Not only is Katie blind, but her parents are also getting divorced--something Katie blames on her loss of sight, making her bitter at the world, and at God. With the help of Skye, Katie's faith begins to grow.
More adventures with horses--ages 10 and up Skye and her friend Chad work as teen counselors in special needs at Camp Tioga. One of the campers who is deaf causes havoc during his riding lessons. Skye takes a crash course in American Sign Language to try to communicate with him. When he disappear...
Thirteen-year-old foster kid Skye Nicholson has become an expert at being an angry, cold, and defensive teenager. She’s been through so much and committed so many offenses that she knows with her last antic, she’s on her last leg. After breaking five foster home placements, she’s headed to her fi...
Chambers, the three girls, and Tip and Ty had joined Mr. Chambers in the living room for evening devotions, which was an important part of the daily routine at Keystone Stables. “Tanya, tell us a little about yourself,” Mr. Chambers said, placing his open Bible on his lap. His brown mustache twit...
At the pavilion, Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, Morgan, and the other Keystone students were already greeting the Youth for Truth teens who had just arrived for hours of fun, food, and fellowship. “Cloud, kin I ride your horsey now?” Like a pesky fly, Joey was at Skye again. “Not today, okay?” Skye spoke...
Chambers stumbled backward, losing his footing. He tumbled onto the trailer ramp and sent his Stetson flying. Spooked by the hat, Rebel reared up again and yanked the lead rope from Mr. Chambers’ hands. Suddenly from behind the trailer, a lasso loop sailed through the air and slipped over Rebel’s...
“I love horses, I love dogs, and I love this place, Skye.” Skye had plopped onto the same bed with Sooze and now studied the glow on her friend’s face. “This is so cool, Sooze. I mean, you could have been sent to Chesterfield with your record. I think the Chambers put in a good word for you. Even...
Skye said, her heart racing like a greyhound after a rabbit. “What’s up, Skye?” Chad’s dimples flashed his gorgeous smile. Leaning against the fence, he looked sharp in his black Stetson, red-checkered shirt, jeans, and black boots. Morgan sped off on her Jazzy toward the gazebo. “I hear the picn...
Polka dots of itch ointment covered their bodies, and Skye’s upper lip was swollen. Jonathan sat fidgeting and signing with Tim at their cabin’s table. Skye was busy answering a zillion questions about all her spots while she helped the Five Ferns kids get their food and sit down. Her attitude wa...
There are four natural or major gaits most horses use: walk, trot, canter, and gallop. Walk-In the walk, the slowest gait, hooves strike the ground in a four-beat order: right hind hoof, right fore (or front) hoof, left hind hoof, left fore hoof. Trot-In the trot, hooves strike the ground in diag...