Instantly felt drawn to the main character, I found myself rooting for Tara. I picked this book up for free simply because it sounded interesting. Tara must overcome her own limitations and fight to save the horse that has freed her heart and given her life value and meaning. Trouble’s manipulative owner is determined to have him destroyed because of his ‘dangerous’ nature. Trouble trusts Tara, and Tara in turn finds hope and acceptance as well as the will to love and trust again herself.īut Tara’s confidence is shaken as a great challenge looms ahead. When Tara realizes he’s just as misunderstood and untrusting as she is, she pushes aside her fear and a special relationship is formed. Trust only got her heart broken, perseverance only gets her put down, and no one respects or wants to team up with the misfit foster kid.Īt the stable, Tara meets Trouble, an angry horse bent on destroying everything and everyone around him. Horse therapy “will teach trust, perseverance, respect and the value of teamwork,” or so says the program’s instructor. At thirteen she finds herself skeptic and suspicious, with no family, no friends, and forced to participate in horse therapy. I loved it.'A troubled teen must overcome her abusive past to save the defiant horse that has taught her to love and trust again.'Ībandoned by her mother at the young age of seven, Tara Cumming’s been passed from foster home to foster home not wanted anywhere by anyone. A Horse Called Trouble is up there with the classics. But more than this, the book is a gripping adventure to be loved and passed on from generation to generation. How we love Tara and Trouble.īeautifully written, evoking a gamut of emotions, A Horse Called Trouble is a lesson for bullies and encouragement for those who are treated unfairly. We are drawn into the story from the start, and held there, feeling we are participants in 13-year-old Tara’s life. In A Horse Called Trouble, Ms Volnek explores the sensitive issues in childhood and adolescence of ‘the haves’ and ‘have nots’, of friendships and jealousies, of rejection and bullying, and shows us a strong central character who fights on, and grows, in spite of the odds. The ranch setting is appealing and provides a great contrast for the dark, internal and external conflicts which drive the story. This is a lovely uplifting book about a troubled girl and a troublesome horse who find love and trust in each other.

A Horse Called Trouble by C.K. Volnek