A Tale of Two Ponies or Who's the Cutest Pony in the Barn

About the Book

“A Tale of Two Ponies” is a story about two very cute Shetland Ponies that work as therapy horses at a barn that conducts a therapeutic riding program for disabled children. Read about how being overly concerned with cuteness can get a horse in trouble! This story will make you smile as the two ponies learn a lesson about friendship.

About the Author

Six years ago, a desire to learn to ride horses with my daughter ended up leading me to a whole new life. Our riding instructors happened to run a riding program for the disabled, and I decided to sign on as a volunteer. I spent many hours at the barn learning all aspects of the job, from taking care of the horses to participating in the lessons. Two years ago, I wrote and illustrated a children’s book to help raise funds for Horsefeathers, our therapeutic riding program. “A New Life for Bud” was about a retired police horse who started a second career as a therapy horse. His character was based on a real horse in our program. “A Tale of Two Ponies” is about two ponies that I also worked with. They were adorable and made me laugh, and the children all loved them. In both my books, I’ve tried to show with words and pictures that horses are very special animals. They have feelings and needs and deserve to be well-cared for and treated with respect.