Dandi truly loves horses! From childhood through today, you can frequently find her spending time with her favorite 4-legged friends! She shares her love with her readers in several horse-related book series.
Winnie Series
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don’t always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series’ vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie’s life with friendship and adventure
Starlight Series
Starlight Animal Rescue: Where problem horses are trained and loved, where abandoned dogs become heroes, where stray cats become loyal companions. And where people with nowhere to fit in find a place to belong.
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A Tribute to Sugar, Dandi’s first horse.
Backyard Horses series
Feisty Ellie feels the need to prove to the world that her Backyard Horse (Dream) is worthy of attention. Ellie arranges a race to show off her horse. But her world is shaken when her horse gets sick and she is forced to realize she could very well lose her Dream.
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Winnie The Horse Gentler: 30 New Stories
Winnie is back with 30 new stories! With her come Nickers and the horses, plus her quirky group of friends: Catman Coolidge, a throwback to the hippies, his sidekick M (Nobody knows his last name.); Lizard-loving Lizzy; dog-loving Eddy Barker—and new horses to be gentled and loved. Included with each story are devotional questions, Scripture tie-ins, and space to journal your own thoughts about God, faith, horses, and life.
Day One: Why Me?
My horse, Nickers, is the best listener in Ohio, which explains why I’m in the barn before sunrise talking to her. “No, thank you.” That’s what I should’ve said when Mrs. Brody asked me to help their horse. But no. I had to say, “Sure. OK.” Now what am I going to do? We need the money. Plus, I’m trying to build my reputation as a horse gentler.”
I press my cheek to my white Arabian’s neck and breathe in horse. “What if I disappoint the most famous client I’ve ever had, Nickers, a world champion?”