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Important Horse Slaughter Information — You Can Help!

Published by GHC • Feb 25th, 2008 • Category: Current Events and News, Take a Stand, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 12
I just found out about something very important! Here is the message I received through email:
Terri Farley, author of the Phantom Stallion books, has officially joined with the Humane Society of the United States to support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (S 311/HR 503).
On March 4 Terri will join the [...]



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…



The Hope of a New Year

Published by GHC • Jan 4th, 2008 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Odds & Ends, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
Wow! 2008. I can’t believe it’s already here. To people all over the world, the New Year brings many new hopes and dreams. Horse girls are no different. Those of us who don’t have horses might be hoping we get one in the coming year. Or maybe you really want to [...]



Christmas Horses

Published by GHC • Dec 20th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Odds & Ends, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
Lately I’ve been thinking about Christmas… alot! I was singing some Christmas songs and realized there are some with horses. For example:

Jingle Bells: “Dashing through the snow in a one *horse* open sleigh…”
Jingle Bell Rock: “Giddy up jingle *horse* pick up your feet…”

And I was listening to Christmas stories and found [...]



Welcome Newbies!

Published by GHC • Dec 14th, 2007 • Category: Odds & Ends, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of new faces around here. Yay! I felt that a proper welcome was in order, so…

LeadMare is the founder and owner of Girls Horse Club, and she does a wonderful job of running it if you ask me! She is creative and fun-loving and she [...]



Horses Galloping Out of Your Life?

Published by GHC • Nov 29th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Odds & Ends, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11

As a horse girl, I know we sometimes get told, “Oh, you’ll grow out of this horse thing!’” Over and over again. For some of us this might be true, although I hope not! But what if it does? Day after day I see my friends, who used to love horses, [...]



Riding for the Ribbons…NOT!

Published by GHC • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Riding Advice, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
I’ve enjoyed horseback riding for almost three years. I’ve competed in three shows at my local stable. The first couple of years I didn’t do so well. This year I did much better. But riding isn’t all about winning. Many of us know that but here are a few reasons why [...]



Five Reasons to Save a Life

Published by GHC • Oct 28th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Take a Stand, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
Below are five reasons to save a life instead of buying one. I wrote this for a club that my friend and I have. I hope this makes a difference in the way you think.
Reason one to save horses: Horses have carried us through history and now we slaughter them? That [...]



Horses Amaze Me

Published by GHC • Sep 6th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, Take a Stand, by Rebecca Shyly

by Rebecca Shyly, age 11
I know many, if not all of us here at Girls Horse Club, are against horse slaughter. I am and always will be. It hurts me that these beautiful creatures do so much for us, and yet we end up sending them away to die, with almost no chance of living. [...]