{"id":2592,"date":"2010-06-19T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T11:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thegreathorse.com\/?p=2592"},"modified":"2016-10-23T13:22:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T17:22:22","slug":"6-a-horse-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/2010\/06\/6-a-horse-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"#6- Holidays with Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpt from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em>, the first book of “The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong>” trilogy …<\/p>\n

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Halloween was memorable, as is any disaster. It began with Meagan\u2019s decision to use the good tablecloth to make Promise <\/em>into a horse-ghost. She was explaining this to her mother when the foal bolted and shredded the linen. In the interests of family harmony, it was agreed Tom would take Meagan trick-or-treating this year.<\/p>\n

The tablecloth was mended for its new career as a horse costume, and father, daughter and foal set out\u2014though Meagan\u2019s authentic \u201cHeadless Horseman\u201d pumpkin-head quickly succumbed to an inquisitive nudge from Promise<\/em>. At the first house Tom nervously agreed to hold the foal and let Meagan trick-or-treat. While waiting, the foal glimpsed the top of Tom\u2019s wallet in his back pocket and mistook it for a treat. Tom\u2019s shouts attracted children from all over the neighborhood. By the time Meagan returned, Promise <\/em>was disrobed and Tom\u2019s wallet was a sodden lump. He handed the lead rope to Meagan without a word.<\/p>\n

Switching duties brought little improvement. Meagan grew upset when her father invited pennies and apples in place of candy and, more ominously, Promise <\/em>discovered Halloween bags contained her favorite red fruit. A boy standing too close was ransacked for goods. The hysterical child streaming candy and costume down the street concluded the evening.<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving Day arrived with the foal still in the backyard. It was a day of relatives, picture taking, and general feasting on the patio. Tom acknowledged the patched linen tablecloth with thanks that the day was not Halloween, while Promise <\/em>helped the children closest to the pasture fence finish their salads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

« \u201cAn education in horses<\/a>\u201d || \u201cMrs. Bridgestone<\/a>\u201d »<\/div>\n
\nThe above excerpt is from \u201cHome<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d the 1st section of Eclipsed by Shadow<\/em><\/strong>, and is set in modern-day California. (p. 22 Hbk)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy is an adventure through history … each section is about a different time period.<\/div>\n

Eclipsed by Shadow<\/strong><\/em> (Book #1 of the trilogy) won national awards<\/a> including the Eric Hoffer Award<\/em> for best Young Adult Fiction, and the Mom’s Choice Award<\/em> for best family-friendly Young Adult Fantasy.<\/p>\n

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Quick Links:<\/strong><\/div>\n

\u00bb See All Excerpts<\/strong><\/a> from The Legend of the Great Horse<\/strong> trilogy.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Read the 1st Chapter online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00bb Check out Book #2 of the trilogy: The Golden Spark<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u00bb See the Media Kit<\/strong><\/a> for more information about the trilogy.<\/p>\n

\"\" Check out the trilogy’s page on Facebook!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Promise looked on hungrily, a demented blonde reindeer wearing fake antlers and a white beard…” —excerpted from Eclipsed by Shadow<\/b> (Book #1 of ‘The Legend of the Great Horse<\/em>’ trilogy (p. 22)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[118,70,165,164],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14769,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592\/revisions\/14769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegreathorse.com\/book-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}