I've always loved horses but my parents
could never afford to buy me one so when I was
young I used to set up little jumps all round the back yard and take
myself over them pretending to be a horse, or a rider on a horse. I
got to be very good at jumping!
As I jumped and galloped, my active
imagination was at work weaving a story round all this activity, explaining
it, putting it into a setting, putting names to who and what I was and
the imaginary companions who ran and jumped with me.
Out of this a hero named Sierra, was born. I began
to writedown his story, illustrating
it as I went. The first book came into being followed by a second and
then a third. I was going to call it quits at that point but went on
to write a fourth book because my daughter and friends wanted MORE.
The story eventually spanned six books. For printing requirements I thought that it might be best to split each book in two, making a series of twelve books in all- the Quinolan Qhronicles. The story goes all the way through but you don't need to read the whole lot to still enjoy Sierra's
adventures. On this site you will find
Book 1, which will give you, I hope, a lot of entertainment and a sample of the world of Half Horse.
Over the years others have read and enjoyed the Qhronicles
and now I would like to share them with you.
When I started writing this story, I knew what
I wanted the first line to be and I knew the line I wanted it to end
with- everything in between was a glorious adventure and I had no more
idea of what was going to happen, the places I would find and the people
and horses I would meet than you have now. I hope you will find the
journey as enjoyable as I have done.
I am currently in the process of publishing this book in soft cover form. If you read the story and enjoy it and would like more or like to know more, please contact me. I would love to hear from you.
