CHICK -THE BEGINNING BOOK 1

"Driving down the bumpy hill to the house, the trailer bounced like a ball.  Poor Chick!  How could she stay standing?  The other horses saw us pull up.  They raced toward us at their top speed.  All of them were jumping and bucking and kicking.  They were excited to see the newcomer!  Chick was not excited to see them.  She could not survive out there with them!"

CHICK -THE SADDLE HORSE BOOK 2

"Chick had sunk so far, my feet were touching the muck.  I leaned forward to bring my leg over her to get off.  Right then she thrust forward and hit me with her neck.  I fell off her onto the bog.  When she had lunged forward, her leg went over me.  I was now under her.  On my back, I could feel the soggy ground.  I was not heavy enough to sink into the slime.  To the side of me was Chick's leg.  Above me was her stomach."

CHICK-THE MOM  BOOK 3

"When I looked up at her, she said, “I have to tell you…” and she paused.  My heart sunk I was so scared.  I knew something bad happened.  Then she continued, “Chick had her baby, but it won’t get up.”

I sprung out of bed and threw on my clothes.   What had happened?!  Pete followed as I rushed to the corral.  Frost rested upon the fence.  When I got out to Chick’s pen, the foal was still flat on the ground.  Chick was up with her nose gently nudging the foal.  I was close to crying.  Pete sat at the edge of the corral with his head hanging.  As I got closer, Chick’s concerned eyes caught mine.   A subtle nicker slipped from her sad lips"

LUKE-THE FIRST BOOK 4

"The frost resting upon the grey poles of the corral bit at my hands.  There was Chick.  She stood looking down at her baby.  She threw a troubled look at me then put her nose gently on the foal.  Nudging the foal gently, Chick nickered, or gave a soft whinny. "

BARBIE-THE BEST  BOOK 5

"Once again Darby fled into the marshy plants.    Once again I saw the same movement and heard the same rustling.  It did seem there was a little more to it, though.  All of a sudden, thrusting through the solid plants came a gigantic,..."

LEROY-THE STALLION BOOK 6

"When morning slipped over the top of the mountain, another fire was started.  It was time to fry bacon and eggs.  Its aroma brought all of us to life!  The popping of the grease over the fire broke the silence of the morning.  It stung if the grease hit my arm. 

Fishing poles were active again!  Leroy was glad to see me awake.  He tossed a gentle whinny at me when our eyes met. "

GOLDIE - THE WISE!
BOOK 7

"It was obvious.  A cougar had attacked Goldie.  A cougar is also called a mountain lion.  It is a gigantic, vicious cat.  The quick-footed bully had jumped on her.  It had planted all four clawed paws gouging Goldie's rounded back.  "

CHICKADEE-THE TRAVELER  BOOK 8

"A few days later everyone was in the field grazing.  Being the Spring of the year, flowers were just showing their faces.  The tiny green hands of trees joyfully waved hello.  Newborn animals of all sorts could be seen.  Baby bunnies hopped here and there. Tiny ducklings followed their mom to the nearby Sun River.

I noticed something beside Chick.  I knew it was not spry Chickadee.  She continued to romp and play.  I had to go see. 

The closer I got, the more amazed I was.  There, next to Chick,..."

DARBY-THE COW DOG  BOOK 9

"Finally they were through the gate.  We headed back to the truck.  It was about a two-hour ride to it.  We were in an open area on the top of the mountain.  Blue, yellow, and pink wildflowers dotted the meadow.  Darby was behind me just a little ways.  He was quite worn out from all his hard work.  When I looked back at him, he smiled and wagged at me as always.   I noticed something lying beside him.  I was amazed!  There quietly rested a newborn baby ...   "

SONNY-THE SPECTACULAR BOOK 10

"Once I felt I was ready, I started to ease up into the saddle.  Once you start going, you have to get your right leg over the horse’s back.   This needs to be done quickly but softly.  I did this with Sonny.   I started raising into the air.  Then………..then……..then…….    I don’t know what happened."

APPALOOSA-THE STATE HORSE BOOK 11

"Chief’s right eye opened twice as large as what it normally was.  He thought he had just seen on his right side the biggest, baddest boogy man he had ever seen.  Looking at his eye, I knew I was in trouble.  As soon as my left foot touched the ground, Chief went flying away from me.  My right hand was still grasping the horn." 

ONIE-The Roanie
Onie-The Roanie....is in the works (out Spring of 2008).