows and learn from the sidelines. Suddenly, she has enemies she doesn't want and friends she can't trust, as well as a generous sponsor who seems to expect more than she's willing to give.



When a handsome stranger appears at the farm with three rescued horses, Kate finds herself drawn to the starving animals-and the man who saved them. In his arms, she realizes she might finally be ready to open her heart. But competing at the highest levels of dressage introduces Kate to pressures to perform-in the ring and in the bedroom-and her refusal to play the game jeopardizes her future. When her old fears and self-loathing return, she pushes away those she's let close, and it suddenly seems like she might lose everything... 



Will a chance at stardom-and love-slip through Kate's fingers?

372 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2020

About the author

Jane Savoie is one of the most recognized names in dressage, and for a good reason. Her accomplishments and the breadth of her influence are impressive. She has been a member of the United States Equestrian Team and has competed for the US in Canada, Holland, Belgium, France and Germany. She was the reserve rider for the Bronze medal winning Olympic dressage team in Barcelona, Spain. She has been long-listed by the USET with several horses and has won nine Horse of the Year awards and three National Freestyle Championships. Ms. Savoie is as well known as a coach, writer and speaker as she is for her competitive accomplishments. She was the 1996 and 2004 Olympic dressage coach for the Canadian 3-Day Event Team in Atlanta and Athens. She also coached several top dressage and 3- Day Event riders in their preparations for the 2000 Olympics and while in Sydney she helped rider Susan Blinks secure a bronze medal for the US dressage team. Ms. Savoie has written five books that have been published both in the US and abroad. Her best-selling sports psychology book That Winning Feeling! is in its ninth printing and has been translated into several languages. Her dressage training books, Cross-Train Your Horse and More Cross-Training, are rapidly becoming popular reference books for riders and trainers in all disciplines. Her fourth book, It's Not Just About The Ribbons, is a sequel to That Winning Feeling! This book is an essential addition to your library if you need help with negative emotions like overcoming rider fear, impatience, or lack of self-confidence.

Reviews

[Sue Belpedio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jane Savoie can even do fiction

Jane was one of the best lecturers I’ve ever seen,l I’m so sorry she passed on. In the book some of it was produced but I can hear her giving lessons in most of he chapters

[Frances P. Haws · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

I loved this book! Horses and romance with a few things to learn about life and romance in the horse world!

[Jamie Kritter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! It’s hard to find a good novel about dressage!