The Black Pony (The Black Pony Adventures) (Volume 1)

Midnight considers himself to be the best trainer of young riders and quite accomplished in the complicated playday patterns of pole bending and barrel racing. However, his riders have outgrown him and now leave him behind, riding off on their taller, faster barrel racing horses.Midnight is lonely. He escapes his corral, but his freedom may cost him his life. Annie is the new kid in school. A sour experience she has had a few too many times this year, and she just can't fit in. She thinks she has finally made a new friend with Mary, but when Mary goes to a party with Janet and doesn't invite her, she is once again disappointed. But when Annie and Midnight finally meet, magic happens. Does the pony actually speak to Annie, or is it her own loneliness and longing for acceptance making her imagine impossible things. No time to ponder, she must draw from her horsemanship lessons from her Grandfather and work harder than she has in her entire life, if she is to save the pony from dying of colic. Come ride with Annie and Midnight in their adventures.