Contents

Cover

Half Title Page    1

Books by Callie Smith Grant    2

Title Page    3

Copyright Page    4

Dedication    5

A Word to the Reader    11

1. Pumpkin Patch

Andi Lehman    15

2. Once-in-a-Lifetime Horse

DeVonna R. Allison    22

3. Freedom for Sundance

Debbie Garcia-Bengochea    31

4. A Horse of Her Own

Jenny Lynn Keller    35

5. Walk On

Kim Peterson    41

6. Tiny Tim

Peggy Frezon    46

7. Felix the Zebra

Tahlia Fischer    50

8. Bolt the Colt and the Gramma Mare

Kristi Ross    56

9. A Star Is Born

Jan Epp    59

10. The Year Dad Got It Right

Claudia Wolfe St. Clair    63

11. The Black Pony

Chris Kent    66

12. Horse Calling

Andi Lehman    72

13. The Abandoned Foal Turned Inspiration

Nicole M. Miller    80

14. Cosmo

Fay Odeh    84

15. A Canter and a Kiss

Susan Friedland    88

16. Reno’s Legacy

Barbara Ellin Fox    95

17. With Harmony

Hope Ellis-Ashburn    103

18. A Stable Trio

Glenda Ferguson    107

19. A Little Girl and Her Queen

Chris Kent    111

20. Ivan, My Teacher

Karen Thurman    115

21. The Horses of Graceland

Deborah Camp    119

22. Miracle in the Barn

Kristi Ross    125

23. Mystique

Catherine Ulrich Brakefield    129

24. Third Time’s a Charm

Connie Webster    134

25. Rodeo’s Princess

Katherine Pasour    137

26. Even Cowgirls Grow Up

Dani Nichols    141

27. In the Depths of the Wash Racks

Nicole M. Miller    146

28. When You Have a Dream

Jane Owen    150

29. My Second Mariah

Catherine Ulrich Brakefield    158

30. From Cows to Kids

Carmen Peone    165

31. Apache’s Conversion

Capi Cloud Cohen    169

32. Never Too Late

Barbara Ellin Fox    173

33. Matched Pairs

Lonnie Hull DuPont    179

About the Contributors    183

About the Compiler    191

Acknowledgments    192

Back Cover    193