Shoestring Rider
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The other riders at the barn ask Emma and her wild horse to leave their group lessons. Emma is already riding on a shoestring and her finances are severely stretched by expensive private sessions with Ms. Larimar, yet Wisdom doesn’t improve and the instructor gives up on her. Enter horse trainer and television star, Jason Etaloni. Will Jason's knowledge and experience be able to reign in Emma's wild steed? Or will she be forced to put Wisdom out to pasture for good?
Hilary Walker
British born bestselling author Hilary Walker writes uplifting Christian fiction that transports readers into the healing world of horses. She lives on Hilton Head Island with two British bulldogs and her husband, who hopes she'll get interested in golf. No luck so far. Instead she rides competitive dressage on her homebred Welsh cross gelding, and enjoys taking him on the trails.
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Shoestring Rider - Hilary Walker
Epilogue
Chapter 1: The Presenter
"That’s just what you’d do, Reggie!" Emma chuckled, pointing at the TV.
Her English bulldog was sleeping next to her on the sofa. The animal’s deep snores sent ripples through his voluminous jowls, and they undulated like fins on a manta ray.
Emma stroked his rotund stomach. But her attention was on the popular programme No Problem Riding.
Its presenter was the main reason she and her horsey friends sat glued to the screen every Friday night. Jason Etaloni was a lean man in his mid-thirties, with rugged, Crocodile Dundee good looks. Tales of his having run away in his teens from a strict Sicilian family added to his mystique.
He was highly respected in the horse world. As a young stable lad at an English racing barn he’d shown exceptional skill with highly-strung Thoroughbreds. And when he grew too tall to remain healthy at a jockey’s required weight, he was quickly poached by another racing establishment as a trainer.
Despite his new boss’s attempts to keep Etaloni’s talents hidden, the public soon learned of his magic with difficult horses. He helped produce many a winner out of other barns’ rejects.
Those equines that were not fast enough soon found second homes. Etaloni trained ex-racers were in great demand, and succeeded in their new lives as eventers, show jumpers or dressage horses.
Etaloni eventually bought his own barn. No Problem Farm was a fifty-acre facility where he retrained horses of all types, sizes, ages and disciplines. He was continually being bombarded with requests to take on problem animals.
His increasing fame caused the BBC to approach him about making the TV series No Problem Riding. Etaloni’s gentle approach to horses, coupled with those handsome features and toned physique ensured the show became an instant success with female riders of all ages.
Since women made up the majority of equestrians, this resulted in a record number of viewers for a documentary. Every lady rider dreamed of having Jason Etaloni take in her horse for retraining—whether the animal needed it or not.
In that night’s episode, a woman had driven her black Range Rover and smart trailer through the wrought-iron gates of Shoestring Farm. She stepped out of her vehicle, leaving the driver’s door open.
Dressed in immaculate riding clothes, she held out a gold-bangled arm. Hello, I’m Valerie Mason,
she purred.
Mr Etaloni responded by taking the proffered hand and raising it to his lips.
This was his trademark. He would kiss the back of the owner’s hand—except, of course, on the rare occasions when a man brought in a horse—run a hand through his tousled blond hair and ask in a quiet voice: What would you like me to do for your horse?
At this, an English bulldog fell out of the Range Rover.
He landed face