PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

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Winner of the Book Excellence Award for Middle-Grade Fiction. “A forgotten piece of Americana brought to vivid life.”— Kirkus Reviews In 1912, four men, calling themselves the “Overland Westerners,” decided fame and fortune awaited if they embarked on the longest horseback ride in history. Their goal was to visit all forty-eight state capitals over the course of three years and complete their journey at the San Francisco World’s Fair on June 1, 1915. Facing rugged roads, raging rivers, thieves and near starvation, the men went through seventeen horses. Only one horse completed the entire journey… Pinto, a little horse with a heart as big as the whole country! This is Pinto’s account of his arduous adventure.

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I am a wife, a mom and a grandmother. I am also a competitive equestrian and award-winning author. I especially love to write about horses, both real or fantasy. In 2016, I released, "In the Heart of a Mustang." This story is not a fantasy but it is all about horses. This coming of age young adult novel has won the 2016 Gold Medal from the Literary Classics Awards in Young Adult General Fiction and the Silver Medal in the Nautilus Awards as well as the Silver Medal from Readers Favorite Awards. My current project is a four-part series titled “The Centaur Chronicles”. I am excited about this new middle-grade fantasy. The first book, “The Stone of Mercy,” was released on Oct. 1, 2016. It has already garnered several awards including the Gold Medal from the Feathered Quill awards. The second, “The Stone of Courage,” was released on April 15, 2017 and has won a Book Excellence Award. Please visit my website: http://www.dancinghorsepress.com

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Meeting Trouble Along the Way

We all worry about crime in our society. Sadly, criminals have been with us since man was created. The Overland Westerners ran into their share of bad people on their journey. As I read the journals written by two of the four men on the ride, I came across this event where a thief crept into their camp and stole a saddle and bridle. Losing tack was not something that the men could afford and this proved to be a big set-back for them. PINTO! has now been released and you can read all about the adventures the men encountered on the longest horseback ride in history as told by the only horse to complete the entire journey...PINTO!

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PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

None of the men complained as they left the camp to find a private place to wash up in the creek. While they were gone, a strange man, leading a saddleless and bridleless horse, came into camp. I knew by the way his eyes shifted quickly as he looked around our camp that he was up to no good.

I was right. He immediately started sifting through the saddles and bridles, turning them every which way as he examined them. I snorted and tossed my head, but he ignored me. He grabbed a saddle pad and a saddle that I knew belonged to Blaze. He threw them up on his horse’s back. At this point I started whinnying. I wanted the men to come back. I looked around for Nip but there was no sign of him. He was probably off hunting jackrabbits. I kept whinnying, hoping either Nip or George would hear me.

“Shut up, ya old nag,” the man shouted.

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

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M.J. Evans

PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

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Meeting Trouble Along the Way

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PINTO! Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History

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