Pony Essay Writing Contest Coming Soon!

My apologies for the delay in keeping up with my blog. Life doesn't always make room for all we hope to get done in a day, and as fellow horse people, I know you know what I mean.

COMING SOON! The second annual writing contest for all horse or pony people! Winner gets a $15 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble Bookstore and their essay will be posted on this blog. Check back on July 4th for the full details.

ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption

The Horse Park of New Jersey is proud to announce the addition of ReRun as the benefactor of the 2010 Jersey Fresh International Three Day Event scheduled for May 6-9, 2010. This event will also serve as a selection trial for the 2010 World Equestrian Games this coming summer in Lexington Kentucky

RERUN, is a 501(c)3 organization that was founded in 1996. ReRun’s mission is to provide rest, rehabilitation and retraining to Thoroughbred ex-racehorses who are no longer competitive at the racetrack. ReRun pioneered the concept that racehorses need not be retired but can be retrained for productive careers in a variety of riding disciplines. ReRun has placed hundreds of ex-racehorses in adoptive homes to do dressage, jumping, foxhunting, trail riding and even barrel racing.

ReRun maintains farms in New Jersey, New York, and a smaller chapter in North Carolina. The program cares for approximately 45 horses awaiting adoption and relies primarily on grants, donations and volunteers to operate. In 2009, ReRun was selected as the on site program for Monmouth Park and is responsible for assisting NJ owners and trainers with placing more horses from NJ racetracks. This program is partially funded by the New Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association and the Monmouth Park jockey colony.

ReRun conducts other fundraising efforts throughout the year, including a Day at the Races at Monmouth Park, an Annual Charity Horse Show at the NJ Horse Park and eBay auctions of its trademarked “Moneigh” ® horse paintings. This year’s holiday Moneigh auction was held November 29 to December 6. Over 40 famous Thoroughbreds, including such greats as Cigar, Funny Cide and Rags to Riches, have painted unique pieces of art using their muzzles, whiskers, tails and sometimes a paintbrush.

For more information about ReRun Thoroughbred Adoption, visit their web site by clicking here: ReRun

Ponies of the Heart, the Novel

The NEW title of my completed middle grade pony novel is:

PONIES OF THE HEART

Confessions of a School Pony
by Nanci Turner Steveson

The photo was taken last year after the real Tugboat's first Beginner Novice event and shows a heart clipped out of his fuzzy hindquarters. This was done long before I started looking for a new title for the novel. When his owner wrote and reminded me of this clip, and of the short story I wrote by the same name that was published several years ago well.... it was just so obvious.

Thank you to everyone who gave suggestions. I will keep you posted on the progress of the manuscript!

P.S. Sorry for the delay in posting over the last two months. My older son just went through more surgeries and I have been quite preoccupied with all of it down in Austin. Hopefully we have that behind us and we are eager to move forward.