Bluegrass Girl 

The driver was using the whip, and the horse, mad with pain and fright, reared straight up in the air . . . . “Put down that whip!” Tamsy called to the astonished driver. In this compilation of twelve short stories, editor/compiler Joe Wheeler captures the physical challenges and character-building choices of horse-loving girls, like Tamsy. Tamsy always thought of her older brother as “horsy”—someone too crazy about horses. But when she sees her brother’s horse being whipped by a careless groom, will Tamsy turn “horsy” as well? Merna and her brother Larry will lose their ranch unless they capture a wild stallion—a stallion that has begun to trust them. Should they risk breaking his trust in order to save the ranch? Maggie is home alone with a band of outlaw raiders headed her way. Does she dare try to escape on her pony, Kit, in the midst of a fierce storm?