Midnight Horse (eBook)

Michelle Bates (Autor)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
128 Seiten
Usborne Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4095-5499-8 (ISBN)

Infos

'You have a real chance...' When Kate hears this, she knows that her dream of winning the winter horse trials could come true. But Christmas Eve brings an unexpected present to the stables, the mysterious midnight horse. Unluckily for Kate, his owner, Izzy, has entered the trials too – and Izzy needs to win.

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"e;You have a real chance."e;When Kate hears this, she knows that her dream of winning the winter horse trials could come true. But Christmas Eve brings an unexpected present to the stables, the mysterious midnight horse. Unluckily for Kate, his owner, Izzy, has entered the trials too - and Izzy needs to win. An exciting story of friendship and adventure, packed with authentic detail. Collectible series of 9 titles set in Sandy Lane Stables.

Textauszug

The horse cantered gracefully around the paddock in long, easy strides, his tail held high, the crest of his neck arched. His jet-black coat contrasted sharply with the white frost, his hooves hardly seemed to touch the ground as he danced forwards. On his back sat a girl, light and balanced, coaxing the reins through her fingers. Effortlessly they perfected a figure of eight. The horse's ears were picked as they drew to a halt. It was dusk, and the light was fading. Shivering, the rider squng herself out of the saddle and jumped to the ground. 'That's enough for tonight, Midnight,' she said rubbing her hands together for warmth. 'Or we won't be able to see a thing.' Gently, she pushed the horse's nose away as his head cradled forward for a titbit. 'I haven't got anything for you right now,' she smiled, leading him off through the fields by the reins. The horse snorted, as if in response, his breath spiralling into the winder air like smoke. Anyone who chanced to pass by would have thought there was little out of the ordinary about the pair. The girl could have been any one of the riders exercising her horse in the evening hours after school. Colcott and the surrounding countryside were horsy territory. But things were a little different for Izzy Paterson and Midnight. He wasn't hers to being with and in just over a week's time he was due to be sold... 'A new start for us all,' that was what Izzy's father had said the summer before last, when he'd given up his job as a journalist to move to the country and write his first book And when the idea had first been announced, Izzy had hardly been able to contain herself –, a move to the country spelled out one thing to her –, more horses. Izzy had been horse-mad for as long as she could remember. But living in London meant that Izzy had to content herself with the weekly riding lesson. Being in the country would change all that. Or so she thought. They'd been in Colcott about six months when Izzy had realized it wasn't going to be as simple as all that. The horse her parents had fleetingly promised her hadn't materialised and yet again Izzy found herself spending her Saturdays at just another riding stables –, and not a ver friendly one at that. The Elm Park Riding Stables was full of snooty girls as far as Izzy was concerned. 'When we see an improvement in your marks at school, then maybe you can have a horse, Izzy,' her father had said. But try as she might, Izzy didn't seem to be able to improve her schoolwork and she didn't know how much longer she would be able to go on pretending to her old friends that her dream horse was on its way. Even her best friend from London, Alice, had given up asking about him in her letters. And then one day back in January, all of Izzy's problems seemed to be solved. Izzy could remember the day so clearly... as if it were ingrained on her memory. The school bus had dropped her at the usual spot outside the post office and she'd happened to glanced in the window. The neat writing on the postcard had jumped out at her: Would you like to exercise a horse for free? Rider needed Phone Mrs. Charlwood on Colcott 3783 Izzy had hardly been able to believe her eyes. Surely no one... no one would simply let someone ride their horse for free. Izzy had gone home and phoned the number immediately, sure there had to be some sort of mistake. But the offer had turned out to be genuine enough. 'My daughter, Jane, has got married,' Mrs. Charlwood had explained. 'Moved to Australia... Midnight's a beautiful horse. I couldn't bear to sell him. Come an try him out if you like. O live on the right-and side of the green as you come into Colcott –, Harewood Hall...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2012
• Illustrationen: John Woodcock
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• ISBN-10: 1-4095-5499-6 / 1409554996
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4095-5499-8 / 9781409554998