Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse

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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0970900252I4N10

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Award winning author Ellen Feld began her career in a subject far removed from horses. Receiving her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts with a double major of Russian and Soviet and Eastern European Studies, Ms. Feld continued her studies with graduate work at Georgetown University where she focused on Russian Studies. After a brief stint working in Washington, D.C., Ms. Feld realized that she missed her childhood home and returned to rural Massachusetts.Back home, Ms. Feld resumed her first passion: horses. It was at the stable that she learned the importance of discipline and being dedicated to ones sport. In addition to the hard work, Ms. Feld also learned to appreciate the various personalities and quirks of individual horses. While working with horses was not new to her (Ms. Feld had been competing at Class A Morgan shows since seventh grade), her skills increased and her love of Morgans grew. As an adult, Ms. Felds repertoire included Saddleseat, Reining, Hunter Pleasure, Driving, Barrel Racing, and Western Pleasure shows. With her gelding Rusty, Ms. Feld won the New England Morgan Horse Association High-Point Trail Award for five consecutive years. Ms. Feld has owned numerous equines of other breeds including Morabs, Appaloosas, Quarter Horses and Miniature Horses.Ms. Feld began writing about horses fifteen years ago. At first, she wrote for small, regional publications, but within a few short years her work began to appear regularly in large, national publications. Currently she writes for numerous regional and national magazines and is a regular contributor to such publications as The Morgan Horse Magazine, Stable Management, Just About Horses, NYHorse, US Equestrian and The Appaloosa Journal.Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse is Ms. Felds first novel. Originally planned as a short story, the plot grew until a full young-adult novel appeared. The book proved quite popular and with constant requests from her young reading fans to continue the story, she wrote a sequel, Frosty: The Adventures of a Morgan Horse. This story captured the attention of many readers and was recently chosen for a national book award, "Children's Choices." The third book in the series, Rusty: The High-Flying Morgan Horse is set in the high-action world of show jumping. This book has already caught the attention of several internationally known show jumpers for its accurate portrayal of the show jumping world. The fourth book in the series, Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse, will be out this fall.Ms. Feld's stories are noted for their realistic portrayal of horses, their behaviors, and the experiences of young riders. To achieve this believability, Ms. Feld uses her horses as the basis for the animal characters within her books. For instance, Ms. Felds horse Blackjack, a showy English Pleasure horse, stumbles over the smallest of jumps. In the book Rusty, the main character Heather tries to teach her beloved Blackjack to jump, but like the real Blackjack, he is unable to get his feet over the tiny ground poles. Many of the experiences that Heather has with her horses evolve from adventures that either Ms. Feld or one of her friends has had with their horses. Many of the adventures in her books reflect the reality of working with horses, and it is this down to earth quality that keeps the stories authentic and attracts so many readers.In addition to Ms. Felds six horses, the menagerie includes two dogs, one cat, five birds and two rabbits. She also finds time to make appearances at local schools, teaching children about the joys of riding horses and writing stories.