Author Featured in Sidelines Magazine

I was honored to be a featured author in the January, 2024 Sidelines Magazine. If you haven’t had the chance to read this magazine, I highly recommend picking up an issue or even subscribing to it if you love horses. The magazine is full of wonderful articles, beautiful photography, and a glimpse into the professional world of equestrian life.

I bought my first issue a few years ago from a local tack shop that is sadly no longer in business. I wasn’t familiar with the magazine and wanted to page through its contents. After buying my first copy, I immediately subscribed to its 12-issue annual rate of $9.95 (now $14.95). I have watched the periodical grow from a slim magazine to one that is now loaded with interesting copy and colorful photos of the horse world and the people who live there. I look forward to it being in my mailbox every month. You can view the current issue online now if you follow the link above.

 

Here is a new review by children’s book author Andrea Christoff from the Wisconsin Writers Association for Ghost Horse at Oak Lane Stable (Book 4). I thought I would share it with you:

Ghost Horse at Oak Lane Stable: Book 4, by Kerri Lukasavitz

Middle Grade Fiction

224 pages

Ghost Horse is an engaging and heartwarming tale that seamlessly weaves the captivating world of horses with the emotions and trials of being a teen. The author masterfully captures the essence of adolescence, blending relatable teenage experiences with the enchantment of the equestrian realm. This book is also a perfect stand alone, so if you haven’t read the first three books in the series, you won’t miss a beat.

The author does a fantastic job conveying the thoughts and feelings of a 14-year-old and uses great interiority to show Cassie’s struggles which gives the story its core. Also, being an animal lover, there is something about animal friendships that I adore. But you don’t need to be a “horse person” specifically to appreciate this book, because it is the characters that will hold your attention until the very end. I think coming-of-age readers will really enjoy this book, as well as older readers who want to be transported back in time and have a wholesome read.

Reviewer Andrea Christoff  lives in Spring Green, WI. By day, she works in Marketing for her family’s fourth-generation cheese company and, in her free time, she writes fiction and non-fiction picture books. She is a member of SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, and the Wisconsin Writers Association.

 

Things at the dressage barn are going well. My lessons on Gent (the bay horse I pictured a few blog posts back) are progressing. I’m not quite as sore after riding as I had been when I first started. I have been doing more specific exercises for riding (when I’m not clearing snow!), which seem to be helping a lot. Gent is such a good horse.

My riding time of only-walking on Cowboy (pictured above) has ended for now. He acted up for another rider, and the trainer wanted to get on him to see what was causing his uncharacteristic bad behavior. It turns out he has a sore back in addition to being recently cleared for work from a suspensory injury back in the fall. He is now being worked on the ground in a surcingle and bridle without any riding. I do some light bodywork to strengthen his back before I hand-walk him for half an hour, which I enjoy. Being responsible for their healing care has always been one of my favorite tasks around horses. I don’t need to ride to feel I’ve had quality time around horses. I hope he heals well. He is also a good horse.

 

MHWF Website.

I donate regularly to the Midwest Horse Welfare Foundation. I have followed them for years and send a portion of the book sales to them quarterly and for their annual fall hay drive. They always need donations for the rescued horses they have in their care.

 

Author Kerri Lukasavitz and the middle grade Oak Lane Stable Novel Series: Books written for young readers, but enjoyed by horse lovers of all ages.


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