Other People's Horses (Alex & Alexander by Natalie Keller Reinert

Other People's Horses (Alex & Alexander by Natalie Keller Reinert

Six horses and Saratoga. It's a young trainer's dream come true, and it's happening for Alex at last: Alexander is entrusting the farm's racing string to her while he heads Down Under to help run his sick brother's farm.

But Saratoga isn't interested in Alex without Alexander. Unproven and decidedly female in a man's world, Alex finds herself the target of old-school racetrackers certain she married her way into training good horses. At the same time, her na ve assistant, Kerri, is far too interested in the less-than-scrupulous trainer who shares their barn.

But running a racing stable doesn't leave much time for petty fights and stable rivalries. Horses need to be worked, races need to be run. And Alex has her eye on something besides the winner's circle: a funny-faced filly, a chestnut nobody with a spotty blaze and a decided lack of brakes. Saratoga thinks the filly has a screw loose. But Alex knows better.

From training track gossip to tack-room confidentials, OTHER PEOPLE'S HORSES is the perfect stand-alone novel for fans of horses, equestrian sport, and horse racing -- or enjoy it alongside the companion novels in the Alex & Alexander Series. ★ Semi-Finalist, 2013 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award

Natalie Keller Reinert grew up in Maryland and Florida and has spent much of her life in the saddle. From galloping racehorses at Aqueduct, to grooming for international-level Event riders in Ocala, to riding on mounted patrol in New York City, Reinert's given it a try. In 2011 she released The Head and Not the Heart, which became the first of four novels in the Alex and Alexander series. She's also written novels set in eventing and horse showing. Reinert is a two-time semi-finalist for the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, for literature about the horse racing industry.