Antonia, the Horse Whisperer: The Rosenburg Riding Stables, Volume 1
Elisabeth Zöller Brigitte Kolloch Antonia the Horse Whisperer The Rosenburg Riding Stables Volume 1 Illustrations by Betina Gotzen-Beek Translated from the German by Connie Stradling Morby Sky Pony Press New York
For Ever and Ever She had won the big jumping competition A no fault ride with the best time No faults Antonia was absolutely stunned and overwhelmed She sat on Snow White her horse The gray mare pranced with excitement and seemed just as proud as Antonia Yes she Antonia Rosenburg had actually won first prize in the horse show The result of years of training she heard a voice exclaim over the loudspeaker He means us Snow White and me she thought and enjoyed the resounding applause She stroked Snow White’s mane stretched then lifted her head and swung it shaking her long hair to the back Her eyes lit up with joy She could hardly believe it They had won And the people in the stands were clapping for her Next to her Leona was sitting on Thunder Leona her very best friend Had she won too 4
Man I knew it whispered Leona You and Snow White cleaned up all the prizes Somewhere in the audience Antonia’s father Alex ander and Grandma and Grandpa Rosenburg were sitting And of course her older sister Caroline was there too Antonia bowed her head as the medal was hung around her neck and then she accepted a gleaming trophy A ribbon was placed on Snow White’s bri dle Proudly Antonia sat up straight in the saddle and waved to everybody The fanfare sounded and the six best riders galloped their victory lap for the grand fina le It was a wonderful feeling It was like a dream from which she suddenly awakened because somebody was calling to her What had happened Hello Leona leaned down toward her from the top bed and grinned You were talking in your sleep again Antonia rubbed the sleep from her eyes and beamed Really I was standing on the very top It was an un believable feeling Antonia you’ve gotten to the top so many times 5
