Rimfire

Rimfire, the sixth book in the Morgan Horse series, takes readers to a whole new realm within the world of horses. When Heather travels to Oklahoma to visit family friends, she is introduced to barrel racing. Falling in love with this quick-paced sport, Heather is thrilled when she returns home and discovers Rimfire, a fabulous Morgan barrel racer that just happens to be for sale. When her parents refuse to buy yet another horse, Heather convinces her friend Nicholas to purchase Rimfire. Everything is going well until Heather decides to take Rimfire to a competition without Nicholas's permission. What will happen to the horse as he makes that final turn around the last barrel, and more importantly, has Heather jeopardized her friendship with Nicholas, all for the sake of a ribbon?Each book in the Morgan Horse series has won at least one national award, including honors for excellence in storytelling from both publishing organizations and parenting groups. Crystal Reviews called Ellen Feld's stories, "Exquisite! Wonderful!" while The Compulsive Reader has praised her as an "...ardent horse lover and respected author who touches... the passion of the teenage horse loving set."