Silver Dreams by Sondra Rice Newman

A heart-stopping, hoof-pounding story you won't want to put down!   Just when you think you are comfortably in the saddle for one of those power-sex-and-money sagas, the heroine becomes a far more complex and fascinating character when she tosses aside the unsatisfying trappings of glamour for life in the rolling hillsides of the Virginia horse country. As her relationship with Silver Dreams unfolds, it becomes a rich exploration of the multiple meanings of the love between the woman and the gray horse, the love shared amongst her circle of friends, and the passionate love Leigh finds with the man who is her soul mate. As she is tested on this journey of self-discovery, she finds resources in herself and in her friends that prepare her for the life transformation of her dreams. From the moment Leigh's curiosity takes her out to Bibs McBride's boarding farm to see a "skinny, ole sick horse" to the tense high point as Silver Dreams enters the starting gate, SILVER