Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Teens

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A half-wild horse, a Celtic legend, and a teen trying to escape… Regina Hamilton has three months to prove to the courts she can earn a living on her own and avoid going home to her abusive mother—a tall order for a teen with only her riding skills to rely on. Desperate to prove herself, Regina lands a job at an exclusive dressage barn. But when workers start to mysteriously disappear, she becomes ensnared in a web of lies and deceit. With time running out and unsure who to trust, Regina turns to an unlikely trio: an unusual boy who trains hawks, a reclusive professor of Celtic history, and a half-wild red mare. Together they form a bond that will be tested when a long-held secret exposes a much greater threat—and Regina’s the target. To save her horses and her life Regina may have to trust her enemies and betray her friends.

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Author Biography

Inspired by everyday miracles, L.R. Trovillion weaves magical stories of hurting people who find hope through horses in her Maryland Equestrian Novel series. Although she earned a degree in Russian and spent a career in government service, her real love has been caring for and working with horses. That love shines through in her series, focusing on the healing power of horses in the lives of teens facing complex and sometimes dangerous family situations. Believing there is more to this world than meets the eye, she adds a dash of the supernatural to each story. L. R. Trovillion lives on a small horse farm in Maryland with her husband, daughter, and several animals that really run the place. Her other works have appeared in Baltimore magazine, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and various poetry anthologies.

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Horse Legends, the British Isles, and Me

I loved researching the legend of the horse in all cultures across the globe, but especially those from the British Isles. The horse culture is strong in that area of the world and has therefore generated rich and colorful horse mythology. In creating all the Irish tales and legends that Mr. Kendrick shares throughout Horse Gods, I drew on one much closer to home. I learned that my husband's family, which originated in Wales, had a horse-related legend of their own. It seems during a devastating flood, the progenitor of Trovillion clan was saved from drowning by a silver horse that rose up out of the flood waters and carried him to safety. Sound familiar? You may recognize the bones of this story in a fictionalized version in Horse Gods.

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

He takes a big gulp of coffee. “There are lots of myths and superstitions about horses,” he says and leans back in his chair.

Declan slumps. “Dad, I have to take Regina home soon.”

“What kind of superstitions?” I cut him off.

Mr. Kendrick scoots forward and plants his elbows on the table, his hands clasped in front of him. “All the horse cultures admired the animal’s strength, valued its contributions to warfare and commerce, but the Celts more so than any other people. Celtic horses of legend could move over land or water. The fierce water horses, the Kelpies, could lure men to their death in the sea. Some horses were magic, able to traverse both the world of the living and the dead. Others could change form from horse to human and back again. The ancients of that island worshipped the horse. They were gods.”

“The horse gods.” The words leave my lips before I know it.

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Horse Legends, the British Isles, and Me

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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