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Virtual Press Conference With Terri Farley

Published by GHC • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing

We hope everyone enjoyed the virtual press conference with horse girl and author Terri Farley. The event has ended and Terri is off to her next event, but you can still enjoy reading the questions and Terri’s responses. And there’s still time for GHC journalists to work on their stories before submissions open July 23rd…



Your Assignment (Should You Choose to Accept It)

Published by LeadMare • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing

PICTURE THIS. You’re a passionate young journalist who’s been given her first BIG assignment. Your editor is sending you to a press conference at Girls Horse Club featuring none other than Terri Farley, an avid horse activist and author of the Phantom Stallion and Wild Horse Island book series. Your assignment: Write a feature story that touches on Ms. Farley’s experience as a writer/journalist, but is primarily focused on what inspires and informs her work. Finally — a dream assignment and your first shot at a byline…



REVIEW: Hope Rising by Kim Meeder

Published by GHC • May 23rd, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, Guest Bloggers, Previews & Reviews

by Blaze’ncowgirl | Hope Rising is a great and inspiring book about horses and the bond people have with them. The horses in the book have been rescued from terrible situations and have been abused, neglected or sometimes not wanted anymore…



15 Writing Tips

Published by GHC • Apr 6th, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, by Halee

by Halee, age 12
Girls Horse Club is filled with utterly amazing writers, thinkers, and of course horse lovers. I’ve read many things by all of the members since 2006, and am stunned and awed by many of your writing. I myself have written many stories and nine novels. I’m not much of a poet, and [...]



REVIEW: Wild Horse Island by Terri Farley

Published by GHC • Feb 21st, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly | Terri Farley has done it again! This time instead of the dry desert of Nevada the Wild Horse Island stories take place in the tropical islands of Hawaii…



REVIEW: Airs and Graces by Toby Bishop

Published by GHC • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly | For Christmas my mother bought Airs and Graces, part 2 of the Horsemistress Saga by Toby Bishop. The story brings us back into the life of Larkyn Hamley, which is a truly amazing journey…



REVIEW: Phantom Stallion by Terri Farley

Published by GHC • Jan 23rd, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by SB

Author: Terri Farley
Title: Phantom Stallion (series)
Category: Books
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by SB, age 13
Another Farley has done it again. Rather than there being a black Arabian attached to a young boy in New York, however, there is a pearly white Mustang stallion bonded with his girl in the deserts of Nevada. Terri Farley may not be related [...]



REVIEW: Phantom Rider by Janni Lee Simner

Published by GHC • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by Madelaina

Author: Janni Lee Simner
Title: Phantom Rider (series)
Category: Books
Genre: Fiction
Reviewed by Madelaina, age 12
Though I’ve only had the chance to read the second title of the series, I am eager to finish the other two books. It’s a completely different experience. If you like reading a bound of unpredictable adventure and advanced vocabulary, than the [...]



Writing for the Loft Book Club

Published by GHC • Dec 13th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Junior Blogger Archives

by horsejo, age 11
There are many excellent writers and poets at Girls Horse Club. They have such great skill that reading their work makes you laugh and cry. They are such good writers because they have great imaginations. They can soar through the sky and still be sitting in the room they never left. These [...]



INTERACTIVE VIEW: Shelley Peterson

Published by LeadMare • Aug 18th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Interactive View

Welcome to the INTERACTIVE VIEW, an interview where *YOU* ask the questions. We’re thrilled to showcase another talented horse girl and author, Shelley Peterson, who will respond to your questions from now until Friday August 24th.
Please read the INTRO and INSTRUCTIONS below to get started!
INTRO: Canadian author SHELLEY PETERSON was born in London, Ontario. She [...]