Horse For Teens

2025 Eric Hoffer Book Award First Place Winner! Imagine living in a mine 2,000 feet underground, in the damp and the dark, and filled with rats! Young Bethan is living a peaceful life in a coal mining town in South Wales. But her world crumbles when her father is badly injured after a section of the mine collapses.Setting her dreams aside for the time being, Bethan must help support her family. Defying the laws forbidding it, she goes to work 2,000 feet underground in the dark, damp, and terrifying coal mine. Her only source of comfort comes in the form of Dobbin, the very pit pony who ...

Charnaye Toulou has her sights pinned on winning the World Famous Suicide Horse Race during the Omak Stampede. Her desire is to win the purse in order to help her paraplegic father improve living conditions while proving Native women can be warriors. One bully and several anonymous threatening letters try and stop her. So when she hooks up with relatives and a horse that can take her the distance in this rite-of-passage horse race, she begins the rigorous training it takes to become “King of the Hill”, or in her case “Queen”.

Twelve-year-old Samantha Zillmer has ridden horses her entire life. When her mother offers to give her and her best friend dressage lessons, Samantha doesn't know what to expect. She soon discovers that the challenges of dressage are very different from her usual bareback races across the fields and cow pastures of Wisconsin.

Jasper looks like any other average teenage boy but looks can often be deceiving. Jasper holds a deep secret; only he and two of his sisters know about his secret. He must keep this secret from his school at all costs. Jasper is outnumbered; he lives with his six teenage sisters and his mother. The story includes adventure, family situations, secrets and a little romance. Then there are those nuns to tend with and where do they fit into all this?

Deja and her friends are excited to be competing at the Championship Show at Triple Bar, despite recent challenges that they have faced. The holidays are just around the corner as well, but the friends are going to be split up. Shanice’s parents have to work, Allison is going to visit colleges with her mother and Eric has to spend Christmas with his dad in New York. The holidays won’t be the same with everyone being apart! Will the friends be able to save Christmas when an accident threatens the holiday for all of them?

"Indiana Jones and Expedition Unknown meets 'The Saddle Club' in this exciting treasure-hunting on horseback series." The three Equestrian Adventuresses find themselves in hot pursuit--cold pursuit?--of a hidden Viking treasure belonging to the famous Viking King, "Erik the Red." Just when they thought riding Icelandic horses in the Shetland islands couldn't get any better... Sally meets a real life Viking by the name of Connor who may very well jeopardize her ability to keep men at bay. Join Rachel, Sally and Alina on their quest as they find themselves riding on Icelandic horses on the ...

In the third installment in the Horses and Friends series, 13-year-old Kate Ferris already has one problem. Snooty, well-to-do Melissa is boarding her horse at Kate’s family stable. When Melissa suddenly turns nice, Kate is shocked...and suspicious.

After Mrs. Martin suffers a stroke, Amy Jo and Becky, two horse-loving girls, stumble upon a mystery when a significant amount of money goes missing from their elderly friend's home. Determined to find the money and discover the thief, Amy Jo and Becky put their detective skills to the test. Riding Ginger and Oreo, they gallop through the picturesque countryside, uncovering hidden secrets, and following a trail of clues that leads them deeper into a web of intrigue. As they race against time, the girls discover that the truth is more complicated than they imagined, and danger lurks around ...

During the depths of the Great Depression, Seabiscuit won against incredible odds and uplifted the hearts of Americans from the streets to the White House. Ralph Moody recounts the thrilling tale of the plucky horse who refused to quit, the down-on-his-luck jockey who didn't let horrendous accidents keep him out of the saddle, and the taciturn trainer who brought out the best in both.

A Prequel to "The Impelled Series": Sixteen year old Emma Walker’s world revolves around one thing: horses. When Emma isn’t navigating her junior year of high school with her two best friends at her side, she is riding or working her horses board off at the barn. There is one thing that taints a perfect day at the barn though – the barn owners son, Luke, and his posse of infuriating friends. To make matters worse, Luke attends her high school and is friends with Emma’s former friend, and now sworn rival, Jaclyn Alcott. As if juggling horses and high school isn’t hard enough, ...

In the small town of Bedford, two horse-loving best friends, Amy Jo and Becky, find themselves tangled in a thrilling adventure. When the prized stallion of a local horse farm mysteriously disappears, the girls are determined to uncover the truth. Astride Ginger and Oreo, Amy Jo and Becky embark on a quest as they follow a trail of hoofprints, clues, and face unexpected danger when they are kidnapped. Will they be able to solve the mystery before the race, or will the stolen stallion remain lost? Join Amy Jo and Becky as they gallop through danger, friendship, and the true meaning of ...

Georgia would love nothing more than to raise horses every day and avoid her annoying stepbrother at all costs. But she could never have guessed that a tiny, antique winged horse figurine would be the key to her escape to another world and another time. When Georgia arrives in a 16th-century city called Remora, she is plunged into a dangerous and treacherous world of horse-racing, family honor, and deadly rivalry.

Cara had the perfect life. Perfect family, perfect friends and perfect school. How could it all fall apart so quickly? Sixteen year old Cara, is about to embark on the biggest year of her schooling; year twelve, before applying to study medicine. Everything is on track for an exciting future. Raised in the suburbs in a comfortable house with loving parents who adore her, Cara has a close circle of good friends, and her popularity status at the school is on the rise, with the letter 'A' stamped all over her report card. Everything is perfect. At least……..it was. Slowly, the walls of her ...

Vivienne embarks upon the summer of her dreams as one of the few students selected for a training program back east at Liberty Farms. But as focused as she is on her riding, Vivvie also has a secret agenda: to investigate the death of Joel Parker, her friend who she believes was tragically murdered. Vivvie has hardly set foot in the state-of-the-art barns before things start to go amiss.

Deja has just managed to make friends with her enemy Chris Donaire, when his friend Eric moves to town. Deja and Eric hit it off right away, but Chris isn’t happy to share his new friend with anyone else. To make things worse, Chris still doesn’t get along with Shanice and Allison. Will Deja be able to maintain her friendships with Shanice and Allison, while also making Chris happy with her? Will Chris learn to share Eric with Deja? Being friends with Chris might be the worst thing that Deja has ever done!

At age nine Jenna Michaelson had her whole life already mapped out - future world and Olympic three-day-eventer. At age fourteen, she's a know-it-all teen living alone with her mum in London - not a horse in sight. Can a few weeks staying with her grandparents back at the stables change all that, or has she really put horses out of her life for good? Meet the whole Michaelson clan, and their four-legged friends, at the Quicksilver Stud in Book 1 – Born in the Saddle. Teen fiction for horse lovers, especially eventing fans. Ideal for fans of Claire Svendson, Amanda Wills or Samantha ...

As 17-year-old Vivienne Taylor returns to Fairmont Riding Academy for the second semester, she just wants to get past the drama that dominated her first months at the school. Reunited with her beloved horse, Harmony, Vivvie vows to focus on riding, particularly with the announcement that a select group of students will be chosen to compete at a Three Day Event in Kentucky, with access to world-class coaches afterwards. Making the team is exactly what Vivvie needs to get to the next level.

From Award-Winning Author Brianna York For those who love the Tricolor Series Rhett has weeks of healing to do after his injury, and Jesse is still angry that Isabella’s actions caused his accident. When her dad comes to Arizona for a visit, Jesse has to decide if she’s actually okay with him moving on and dating again. When Rhett has another accident, Jesse blames Isabella, but is she being too hasty? Will Rhett have to sit out the rest of the show season to heal from his injuries? Read the rest of the Twelve Palms Ranch Series: A Horse for Jesse: Twelve Palms Ranch Book 1 Jesse's Show...

Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd trusted him...but never again. Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of ...

Emma Sterling is back, and she brings with her a surprise that shocks everyone who knows her - even Ophelia! This exciting conclusion to the highly acclaimed Horse Gone Silent trilogy will satisfy you and warm your heart, as you return to the stable at Hound Hollow and Emma’s hometown, then make an unpredictable stop with new characters that will have you raving for Brielle’s Promise.