Chasing Ribbons (Show Jumping Dreams ~ Book 19)

Home > Other > Chasing Ribbons (Show Jumping Dreams ~ Book 19) > Page 12
Chasing Ribbons (Show Jumping Dreams ~ Book 19) Page 12

by Claire Svendsen


  “Is he going to be okay?” I kept asking but no one answered.

  Missy got in the back with him, Owen on her lap screaming his head off. She told my father that everything was going to be okay. That he would be just fine. But the tears that rolled down her cheeks told me that she didn’t believe it and then they were gone.

  “I’m sure he’ll be fine,” Andy said. “It’s probably just a concussion.”

  “Probably,” I said.

  I walked back to our stalls feeling numb. People I didn’t know kept coming up to me and telling me that they were sure Dad was going to be okay. That he was a strong man and could take a little fall like that. But the crack of the pole as his body hit it still reverberated inside my head. The way his body went limp and sort of crumpled into the ground like a rag doll. I didn’t know what had gone wrong. And despite what everyone said, I didn’t know if he was going to be okay.

  It was up to me to take care of Canterbury. No one else wanted to do it. They looked at the horse like he was a traitor. Even Henry just sort of huffed and turned away when he saw me coming with the big chestnut horse in tow. I didn’t know what else to do but look after him. He didn’t really understand what had happened, nudging my pocket for a treat. I gave him one and patted his neck. He’d been bad but after my father had come off, he stood there like a statue, not leaving his side. Putting his nose down and nudging my father like he was begging him to get back up. Eventually I had to drag him away. Missy had glared at him out of the corner of her eye. She wouldn’t have given him a treat. She probably wouldn’t have taken care of him at all but I felt like he was my only connection to my father. He was the horse that he’d owned before I even lived with them. If I took care of him then maybe it was like I was taking care of my dad.

  “Are you ready to go home?” Henry finally asked when he’d loaded up the trailer.

  He was driving us back to Fox Run and then he’d come back and get his truck and camper in the morning. I was grateful that he was here. If he hadn’t been then I don’t know what I would have done.

  “I guess,” I said.

  Because I knew that whatever home was, it certainly wasn’t going to be normal any time soon.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Claire Svendsen fell in love with horses at age two when she got her first pony. The only trouble was that it wasn’t a real horse, it was a rocking horse. From that day on she begged, pleaded and bribed for lessons, riding clothes and a horse of her own. She had to wait and work really hard to finally get her first real horse but when she did, it was a dream come true. Over the years she has trained horses, given lessons and even run her own stable.

  No longer able to ride due to injury, Claire lives vicariously through the characters in her books. When she’s not busy writing, you’ll find her hanging out at the barn with her retired Thoroughbred Merlin who loves carrots, apples and bowing on command.

  STAY CONNECTED & WIN A FREE BOOK

  To keep up to date on all the Show Jumping Dreams news, be sure to follow the Facebook page. I also run a monthly Name-A-Pony competition where the winner gets their chosen name in the next book and a free digital copy. Some restrictions apply. Be sure to check out the Facebook page for all the rules. And if there is something you like and want to see more of in the books, be sure to stop by and let me know. Thanks for reading!

  https://www.facebook.com/showjumpingdreams

  COLLECT THEM ALL

  Other books in the Show Jumping Dreams Series by Claire Svendsen

  #1 Secret Rider

  #2 Pony Jumpers

  #3 Winter Blues

  #4 Star Pupil

  #5 Sale Horse

  #6 Last Chance

  #7 Hunter Pace

  #8 Turf Wars

  #9 Beach Ride

  #10 White Horses

  #11 Trick Pony

  #12 Off Course

  #13 Winter Wonderland

  #14 Gift Horse

  #15 Half Halt

  #16 Young Riders

  #17 Show Time

  #18 Beginner’s Luck

  #19 Chasing Ribbons

  (COMING SOON) #20 Double Standards

  Table of Contents

  CHAPTER ONE

  CHAPTER TWO

  CHAPTER THREE

  CHAPTER FOUR

  CHAPTER FIVE

  CHAPTER SIX

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  CHAPTER NINE

  CHAPTER TEN

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  CHAPTER NINETEEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

  CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

  CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

  CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

  CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

  CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

  CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

  CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

  CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

  CHAPTER THIRTY

  CHAPTER THIRTY ONE

  CHAPTER THIRTY TWO

  CHAPTER THIRTY THREE

  CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

  CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE

  CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

  CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

  CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

  CHAPTER THIRTY NINE

  CHAPTER FORTY

  CHAPTER FORTY ONE

  CHAPTER FORTY TWO

  CHAPTER FORTY THREE

  CHAPTER FORTY FOUR

  CHAPTER FORTY FIVE

  CHAPTER FORTY SIX

  CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN

  CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT

  CHAPTER FORTY NINE

  CHAPTER FIFTY

  CHAPTER FIFTY ONE

  CHAPTER FIFTY TWO

  CHAPTER FIFTY THREE

  COMING SOON

  DOUBLE STANDARDS: CHAPTER ONE

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  STAY CONNECTED & WIN A FREE BOOK

  COLLECT THEM ALL

 

 

 


‹ Prev