Showtym Adventures 6: Pepe, the Beach Stallion

Description

The sixth book in a bestselling junior fiction series inspired by true stories from the Wilson Sisters' childhoods. It's a whole new world . . . rescuing an injured stallion! 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 contain them, their eyes are opened to a whole new world of hardship. Then Vicki meets Pepe, a prized beach-racing stallion 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.

Born in Whangamata, Kelly Wilson relocated to Northland with her family at the age of five. Having grown up around horses, she competed in show jumping to Pony Grand Prix level, before focusing on her creative talents. She won a scholarship to Auckland University of Technology and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Graphic Design, going on to become an award-winning photographer and designer. She is the bestselling author of four biographical non-fiction books, For the Love of Horses, Stallion Challenges, Mustang Ride and Saving the Snowy Brumbies, a children's picture book Ranger the Kaimanawa Stallion and a junior chapter book series Showtym Adventures. With her sisters Vicki and Amanda, Kelly has starred in the hit-rating TV series, Keeping up with the Kaimanawas, following their work taming New Zealand's wild Kaimanawa horses, and travelled to America and Australia to rescue and tame wild horses.