Legend of the Island Horse - Paperback

by Jenny Hughes (Author)

Jenny Hughes incorporates a thorough knowledge of horsemanship into her action-adventure novels for young readers.

Tia accompanies her father to an island where he wants to research the local legend of a stallion that swam ashore from a shipwreck 150 years earlier. All is going well--much horseback riding on the island's trails, a cute local boy who rides, beautiful moors, beaches for swimming. . . . Until people start mysteriously getting hurt, and someone seems to be stalking Tia and her friends. The mystery is unraveled by Tia after much courageous riding, leading to a dramatic climax.

Author Biography

Jenny Hughes is a British writer living in Dorset. She has published sixteen horse novels for young adults, which have been published in eight countries. Jenny's books are based on her experience working at a farm, at a riding school, and with polo ponies; but most of all they spring from her deep love of horses and the joy of sharing her life with such amazing beings.