The Horse of Her Own

by Shirley Curtis

Overview

Deanna loves horses and always has. For years she has done odd jobs and mowed yards to earn money for her dream horse. At the Iowa State Fair she and her friend walked through the horse barns looking for just the right kind of horse for Deanna to search for. A beautiful Peruvian Paso took her breath away and Deanna was determined to nd one for herself.

After rejoining the family, the group went to some rides. Miles, Deanna's little brother, wanted to go down the infamous giant slide. At the bottom of the fast ride, Deanna got tangled up in the gear, hurt her knee, and ended up at the hospital hearing bad news: no horse in her future. How was Deanna going to heal up and get her longed for horse when Dad was so opposed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798891751262
Publisher:	Shirley Curtis Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2024
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Shirley Curtis was born and raised on the family farm in Iowa. Three things were always available on the farm: horses, books, and horse-loving sisters. Shirley read in bed, in trees, the barn, on the school bus, or on the hay wagon. Shirley once sent a writing test to a school that accepted her, until they found out she was twelve! The suggestion was made to wait until she was older. That success lit a spark that she could be a writer one day.Shirley is a three time graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature. This, her life experiences with horses and her own horse whisperer made writing "The Horse of Her Own" a necessity. It just had to come out. Ironically, Shirley received the Peruvian Horse of her own for an anniversary present after she wrote the book. And, again ironically, he was the same color as her fictional horse.Shirley still lives in Iowa, but enjoyed 2 1/2 years living in Peru, South America and meeting and riding Peruvian Peruvian Paso's. She very much misses the many friends she had to leave there.Shirley is very proud of her family: husband Larry, daughter Melanie, son James and his wife Jovanna, daughter Tessa and husband Mike, and their two adorable sons.