reading

Most horse lovers know the positive influence these animals can have on people. The non-profit, Saddle Up and Read is taking action to improve the literacy rates in America. Children of color are more likely to struggle due to lack of diverse characters in stories. This organization has created a library of books that feature...

Saddle Up And Read (SUAR) is on a mission to encourage youth to achieve literary excellence through equine activities. In 2017, founder Caitlin Gooch noticed the literacy rates in North Carolina were low, and acted immediately by creating an incentive with a local library. As a prize for reading, this incentive included a day at her father’s horse farm. The only requirement was for...

No need to fear: Dolly Parton is here to save the day… with Imagination Library books! Dolly Parton just announced “Goodnight With Dolly,” a 10-week series of books read by Dolly herself. According to the Imagination Library website, “Dolly hopes this series of stories will provide comfort and reassurance to kids and families during the...

The latest work in Jennifer Ryan’s Wild Rose Ranch series, Restless Rancher is a heated romance between a rugged rancher and a spitfire heroine. Austin Hubbard is a cowboy struggling to get his ranch back up and running. To help Austin get the ranch back in order, Sonya Tucker – a fiery gal from Wild...

I fell in love with the ranch when I was just a girl. My friend lived out in the country where you couldn’t see your neighbor’s house and the land stretched out for what seemed like miles. I loved visiting her and running wild across her property. Most of all, I loved the horses. When...

Just because your schedule is chockfull with riding horses, feeding cattle and fixing fences, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make some time for yourself. Self-care and self-improvement are two things that many people choose to put on the back burner these days. But how can you expect others to respect you and your lifestyle when...

A LOVE TRANSFORMED By Tracie Peterson (Bethany House) Curtis Billingham is a Montana prospector who has fallen on hard times.  The high hopes he once had that his sapphire mine would be a success has dwindled and the dreams he had for a home and a family of his own were lost the day his...

A LOVE TRANSFORMED By Tracie Peterson (Bethany House) Curtis Billingham is a Montana prospector who has fallen on hard times.  The high hopes he once had that his sapphire mine would be a success has dwindled and the dreams he had for a home and a family of his own were lost the day his...