Antonia, the Horse Whisperer

Antonia must try to tame thewild gelding at the RosenburgRiding Stables in the first bookof this exciting new series! Antonia Rosenburg has always dreamed ofwinning the top riding competitions. But nowthat her faithful horse, Snow White, has become lame, Antonia's dreams are squelched. Howwill she ever be able to compete without hertrusty friend? Meanwhile, Rosenburg Riding Stables isreceiving a new addition. A famous Frenchjockey wants to board his prize gelding, ElfinDance, at the stable, and Antonia finds herselfovercome with joy and excitement. Sheimmediately forms a deep connection with ElfinDance, but no one else at the stable can getnear him; he bucks them, runs away, and isgenerally cranky around anyone but Antonia.And while Antonia is fully capable of lookingafter Elfin Dance, will the famous Frenchmanallow an eleven-year-old girl to care for hisprize horse? Will Antonia be able to providelove for both him and her beloved Snow White? When the jockey turns up unexpectedly tocheck on his horse after a particularly heavystorm, will everything come unraveled with the horse's training, or can Antonia save the day? This is a friendship between girl and horse beautifully told by Elisabeth Zöller and Brigitte Kolloch, featuring colour illustrations by Betina Gotzen-Beek, Antonia, the Horse Whisperer highlights a classic first love for many girls and sets the stage for a new horse series for young readers.