Horse Mad Heroes

Horse Mad #4

by Kathy Helidoniotis

Join Ashleigh and her horse, Honey, as they face their fears together in the third installment of this exciting series. Ashleigh Miller is starting an exciting new adventure at Waratah Grove Riding Academy, one of the best riding academies in the country. It sounds like a dream come true until she realizes it's more than she bargained for. Getting through an exhausting riding schedule, training with the best junior riders in Australia, struggling with a horse who won't do dressage and competing for a chance to ride at the nationals all have Ashleigh thinking life in Shady Creek with the Creepketeers was a breeze. That's not all that's got Ashleigh worried. She's beginning to unravel Honey's mysterious past and wonders if she has what it takes to heal her horse's spirit. To top it off, a new baby brother or sister is on the way, there's something fishy going on inside Roycroft Cabin and Ashleigh has to figure out a way to survive four weeks without her two best friends. Come for a ride as Ashleigh and Honey take on an exciting four weeks they won't soon forget.

Genres: Horses, Animals

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great series for any horse loving oerson. Yes, they are written for a younger audience (10-12) however they are light, comical, polite and quite fun to read. They don't have the drama and constant inappropriate language or themes of drugs, sex and makeup they way most books written for teens do. They are genuinely clean and easy to read, with well - developed stories.

I could see this book being a little confusing for two groups of people - those who don't know anything about horses, and those who have not read the rest of this series. Some of the back stories were only really mentioned in the previous books, and not explained in this one, so it would be hard to just pick up at book four of the series and get into it they way I have from starting at book 1.

Overall I am thoroughly enjoying this series. Each book only takes a few hours to read and they are quite well written. The characters are real and intriguing. It's a great series and is highly recommended for anyone, of any age, who is horse crazy.