About this item
Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. Shes fast and tough, whether shes pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with Shannon McKenna, her human familys eldest daughter. But when Mrs. McKenna needs a doctor, Darcy discovers a skill that will change her and her familys life forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horses point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Connemara ponies and Irish history.,
About the Author
Whitney Sanderson is the author of HORSE DIARIES #5: GOLDEN SUN and HORSE DIARIES #10: DARCY. She lives in Massachusetts and has an Appaloosa horse named Thor. She has spent time volunteering at Little Brook Farm, a horse rescue and therapeutic riding center in Old Chatham, NY. Her latest book, HORSE RESCUE: TREASURE, is based on the story of a horse who was rescued by Little Brook Farm and went on to become one of their most beloved lesson horses.
