Pushing aside her fear, a special bond is formed, much to the surprise of everyone at the farm. Tara is frightened of the enraged horse, until she realizes Trouble is as misunderstood and untrusting as she is.

Trust only broke her heart, perseverance meant more failures, and no one respects or wants to team up with the misfit foster kid.Īt the farm, Tara meets Trouble, an angry and defiant 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’s skeptic and suspicious, with no family, and no friends. Tara must overcome her own limitations and fight to save the horse that has freed her heart and given her life value and meaning.Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Tara Cummings has been passed from foster home to foster home not wanted anywhere by anyone. Trouble’s manipulative owner is determined to have him destroyed because of his ‘dangerous’ nature.

But her confidence is shaken as an even greater challenge looms ahead.

Tara ’s self-esteem grows through the therapy program as she begins to work through her shyness and reservations. Trouble trusts Tara, and Tara in turn finds hope and acceptance as well as the will to love and trust again herself. She pushes aside her fear and a special relationship is formed as she alone manages to calm him, much to the surprise of everyone at the farm. At first she’s afraid of Trouble, until she realizes he’s as misunderstood and untrusting as she is. 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 therapy horse farm, Tara meets Trouble, an angry and defiant 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. Abandoned by her mother at the young age of seven she’s been passed from foster home to foster home not wanted anywhere by anyone. A troubled teen must overcome her abusive past to save the defiant horse that has taught her to love and trust again.

A Horse Called Trouble by C.K. Volnek