The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop Book 1 by Clare Balding

In this book we meet aspiring horse rider Charlie who lives on a farm with her family who are struggling for money to keep it up for much longer as things need replacing or fixing especially.

Her best friend Polly loves to ride and opposite to Charlie's family they have the money too, so when Charlie accidentally causes her family to buy a horse and pony at auction they must try their best to make their investment worthwhile else they can say goodbye to their lives as they know it.

Charlie gets bullied about her thunder thighs and state of her clothes a lot by her brother's but Clare makes this a positive showing how it benefits riders to be more well built and how it aids riding and controlling a horse. It was a thrilling read and Charlie was a fabulous character full of courage when others doubted her.