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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Play to Your Strengths

In this scene, Regina--an accomplished show jumper-- is admiring how another talented rider makes dressage look so easy. She knows it isn't because she has struggled to earn a paid position in this dressage training barn. The horse she's riding has also been asked to perform in a discipline that is not his natural forte. It is great to try new things, but how many of us try to squeeze ourselves into a different mold just because it is what "everyone else is doing" or we think it is better somehow. Like horses, we are born with natural gifts and abilities. Learn new skills but also treasure who you are and your talents.

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

At the base of the small vertical jump, he lifts and flies over it with room to spare. On landing, he tosses in a little buck for good measure. I laugh.

“What a clown.” Willow appears in the entrance with a client’s mare. In no time, she’s got this big horse taking light steps, moving in half pass, and almost cantering in place for a ten-meter circle. I give Tucker a loose rein to watch the pair, moving like they’re performing a ballet. She makes it look easy. Meanwhile, Tuck and me are more like a downhill skier racing through a slalom.

I give his sweaty neck a pat. “He’s a hell of a jumper,” I shout over the rain. “I’d love to show him.”

Willow checks her position in the mirrors lining the long side of the arena. I see a frown on her face in the reflection. “Maybe Trey will let you.”

We both know that’s not likely. Not likely that we’re ever going to hear from Trey again. But we keep up pretending.

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L R Trovillion

Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Play to Your Strengths

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Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal

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