Old Horses

Despite the disfiguring injury that ended Old Sam's career as a champion thoroughbred trotter, he is still as fast and as canny as ever, an indispensable help for the Scott family in their new home. Then, Old Sam mysteriously goes missing. Johnny figures that any thief who dares to steal that horse will soon be sorry. With the help of Lee and their gang of friends, Johnny soon has things well in hand, finding Old Sam's track, setting up a communication system that works with mirrors and well-placed minions, and generally running circles around his elders.

"Loved this book! Had me hooked all the way to the end! Animal lovers delight!" -- Pepper, Goodreads ★★★★★ "The author's experience with animal training is clearly firsthand, lending realism to her descriptions. I was propelled through the book by the risk and wonder of interacting with wild creatures." -- Pierre, Amazon ★★★★★ AT THIS SCHOOL, EVERY LESSON IS AN ADVENTURE. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Rainville's dream of working with exotic animals is about to come true. She's signed up to spend a summer learning to train and care for tigers, lions, leopards, bears, and ...

The riders of Old Quarry Lake Farms are enjoying their summer together. Newcomer Shelby Simone and her friends Katherine Wilson and Rose Jensen spend all of their free time hanging out at the barn and exploring the town. Shelby is taking part in her first horse camp at the farm. Between her lack of riding experience and having Katherine as a junior counselor, Shelby feels equal parts confident and awkward. Katherine and Rose have been riding horses for years, and they’re all the same age—Shelby will never be able to catch up with them!

Homespun Buck may have been who Liam’s adoptive family told stories about, but this is what really happened . . . Homespun Buck I just can’t chance going back. Since I’ve been sent away, I’m going to leave home for good and make my way to my people, the men they say are gathering in San Francisco as if it’s home to only us. I’m going to build a life there and find me a man to settle down with. If only I hadn’t met him at the JM ranch first. And then completely blown it with him before I even got my horse. Now I’m on my own without a hope of finding the right man for me. Wild...

As an earl's daughter, I expect to be matched with a fellow peer of the realm—not given to the stable master. My father has a gambling problem, however, and he's behind on the servants' wages. Reuben is a brutal looking fellow, yes, and quiet, but the animals under his care trust him. Perhaps can I learn to, too... Romantic with unfettered raunch and a happily ever after. TRADED: TRADED TO THE STABLE MASTER TRADED TO THE BLACKSMITH TRADED TO THE ENEMY TRADED TO THE BRUTE TRADED TO THE HIGHWAYMAN BOXED SET: BOOKS 1-5 And MY SENSUAL DUKE: TAKE ME AT MIDNIGHT, MY DUKE THE DUKE'S SENSUAL ...

Traditional and progressive meet in ruby red west-central Texas... Emmie Warren is a middle school teacher who is trying not to rock the boat until she can finish her Master’s Degree and find the courage to move herself and her son away from sleepy Sweetwater to diverse, vibrant Austin, the only place in Texas she ever felt free to be herself. She’s been hiding her truth for years. She doesn’t see any reason to change that before she can make a clean break of things and start all over. Cass Prater is a brash cowgirl who lives life out loud, wherever she lives. She's got a plan and she...

One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, the man Robert E. Lee called his "old war horse". Longstreet was Lee's principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing a corps in the Army of Northern Virginia and being instrumental in Confederate victories at Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chickamauga. Longstreet was also effective at Antietam and the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was nearly killed by a shot through the neck.

Shelby Simone is a horse-crazy kid living in the city with her parents. Despite having the best friends ever at the exclusive Metro School for Girls, she can’t help but feel something is missing from her life. When her parents break the news to her that they’re moving to a nearby rural community, Shelby is devastated… until her parents promise she can take riding lessons at Old Quarry Lake Farms, one of the best-known riding stables in the state! Shelby only has a month to say goodbye to city life and hello to a new world that includes horses.

Charles and Judith’s life levels out, and Charles prepares his children to take over in his absence. Charles is notified that Doctor Connor Godfrey has visited the Denver Hospital and has spoken to Doctor Green. Spending winter at home was relaxing for Charles, and in the spring, Charles tries to convince Judith to accompany him and asks George and Coughing Crow to accompany them to England. George’s health has not been good, and he believes this may be his last chance to visit his homeland, but he is too sick to make the trip. Charles’ trip to England ends in a major purchase, and he...

The New Hired Hand Has a Plan to Get the Beautiful Widow Right Where He Wants Her... BUT the Widow Has Plan of her Own... Are They Thinking the SAME THING? A Match Made In the Old West: She Makes Him a Better Man… and He Brings Out Her Naughty Side! A man who makes you laugh can steal your heart with his good-natured humor, and Mister Appleton makes the Widow Carson laugh whenever she’s around him . . . EVEN IF HE DOESN’T INTEND TO! A story about the budding relationship between a window and her new handyman in the Old West. Humor, comedy and sparks between a lonely widow and a man ...

Some of the greatest hounds in the southwest match wits, courage, and endurance with the elusive cougar, bear, and wildcat. New Mexico and Arizona have produced some truly exceptional hounds and houndsmen over the years, and the Slash Ranch hounds were among the best. Over much of the first half of the 1900’s these hounds with Dub Evans were making a name for themselves all over the southwest. People coming from far and wide to witness them in action as well as for the chance to harvest bear and lion. The Black Range and Gila Wilderness of New Mexico where much of this book takes place, ...

Welcome to the Western "Desert Bloodline" by Ken Cannon, a captivating Western novel that will transport you to a world of untamed landscapes, rugged cowboys, and hidden secrets. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey where the desert's bloodline runs deep, and the echoes of the past intertwine with the present. This is a tale that will grip your heart and leave you yearning for more. Step into the enchanting setting of the American West, where the sunsets paint the sky in hues of gold and the vast desert stretches out as far as the eye can see. Set in a time when the frontier was still ...

Michael Allen had watched his father charm his way in and out of so many different kinds of trouble, he’d all but stopped counting. Unctuous, yet honorable, Buford Allen embodied the spirit and passions of the West. But this time something was wrong. Why was his father so set on buying a ranch in Warhorse, Montana, of all places? And what was in the tattered suitcase hidden under the hotel bed?

It is very rare for a horse, either wild or domestic, to die of old age. This book addresses the why's, how's, and emotions of equine euthanasia, as there are many conditions in horses where this becomes the right decision. This book will help you answer questions about when that time is, and how to prepare for it.

When Derek and his partner Maggie decide to escape to the country, they don’t opt for the simple life. Instead they set about converting an old Cotswold stables in Stow-on-the-Wold into their dream home. Over the next two years, they wage guerrilla war on the Planning Office, are cursed by everything from collapsing walls to poison gas, run out of money, and meet some very strange characters - till in its final stages of construction, the place unaccountably floods.

The bounty hunter rode into the small town. It was a nondescript town that was in the middle of nowhere. You wouldn't find the town on most maps in any of the territories. It even seemed deserted. As he entered the town, he could hear the rustle and howl of the winds as he made his way to the sheriff's office. “He's here, right on the dot,” one of the men said. There were four men with the sheriff in the office that day. They were all expecting the arrival of the bounty hunter.

She had it all--wealth beyond measure but she had no peace of mind. Why? Because of her daughter's love of the darn horses. Gina Franklin feared the beasts but hid her anxiety until the day she was told she had to learn how to ride one herself. All this to satisfy the making of a movie about her daughter's honeymoon trip called Riding for Gold. The trip promised to be the death of Gina if she couldn't figure a way out. The answer came in the form of one man--Dominique--her daughter's masterful horse trainer with the gentle hands that could calm any living thing. Gina and her PTSD. Would ...

Praise for The Last Stage: "Like the best works of Will James and Louis L’Amour, Bruce Scivally’s The Last Stage, with poetic economy, gives us new insights into the life of Wyatt Earp while placing itself solidly among the very best of new Western fiction." - C. Courtney Joyner, author of the Shotgun series (Bushwacked: The John Bishop Shotgun Saga, These Violent Times, The Bleeding Ground) Wyatt Earp. The life he lived. The death he imagined. Los Angeles, 1929. Wyatt Earp - once a famed Western lawman, now mostly forgotten - lies dying in his small bungalow, with his Jewish wife, ...

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Albert, Colonel Weatherford's assistant, had to guard the stables and the valuable colt Le Grand Chien at the Old Bergen Country Racetrack the night before the North Jersey Stakes Race. Rumor had it that Jake Katz, a notorious bookie, had been trying to fix the race. In addition, the colonel agreed to a bet with Katz at 10-1 odds that Le Grand Chien would win. Of course, that night even with Albert on guard, Katz would make every effort to make sure the horse would lose. The race was held the next day. Would Le Grand Chien even be able to race, let alone win?