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

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Synopsis

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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We Are Spoiled

It is supposed to snow at my house tonight. But, no problem. I'll be snuggled into my warm bed with the fireplace on, reading a book. My life is pretty wonderful...especially when I compare it to what the Overland Westerners went through for three years. I enjoy a couple of nights of camping, under the best of weather conditions, but I would never have been successful doing what Pinto and his rider did! We really are soft and spoiled now days!

Book Excerpt

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

We slept in a rat-infested barn that night. I heard the men tossing and turning and grumbling all night.

“Hey, get off me, you nasty, little vermin,” Slim yelled, throwing a boot across the stall.

“Quiet down, Charles,” George said. “We’re trying to sleep.”

“How are we supposed to sleep with rats crawling all over us trying to eat us for dinner,”

“Just ignore them,” Ray mumbled.

“Oh sure. No problem,” Slim said, throwing his saddle pad over his head.

I agreed with Slim. I refused to lay down in the straw as I didn’t want the rats crawling over me. Lucky for me, horses can sleep standing up.

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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We Are Spoiled

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

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