Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Teens

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Synopsis

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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Did You Ever Get Detention?

It is the back-to-school time of year, but due to the restrictions in light of COVID, many students will be learning from home. It made me think about all the "in school" experiences they may be missing this year: pep rallies, student government elections, musicals, and...DETENTION. Did your school employ this means of punishment? Mine did. And I'm not sure what good if any it did to correct a problem. I sat in detention after school once for an offense I do not even remember, but what I DO remember is the feeling of shame. That I shouldn't have been there with the really bad kids. In this scene, I drew on some of those memories when I stuck Regina in detention for something that wasn't really her fault.

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

Detention is held in a trailer made into a classroom just outside the main building. It’s called a learning cottage to make it sound better, but, seriously, I’ve been in nicer horse trailers.

Willow sits at a desk next to me, still clutching that ratty notebook of hers. She leans over and talks out the side of her mouth all Humphry Bogart-like. “Your mom’s really in prison?”

I shrug. I don’t want to talk about it. Besides, the teacher’s got his eye on us. The rule is no talking in detention. Fine with me.

The bad part is it’s for four days. No meeting Cory after school to ride Prophet. No more rides home with Declan. I slump down in the hard seat and stare out the window. I don’t want to admit it, even to myself, but I’ve started looking forward to him driving me home. He asks me questions and not ones about my mother in prison. Stuff about me.

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Did You Ever Get Detention?

Book Excerpt

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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