Dream Riders

Without a saddle or bridle, all that’s left is the truth. Dream Riders is an exciting new middle-grade series about horses, friendship and being true to yourself.

Living in a remote reach of The Pocket, twelve-year-old Storm is a hippy home-schooler Medievalist who knows almost nothing about the modern world. After taking out the archery prize at the local show, Storm spots the horse of her dreams, Morning Mist, on the jousting field. Inspired by Frankie’s demonstration of natural horsemanship, the headstrong Storm immediately decides to join the Dream Riders and buy Morning Mist with her prize money.

But she’s told to forget it in no uncertain terms by the owner, Margery, a crotchety widower and champion marmalade-maker who has no time for hippies. As Storm begins learning natural horsemanship with the Dream Riders her extraordinary talent becomes clear. She could ride just about any horse – but she’s not prepared to give up on Morning Mist.

Book Features:

Pony books appeal to a wide audience of readers who ride or want to ride horses.

The book deals with the everyday challenges of 10 to 13 year olds, such as family, friends, siblings and fitting in.

The book celebrates the deep down instinctual connection possible between humans and horses and how important this can be to the emotional health of both.

About the Authors

Laura Bloom is the author of a number of novels for children and adults, including Augustine’s Lunch, which was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Awards and shortlisted for the Young Australian Readers’ Awards, and In the Mood, which was shortlisted for the ABC Fiction Awards, and was a bestseller in France. Her latest novel for young readers, Mika and Max – about a girl who meets a boy who makes her see everything differently – is also published by Walker Books Australia.

Jesse Blackadder was a horse-mad city kid who wanted to be a vet, postered her bedroom with horses and crowded her dressing table with prancing plastic ponies. She became a horse owner when she moved to the country as an adult. Jesse has won several literary awards and published novels for adults and children, including Paruku The Desert Brumby.