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Chico's challenge : the story of an American Quarter Horse / Jessie Haas.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Breyer horse collectionPublication details: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2012.Description: 123 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0312666802 : PAP
  • 9780312666804 : PAP
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Born to herd, but hemmed in on a small ranchette in Laramie, Wyoming, Chico, a four-year-old American Quarter Horse, longs for a bigger life amid the vast grassland and big blue sky that lies beyond, just out of reach. When Chico comes to live with Sierra --a teen who yearns to learn the sport of cutting-- on her family's cattle ranch, his zeal and her enthusiasm seem like a perfect fit. But Chico is afraid of cows and instinctively tries to chase them off. Can Sierra, a beginner too, help him learn enough discipline to conquer his fears and instincts, and find his own true self?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction BREYER H HAAS 5 Available 33111006735548
Total holds: 0

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Set in Wyoming, Chico's Challenge follows a young buckskin quarter horse who is trade to Sierra, a teen who works her father's ranch and dreams of becoming a cutting horse champion. Chico seems to have the makings of a great cow horse, but...he has never seen a cow in his life! Can he and Sierra, both novices, learn to work together as a team?

"Born to herd, but hemmed in on a small ranchette in Laramie, Wyoming, Chico, a four-year-old American Quarter Horse, longs for a bigger life amid the vast grassland and big blue sky that lies beyond, just out of reach. When Chico comes to live with Sierra --a teen who yearns to learn the sport of cutting-- on her family's cattle ranch, his zeal and her enthusiasm seem like a perfect fit. But Chico is afraid of cows and instinctively tries to chase them off. Can Sierra, a beginner too, help him learn enough discipline to conquer his fears and instincts, and find his own true self?"--P. [4] of cover.

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