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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How to Conclude Your Book

There are several ways to conclude your book. If you are writing a series, end with a cliff hanger. Another great way to finish a book is to end up back at the beginning. For PINTO! I ended the book with the moral of the story. PINTO! isn't a happy story. The Overland Westerners struggled to complete their journey and it didn't bring them the fame and fortune they expected. But such is life. We all go through disappointments. We all set goals that we either don't complete or that do not turn out the way we planned. But we can learn from our failures and become stronger because of them.

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

As I grew older and my eyesight grew dimmer, I began to worry that my great adventure with the Overland Westerners would be forgotten. George was gone. Nip was gone. I hadn’t seen Slim, Jay or Fat for many summers.

So, I leave it to you to remember us. And when you think of us, remember that we had a dream, though at times I will admit it was more like a nightmare. But with all we went through, we reached our goal. We made it to every state capital and ended our journey at the San Francisco World’s Fair, just as George had planned. And that was quite a feat.

Perhaps no one else cared, but we did. We lived it; we suffered through it; and we got to the end. We didn’t become rich and famous as George expected, but we knew in our hearts that we had done what we set out to do, and there is a treasure to be had in knowing that.

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

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