For that reason and many others, I’m very happy that there are two more books in the series, Race the Wind, out on 4 April 2013, and Firestorm, out in April 2014. With all my books, I find that my characters become friends, and I’ve never felt that more strongly than I did with this novel. A thriller set in the equestrian world about making the impossible possible, about reaching the top on a one dollar horse. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Writing The One Dollar Horse was my way of living out my dream through Casey Blue. Orion Childrens Books, 2013 - Animal rescue - 336 pages. But I love horses and eventing as much as I ever did. The One Dollar horse is an an amazing book for all ages over about 8, and has an amazing plot The main character is a girl called Casey whose lifelon. Quite apart from the fact that I wasn’t a good enough rider, Badminton didn’t happen because our farm was sold, we had no money, and because before very long writing took over from riding as my chief passion. I used to race around the game reserve on Star, watched by our pet giraffe and the impala, dreaming of Badminton. It sprawled through the whole thing, and even incorporated a water jump. I persuaded my dad to build me a cross-country course in our 100-acre game reserve. The best thing about growing up on a farm in the middle of nowhere is that there’s tons of space and free wood, and loads of people to help you with crazy ideas.

To me, Star was the greatest horse that ever lived and it was only a matter of time before we got to the Olympics. Fifteen year old Casey Blue lives in East London's grimmest tower block and volunteers at a local riding school, but her dream is to win the world's greatest Three Day Event: the Badminton Horse Trials. We had eight horses, including my black horse called Morning Star, the son of a champion racehorse, who had been born in a rainstorm – I was there and covered him with my raincoat. A thriller set in the equestrian world about making the impossible possible, about reaching the top on a one dollar horse. Growing up on an African farm, I used to dream about winning the Olympic gold medal for eventing like Tatum O’Neal in International Velvet.

The One Dollar Horse is a wish fulfillment book for me.

The one dollar horse