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REVIEW: Wind Rider by Susan Williams

Published by • Dec 12th, 2007 • Category: Books & Writing, Previews & Reviews

Author: Susan Williams Title: Wind Rider Category: Books Genre: Fiction It’s been on my to-do list (for what seems like eternity) to tell you about Wind Rider, a couldn’t-put-it-down book I read over the summer. This week we received an email from the author, Susan Williams. Here’s some of what she had to say: I [...]



Review: Trail of Painted Ponies

Published by • Aug 16th, 2007 • Category: by Julia, Previews & Reviews

by Julia, age 13 The Trail of Painted Ponies is a set of life size horse statues designed by artists all over the United States. It started in Phoenix, Arizona as a museum exhibit but has grown much larger and now you can collect the figurines, which are much smaller. Each one is hand painted [...]



Preview: StarPonyz

Published by • Aug 10th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews, Web Sites

by horsejo, age 11 Are ponies the stars in your life? Then StarPonyz.com may be the perfect place for you. This website is made just for kids who love horses and ponies. It is safe and fun. It doesn’t take skill, so even the youngest kids can do it. You can create your own pony [...]



PREVIEW: Sundancer by Shelley Peterson

Published by • Jul 27th, 2007 • Category: Books & Writing, Previews & Reviews

We recently had the pleasure of meeting Shelley Peterson, the Canadian author of four young adult horse novels — Dancer, Abby Malone, Stagestruck and her most recent title Sundancer (no relation to our Sun Dancer). Shelley will be here at Girls Horse Club for an INTERACTIVE VIEW starting Saturday August 18th through Friday August 24th. [...]



REVIEW: Howrse

Published by • Jun 5th, 2007 • Category: by Julia, Fun & Games, Previews & Reviews

Title: Howrse Publisher: Owlient Platform: Online (Windows or Macintosh PC) Game Category: Virtual Stable Reviewed by Julia, age 13 I think one of the best web sites for horse people is Howrse. Howrse is a stable simulation game where you breed, train, buy and sell your own horses or ponies as well as run your [...]



PREVIEW: My Dream Stable

Published by • Jun 2nd, 2007 • Category: Fun & Games, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews, Web Sites

Title: My Dream Stable Publisher: Sudd Platform: Online (Windows PC with Internet Explorer) Game Category: Virtual Stable Previewed by Animalsrkool, age 12 It’s new, it’s cool, it’s here. My Dream Stable (MDS) is now in the UK! MDS is a horsey website where you can design a stable, buy, train, and sell virtual horses, and [...]



REVIEW: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Published by • May 30th, 2007 • Category: Books & Writing, DVD and TV, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews

Reviewed by Animalsrkool | I expect most of you horse gals have either read Black Beauty or seen the movie. It’s an amazing book, written by a woman who believed in what she was writing. The movie is quite different from the book, as is often the case…



PREVIEW: Women in American Horse Racing

Published by • May 27th, 2007 • Category: DVD and TV, Previews & Reviews, Showing & Sport

The nice people at American Storyboard, the award-winning non-profit film company, sent us this info about their new production Women in American Horse Racing. We have not seen the DVD, but expect to do so next week and will share our impressions. Here’s the blurb: From jockeys to grooms, and from outriders to executives, Women [...]



REVIEW: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

Published by • May 16th, 2007 • Category: Books & Writing, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews

Reviewed by Pony Princess | I just finished reading a fascinating book. Marguerite Henry has written a story that kept me captivated until the end. Her book Mustang: Wild Spirit Of The West brings you on the adventure of Annie Bronn and her fight to save the Mustangs…



Preview: The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle

Published by • Apr 13th, 2007 • Category: Books & Writing, Previews & Reviews

Seriously, I’m NOT one of those over-the-top-horse-obsessed girls who must read every new horse book and get her hands on every new horse product that comes along. But I do play one on the Internet. ;) Considering a component of Girls Horse Club is about encouraging young (and not so young) writers through their love for horses, I was intrigued by the debut novel The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle, a 24-year-old writer…