Why did Merri love this book?
Even if I didn’t love horses and endurance riding, I would be captivated by Sonoma Blakeley’s journey toward becoming the youngest winner of the famous 100-mile Tevis Cup Endurance ride. Her passionate love of horses, her focused dedication to training, and her adventurous rides are all familiar to me.
While so many teens are distracted by other things in life, Sanoma had a dream that she fiercely followed until she accomplished it. I love how she appreciated and relied on her family to help get her there. It makes an inspiring story, culminating in the exciting, gripping 14 hours and 20 minutes of her pivotal Tevis Cup ride.
And how can you not root for a girl with a horse named Goober?
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The Thrilling and Emotional Memoir from Endurance Horse Racing Legend Sanoma Blakeley
Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion is the incredible, action-packed memoir of Sanoma Blakeley's 2019 Tevis Cup championship, won while riding her beloved horse Goober, and the tale of how she became the youngest woman to ever become a Tevis Cup champion. Beginning her endurance riding career at the age of seven, Blakeley writes about the years of training and teamwork required to win the most challenging and famous 100-mile horse race in the world aboard a horse she had originally acquired…