Download or read book The Wilson Sisters Horse and Pony Guide written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you already own horses or you or someone in your family wants to learn to ride, the Wilson sisters' have written this guide to everything you need to know. The Wilson Sisters' Horse and Pony Guide is a detailed, informative and accessible handbook for riders of all ages and levels, horse-loving families looking to improve or transform their experiences with their horses, and an essential resource for those without any equestrian experience at all. Kelly, Amanda and Vicki Wilson share their lifetime of learning with their horses, including- * What kind of horse or pony is right for you * How to purchase or lease a horse or pony and what questions to ask * Start up costs and ongoing costs, including more affordable options * How to care for your horse or pony * Common health issues * All the gear you need * Dealing with behaviour issues * Competing and beyond and so much more! Whether you simply enjoy riding for pleasure or are pursuing a dream of top-level competition - whatever your ambition or level of experience - the information, photographs and illustrations in this book will set you up for success.
Download or read book For the Love of Horses written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three sisters and an unforgettable journey to tame New Zealand’s Kaimanawa horses For the Love of Horses is a heartfelt story about a life familiar to many young Kiwis who love horses – the trials and tears of Pony Club, the joy of riding bareback, and the pressures of adolescence and competitive showjumping. It is also the story of an unlikely childhood dream coming true. Every year in the wilderness of the Central Plateau, wild Kaimanawa horses are rounded up and sent to the slaughterhouse. It’s upsetting, but what else can be done? The Wilson sisters decide something could be done. They saw future champions behind the fiery eyes and beneath the shaggy coats. In this touching book, Kelly Wilson tells the true story of how they embarked on a courageous journey to train horses that most people believed were untrainable.
Download or read book Taming the Wild written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild Kaimanawas set her on a journey of self-discovery, teaching her not only the language of horses, but the powerful impact they can have on our lives. In Taming the Wild, Kelly Wilson shares her training philosophies for creating happy horses that love their lives among humans. From learning how to read a horse’s body language to taming a horse and starting it under saddle, this book is the ultimate how-to guide for everyday people training their own horse, whether wild or domestic. It is also the personal, uplifting story of the 24 wild horses Kelly helped save from slaughter during the 2018 Kaimanawa muster, and the experience of mentoring 10 riders as they tamed their very first horses. Full of breathtaking photography, Taming the Wild will educate and inspire novice and experienced riders alike, or anyone who wants to better understand the wild ways of these exquisite creatures.
Download or read book Wilson Sisters Adventures 2 Thunder the Yearling Colt written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Nina tame a wild Kaimanawa colt from wild to mild? Ever since she helped Kelly Wilson train a wild Brumby, twelve-year-old Nina has dreamed of taming a wild pony of her very own. When she learns that 300 of New Zealand's wild horses face slaughter in an upcoming muster, she and her sister Lily sign up for the Wild Kaimanawa Workshop to tame a colt each – in just one month – and bring it home. From Kentucky, USA, to wild New Zealand beaches, the girls embark on an exciting challenge. Only one will get the colt they hope for, and the other will star in a television show documenting the wild horses’ journey. Which will it be? From the author of the bestselling Showtym Adventures series , the second novel in the Wilson Sisters Adventures follows Kelly Wilson and Nina Sutherland's adventures with wild horses, and is inspired by true events. Read them all! Wilson Sisters Adentures 1: Shyla, the Snowy Brumby
Download or read book Wilson Sisters Adventures 1 Shyla the Snowy Brumby written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Nina help the Wilson sisters tame a wild Brumby into a child’s dream pony? All 10-year-old Nina has ever dreamed of is working with ponies. When the renowned horsewoman Kelly Wilson invites her to help tame a wild pony for the Australian Brumby Challenge, Nina has to pinch herself to believe it. She and Shyla swiftly form a close bond, but all the time Nina knows that the little Brumby is destined for auction, and the dream pony she has worked so hard to train will go to another child. Nina’s wild pony adventure will take her to Australia's Snowy Mountains and back – but will she get the chance to have a wild Brumby of her own? From the author of the bestselling Showtym Adventures, this novel is inspired by the Wilson sisters’ exciting true experiences with wild horses.
Download or read book Dandy the Mountain Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson's beloved lease pony was sold, she was heartbroken. Her family didn't have much money, and she was desperate to have a pony of her own so that she could keep riding and going to pony club. But then along came the chance that Vicki had been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How would she teach her beautiful new chestnut stallion to love her as much as she loved him? And would they ever ride together? This is an incredible true story of courage and determination from the Wilson Sisters' early years, where Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first experience wild horses and the makings of champions.
Download or read book Showtym Adventures 8 Syd the Muster Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting conclusion to the bestselling Showtym Adventures series, Amanda, Kelly and Vicki go on a road trip to find their dream ponies! Nine-year-old Amanda is thrilled when her parents announce plans to travel the length of the country in search of a Grand Prix show jumper for Vicki, as well as a new pony each for Kelly and Amanda. From wild beaches and lake swims to high-country musters, each day on the road brings the three sisters new experiences — and new challenges. Will Amanda and her new pony Syd survive the dangerous overnight cattle muster? And will Vicki find the Grand Prix pony of her dreams? In this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda first taste the freedom of exploring the world on horseback.
Download or read book Showtym Adventures 1 Dandy the Mountain Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first Showtym Adventure, Vicki must train her own wild pony in order to continue her dream of riding. When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson’s beloved lease pony is sold, she is heartbroken. Her family doesn't have much money, and she is desperate to have a pony of her own so she can keep riding. Then Vicki has the chance she has been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How will she earn the trust of her beautiful new chestnut? And will Dandy ever be quiet enough for her to ride at Pony Club or compete at Ribbon Days? This story is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years, where Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first encounter horses in the wild and learn what it takes to make them champions.
Download or read book Cameo the Street Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second Showtym Adventure, Kelly receives an unbroken pony. Will she gain the confidence to train and ride her? When nine-year-old Kelly Wilson outgrows her pony, her mum surprises her with a beautiful steel-grey mare that she spotted trotting down the street, tied to the back of a truck. But there's a catch. Cameo has never been ridden! While her sisters Vicki and Amanda are jumping higher than ever before, Kelly must face her fears on an untested pony. Will Cameo ever be ready for competitions? And will the girls' ponies hold their own against the purebreds at the Royal Show? A sequel to Dandy, the Mountain Pony, this exciting story of setbacks and success, in which Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson first experience the thrill of serious competition, is inspired by the Wilson sisters' early years.
Download or read book Stallion Challenges written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the bestselling book For the Love of Horses, comes an epic new journey to rescue wild Kaimanawa horses from the biennial cull. Follow television stars Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson on their quest to train 10 wild, difficult and sometimes dangerous Kaimanawas for competition in the first national Stallion Challenges. Can the Wilsons change these horses' fate? Share the heartbreak, the pain, the elation and the success as they take on their greatest challenge yet. - See more at: http://www.randomhouse.co.nz/books/kelly-wilson/stallion-challenges-9781775538349.aspx#sthash.zDdw0feS.dpuf
Download or read book Showtym Adventures 8 Syd the Muster Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting conclusion to the bestselling Showtym Adventures series, Amanda, Kelly and Vicki go on a road trip to find their dream ponies! Nine-year-old Amanda is thrilled when her parents announce plans to travel the length of the country in search of a Grand Prix show jumper for Vicki, as well as a new pony each for Kelly and Amanda. From wild beaches and lake swims to panning for gold and high-country musters, each day on the road brings the three sisters new experiences - and new challenges. Will Amanda and her new pony Syd survive the dangerous overnight cattle muster? And will Vicki find the Grand Prix pony of her dreams? In this story inspired by the Wilson Sisters' early years, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda first taste the freedom of exploring the world on horseback.
Download or read book Summer of the Monkeys written by Wilson Rawls and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys. The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them. His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys. From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement. Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows: A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14 Winner of 4 State Awards Over 7 million copies in print! “A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . Any child who doesn’t get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.” —Common Sense Media “An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal
Download or read book Showtym Adventures 5 Koolio the Problem Pony written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fifth Showtym Adventure, Kelly's new pony is gorgeous, talented and a whole world of trouble. Will he overcome his problems to reach his potential? With Cameo sold to upgrade their family horse truck, 11-year-old Kelly has to find a new pony for just a fraction of the cost. Her troubled search ends when she meets Koolio. She is convinced the gorgeous grey is a champion in the making But Koolio also comes with some big problems. Within weeks poor Kelly battered and bruised and ready to give up on him. That is, until her big sister Vicki comes up with a plan that could change everything. Will Koolio get past his bad behaviour to become the winner Kelly and her sisters believe he can be? This story of generosity and confidence restored is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.
Download or read book Wilson Sisters Adventures 3 Allegiance the Wild Kaimanawa written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nina's and Lily’s wild horse adventures take off at a gallop when they get the opportunity of a lifetime to help Kelly Wilson save five wild stallions from slaughter. All of a sudden, Nina is in charge of training a mature stallion called Allegiance, a huge step up from her little yearling Thunder! The stallions are flightier and fiercer than Nina and Lily could have imagined, and they’re left second-guessing if they’re up for the challenge. Will Nina’s hard work and determination pay off in time for them to compete in the Freedom to Friendship Challenge at Equidays, the nation’s biggest equestrian event? From the author of the bestselling Showtym Adventures, this novel follows Kelly Wilson's and Nina Sutherland's experiences with wild horses, and is inspired by true events. Read all the books in this bestselling series! Wilson Sisters Adventures 1: Shyla, the Snowy Brumby Wilson Sisters Adventures 2: Thunder, the Yearling Colt
Download or read book Wilson Sisters Adventures 3 Allegiance the Wild Kaimanawa written by Kelly Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nina and Lily's wild horse adventures take off at a gallop when they get the opportunity of a lifetime to help Kelly Wilson save five wild stallions from slaughter. All of a sudden, Nina is in charge of training a mature stallion called Allegiance, a huge step up from her little yearling Thunder! The stallions are more flighty and fierce than Nina and Lily could have imagined and they're left second-guessing if they're up for the challenge. Will Nina's hard work and determination pay off in time for them to compete in the Freedom to Friendship Challenge at Equidays, the nation's biggest equestrian event? From the author of the bestselling Showtym Adventures, this novel is inspired by the Wilson sisters' exciting true experiences with wild horses. Read them all! Wilson Sisters Adventures 1- Shyla, the Snowy Brumby Wilson Sisters Adventures 2- Thunder, the Yearling Colt
Download or read book Saving the Snowy Brumbies written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year thousands of Australia’s legendary Brumbies are aerially culled or captured and sold for slaughter to manage the world’s largest population of wild horses. When the Wilson Sisters hear of government plans to cull 90 per cent of the Snowy Mountain Brumbies, they eagerly sign up for the Australian Brumby Challenge to learn more about these iconic horses’ desperate plight. Assigned ponies so small that even the slaughterhouses have rejected them, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda realise their Brumbies' future lies with much younger riders. Will these Brumbies embrace the many changes ahead of them, and can the sisters find children they trust to ride recently wild ponies? The sequel to the best-selling books For the Love of Horses, Stallion Challenges and Mustang Ride.
Download or read book Showtym Adventures 6 Pepe the Beach Stallion written by Kelly Wilson and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sixth Showtym Adventure, Vicki will stop at nothing to save a crippled beach-racing stallion. When Vicki and her sisters discover that horses are roaming on country roads because the locals can't afford to fences to contain them, their eyes are opened to a whole new world of hardship. Then Vicki meets Pepe, once a prized beach-racing stallion now crippled by mistreatment. The owner can’t pay for a vet and, fearing the beaten horse may die, the Wilsons take Pepe in. Will Vicki be able to save the injured racer? And will Pepe accept his new life after galloping at full speed? This story of hope and recovery is inspired by the Wilson Sisters’ early years.
