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Girls love horses! Horsewoman Rebecca Ondov invites tweens (ages 8 to 12) to experience life around horsescaring for them, getting to know their personalities, training them, and loving them. Along the way, girls will discover more about themselveswho they are, how much God loves them, and what He wants them to do.Using their love for horses as a base, Great Horse Stories for Girls helps girls:build confidence in God's love and provisioncreate stronger friendshipsknow how to handle "the blues"make wise choicesdevelop an active prayer lifeDaughters will enjoy these true stories of interacting with horses and encounter life-changing truths that will help them grow strong spiritually, emotionally, and mentally.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 août 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736962384
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
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Backcover author photo and interior photos with an * after captions are copyrighted by Deborah K. Hamilton, Debbie Hamilton Photography, Hamilton, MT. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Interior photos with captions not marked with an * are copyright 2014 (or earlier) by Rebecca E. Ondov. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Published in association with Books Such Management, 52 Mission Circle, Suite 122, PMB 170, Santa Rosa, CA 95409-5370, www.booksandsuch.com .
Names and minor details have been changed in some of the real-life stories shared in this book to protect the privacy of the individuals mentioned.
Previous versions of X-Rays, So Discouraged, Doorknobs, and The Answer by Rebecca E. Ondov were published in Daily Guideposts (2008) and are reproduced with permission from Guidesposts.org, Guideposts. Copyright 2008 by Guideposts. All rights reserved.
GREAT HORSE STORIES FOR GIRLS
Copyright 2015 Blazing Ink, Inc.
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ondov, Rebecca E.
Great horse stories for girls / Rebecca E. Ondov.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-7369-6237-7 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6238-4 (eBook)
1. Horsemen and horsewomen-United States-Religious life-Anecdotes. 2. Horses-United States-Anecdotes. 3. Girls-United States-Life skills guides. 4. Human-animal relationships-Religious aspects-Anecdotes. I. Title.
BV4596.A54O524 2015
242 .62-dc23
2014042878
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Dedication
To Cindy Peterson. Thank you for showing me how to live my faith. Your friendship is priceless.
Acknowledgments
To God: I am forever grateful for Your grace and mercy.
To my prayer team: Thank you for all the hours you prayed for me and encouraged me.
To Harvest House Publishers: I m thrilled to be part of your team.
To Barbara Gordon: Your wisdom adds zing to my writing. Thank you! (By the way, I can t wait till we get to the coast and hang out together. Will anyone be safe on the beach if we rent dune buggies?)
To Tom Fox , my daytime boss: Thanks for your encouragement. I appreciate you.
To Janet Kobobel Grant , my literary agent: You re a shining star! Thank you for all you do to stay on the cutting-edge of publishing.
To all my horses, mules, dogs, and cats : You ve been my faithful friends.
Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Meet the Stars
A Note from Rebecca
1. Chosen
2. What s in a Name?
3. Brand Inspection
4. Bill of Sale
5. Home at Last
6. The Fence
7. My Surprise
8. Only One
9. Gray Gloomies
10. Better Than Best Friends
11. The Bully
12. The Bubble Bath
13. Smoke!
14. The Radio
15. Mud Works!
16. A Grateful Heart
17. Smile!
18. Clop, Clop, Clop, Clump
19. The Lie
20. X-rays
21. Betrayed
22. I m Sorry
23. Fingerprints of God
24. God s Clock
25. The Challenge
26. Favor of God
27. The Secret Weapon
28. Horse Crazy
29. The Experiment
30. Wind Dancer
31. Eat Your Vitamins
32. Miracle of the Heart
33. Old Friends
34. So Discouraged
35. The Best Gift
36. Pimples!
37. And And And?
38. Doorknobs
39. The Blimp
40. The Answer
41. Is She Okay?
42. The Lake
43. Strong Arms
44. King of the Hill
All Grown Up
Want to Join God s Family?
Answers for Chapter 39
Want more adventures in the saddle?
About the Publisher
Meet the Stars

Czar and Rebecca*
Czar. It was love at first sight when I saw the lanky, month-old, bay colt. He grew up to become my all-time dream horse. He and I traveled thousands of miles when I took people on pack trips in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana.

Dancer
Dancer. I bought this beautiful, sorrel, Tennessee walker mare without asking God first. What a mess I created. I ll explain later how things went really bad quickly. But, thankfully, when I asked God to fix it, He turned the situation around and blessed my socks off with Dancer.

Dazzle*
Dazzle. One day when I was shopping for knobs for my kitchen cupboards, I took a break and opened a classified ads paper. On the page before me was a beautiful, black Tennessee walker mare. I knew she was mine. Instead of buying knobs, I went home with a horse!

Little Girl*
Little Girl. When she was two days old, Little Girl was kicked in the head by a horse and her jaw was shattered. Some ranch hands found her lying motionless in the field. They brought her to the house, and I scooped her into the car. While rushing her to the clinic, I had to stop and give her CPR three times. The vet pinned her jaw and doctored her wounds. That night I bedded her down in my kitchen. The following day I moved her into a safe shed. Over the next couple months, I milked her mom every two hours around the clock and bottle-fed Little Girl. She recovered and turned into the biggest, long-eared, love bug blessing I ve ever met.
A Note from Rebecca

Horses. Why do they take my breath away? Why does my heart pound when I catch a glimpse of them? I think it s because God tucked a special gift inside every girl s heart-the love of horses. Through horses God has taken me on an incredible journey filled with adventures I want to share with you. As we step into green pastures, I hope your love for horses will deepen. I also pray that you ll discover what a miracle you are and how much God loves you.
Blessings,

P.S. Would you and your friends like to use this book for a Bible study? Find out more by going to http://www.rebeccaondov.com and click on the For Horse Girls Only link.
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Chosen
God said, Let us make human beings in our image.
Genesis 1:26 NLT
All was still in the indoor arena except for the cooing of the pigeons from the rafters and the sound of the horse s hooves digging into the sand. I sat tall in the saddle, paying attention to the sorrel-colored mare with the reddish-gold mane. Through the thick leather of the western saddle, I could feel the muscles ripple in her back. She quickly paced around the arena. Her hooves kicked up a light haze of dust that hung in the warm, spring air. My heart thumped in my chest. Could this be the one?
I was trying out a Tennessee walker (the formal name is Tennessee Walking Horse ). I wanted to buy another riding horse. At home in my pasture stood my very old and retired saddle horse, a mule I used to pack, and a horse with joint problems that couldn t be ridden. I didn t have a saddle horse I could ride every day. In another month the snow would melt off the sides of the mountains, and horseback-riding season would start in Montana. I didn t want to miss a single day in the saddle.
I gathered the reins with my sweaty hands and gently laid them against the side of the mare s neck. Instantly she turned. Over the next hour she willingly changed gaits, stopped, and backed up. I rode her down the dirt road, and my body barely rocked side-to-side because her gait was so smooth. It was as if she was dancing on air. When I was done with the test ride, I reined her into the barn and stopped next to her wooden box stall. I stroked her neck. A grin brightened my face as I announced, Well, girl, you passed the test. I m choosing you!

Dancer, Tessa, and Rebecca chitchatting.
Just Between You and Me
Have you thought about how exciting it is to be chosen? How do you feel when you re picked to be part of a school team? A school play? A member of the band or orchestra? Have you or one of your friends been invited to be part of a special class of some kind?
Have you noticed that the great feeling gradually fades away? Especially when the spotlight of acceptance shifts and shines on someone else?
What if instead of looking to others for approval and good feelings, you could know deep inside your heart that you are important and valuable ? What if the very One who created the universe and hung the stars in place-the most powerful and important Being who ever existed-chose to create you?
The best part is that this is all true! You are a one-of-a-kind person created by God Himself. Wow!
Lord, help us understand how special we are to You. Amen.
Just for Fun
Did you know there are lots of breeds of horses? Why n