Emma keeps her Thoroughbred horse, Wisdom, at Blakewell Stables, where Ms Larimar is the barn instructor. But Emma has a major problem. Wisdom rushes his fences, which stands in the way of Emma’s ambitions to compete with him in events one day.<br><br>The other riders at the barn ask Emma and her wild horse to leave their group lessons. Emma is already riding on a shoestring and her finances are severely stretched by expensive private sessions with Ms. Larimar, yet Wisdom doesn’t improve and the instructor gives up on her. Enter horse trainer and television star, Jason Etaloni. Will Jason's knowledge and experience be able to reign in Emma's wild steed? Or will she be forced to put Wisdom out to pasture for good?

Shoestring Rider

“Here, you can have his saddle, too.” The owner had suddenly stuffed a County dressage saddle into Emma’s trailer. “I’m never buying a Thoroughbred again, and this saddle definitely won’t fit what I want.”


At the last moment she also threw in his bridle and New Zealand blanket. Emma couldn’t believe her luck: her budget was extremely tight. Bank tellers don’t earn a fortune and being given those extra items saved her a ton of money.


When Wisdom walked straight up the ramp into the unfamiliar trailer, his ex-owner exclaimed peevishly, “He’s always been a toadabout loading!”


Emma forced a smile. “Well, now you don’t have to deal with him anymore.”


“Good riddance!” was the seller’s parting shot to Wisdom.


Emma drove away, looking forward to giving him a home with clearly much needed TLC.


The grey gelding quickly settled into Blakewell Stables. The barn was only three miles from Emma’s cottage, and the other boarders were mainly event riders like herself.


Chapter 2