Racing Into Trouble: Fire

In Racing Into Trouble, there is a big fire that was caused by bad wiring. Holly had to force herself to walk to save herself and Buccaneer. After that she can walk.

I have had some scary encounters with fire. One time, i was on the way home with my mom and I saw a lot of smoke kind of close to my house and I told my mom. We went driving around trying to find it and when we did it was 250 yards through the woods from my house. The wind was blowing towards our house to my mom called the fire department really frantically.

What happened was the real estate agent was trying to sell the house and they were burning some pallets. It was a windy day and they left before the fire was completely out and it caught a shed on fire.

So, after my mom called the fire department, we rushed home and she left me outside watching for flames and smoke to be coming through the woods while she was inside gathering photos in case we had to leave.

Everything was fine; the fire department put the fire out. My dad went over there one day to meet the people that had moved in and now she is my riding instructor. A near tragedy turned into good!

Another time, my mom was talking to my dad and forgot the grease on the stove. It caught on fire and we were frantically trying to put it out. I was crying because a house fire is my biggest fear.

Have an awesome Saturday everyone!

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Horse Show

Did anyone go to the Thoroughbred Celebration show in Lexington, Virginia?

Five horses from my barn went, they did pretty good, but I didn't get to go. I hear that place is really nice, so next time they go, I want to go with them.

Tell me your horse show stories, you can leave a comment at the bottom of the screen if you keep scrolling or you can email me. My email is on the contact tab. Thank you for visiting the blog!

Story!

A young lady emailed me her story and gave me permission to post it on here:
One time, she was riding a bay mare. She was cantering down the right side of the paddock and the horse swerved in and she kept going. She jumped off and landed on her feet.Everyone was clapping for her. Then her trainer said she was the most graceful faller she had ever seen.

If you have any stories you want to share with everyone, comment or email me.

Yesterday, I went to the barn to help out and ride. Some of my friends were there and she got a bag of frosted flakes. We all chased her into the feed room and tackled each other for some. The horses were standing there watching us thinking we were crazy.
I had to ride a little pony named Little Man because he needed someone experienced to ride him so he wouldn't refuse the jumps or poles. I was cantering  and had to trot to fix my lead. He tripped really badly and fell and I did a summer sault off of him. He fell so badly, he was laying down. I was lucky my leg didn't get pinned. I got right up and made sure he was okay. We were both okay but it's kind of funny that I did a summer sault off him. My trainer said he was probably being lazy and didn't pick up his feet.

Story Time

I thought we could share our barn stories on here. It would be a cool way for all of us to talk about horses and the books. Comment or email me your story and I will write it in a blog post.

I remember when i was 8, I had wanted to start riding so badly. One day i went to the barn i was going to be riding at and the lady said "We're going to get you in here sweety, you've been waiting a long time."

When my first lesson came around, i was excited and scared because I was so shy. Luckily, my cousin was there. because she also rode there also, and was able to help me. I rode a little shetland pony named Beauty. I walked and trotted around, but she was so lazy! I had a lot of fun though and have been riding ever since, and now I am 14.

I look forward to hearing y'alls stories.

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I had a young lady ask about how to keep calm in the show ring. My advice would be to relax and pretend it's a lesson. Also ask your trainer what else to do. Remember, horse's can sense how you're feeling, so if you're nervous, they will get nervous.

I had another young lady ask about how to calm down a horse that likes to kick. Again, I would ask your trainer. Be sure to stay away from there back end though.

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Announcement!

I have exciting news! Maggie Dana plans on writing a 6th book. She is not exactly sure when it will come out but as soon as I have word of when it will come out, I will let you know.

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Anyone watch horse racing? What's your favorite track? Do you have any questions about horse racing?

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