James MacLiesh shocks his conventional parents when he chooses to work with horses instead of going to college - can he make it happen? Bucking his parents - and tradition - seventeen-year-old James MacLiesh decides he wants to be a horse trainer. When he arrives at his cousins' farm, James enters a world completely different from that of his privileged, boarding-school upbringing. Not quite prepared for the rambling, ramshackle old house, he knows...

Horses were key to the colonial economies of southern Africa, buttressing the socio-political order and inspiring contemporary imaginations. Just as they had done in Europe, Asia, the Americas and North Africa, these equine colonizers not only provided power and transportation to settlers (and later indigenous peoples) but also helped transform their new biophysical and social environments. The horses introduced to the southern tip of Africa were...

After May's terrible day, riding her pony will make everything better . . . won't it? May can't seem to do anything right. First, she happens to wake up Jasmine's baby sister from a nap. Then she accidentally lets a puppy out of his pen, making Jasmine's mom chase him all morning. Unintentionally, May seems to be causing problems for the people around her. She knows that a nice afternoon ride with her friend Joey will cheer her up, but she winds...

Nothing's riskier than love Now that Lisa and Alex have put their relationship on hold, Lisa knows she should try to see other people. After all, Alex is dating other girls. For some reason, Stevie is pushing hard for her to take Callie's brother, Scott, to the Country Animal Rescue League fundraising dance.   Just when Carole thinks she knows where things stand with Ben, an old boyfriend reappears and sweeps her off her feet. Suddenly everything...

When Corey's mom starts dating, Corey feels like her world is falling apart-can her best friends help?  Corey's parents are divorced, and her mom, Doc Tock, has started seeing a man with a daughter named Alice, who is Corey's age. But the two girls don't have a thing in common. Alice doesn't even like animals! She's nothing like Corey's Pony Tails pals. Everything seems to be going wrong for Corey until she realizes that someone is helping her with...

Summer's over, and Carole, Stevie, and Lisa are hoping things will get back to normal-but is there even such thing as normal anymore? The start of the new school year is a reality check for best friends Carole Hansen, Stevie Lake, and Lisa Atwood. Stevie's boyfriend, Phil, is suddenly hanging out with Callie's brother, Scott, who still blames Stevie for the near-fatal car accident that injured his sister. Carole's new responsibilities at Pine Hollow...

Will Lisa Atwood make a decision that will split up three best friends forever? Seventeen-year-old Lisa never thought she'd be spending the summer three thousand miles away from her two best friends, Carole and Stevie, and her boyfriend, Alex. But sunny California has its perks-like a dream job working on the set of Paradise Ranch, one of the hottest shows on TV. It's got horses and good-looking guys-like seriously swoon-worthy actors Skye Ransom...

When Stevie's parents go out of town for the weekend, best friends Stevie, Carole, and Lisa decide to throw a party-to disastrous results Between the pressures of senior year and caring for a pregnant thoroughbred mare, Lisa has a lot going on. Then there's Skye Ransom, the hot Hollywood actor in California. Lisa's boyfriend, Alex-Stevie's twin brother-doesn't have a clue about Skye, and Lisa would rather not tell him. Carole can't think about anything...

There's more than one way to stop a bully Wil never misses a chance to pick on best friends Jasmine, May, and Corey about playing with their toy horses. Not only do the girls love their real ponies, they love to play with their toy ones, too. May decides it's time to teach Wil a lesson. But even though Jasmine's feelings are hurt, she wants May to leave Wil alone. When she begins helping Corey train her pony, Samurai, for the scavenger hunt at Pine...

Secrets are threatening to ruin everything-can Stevie, Carole, and Alex's friendship survive? Lisa Atwood and her boyfriend, Alex Lake, are finally back on track-even if she's still keeping some secrets. Carole Hanson's slipping grades could take her away from her beloved Pine Hollow Stables unless she does something drastic. Callie Forester, the congressman's daughter who recently moved to Willow Creek with her brother, Scott, has things she doesn't...