SuitabookBelonging in an elite setting
Ashleigh arrives at a prestigious school as the new girl and tries to establish herself among experienced riders.
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Kathy Helidoniotis - Author
A horse-centred school story about opportunity, competition and belonging. Ashleigh enters an elite riding environment as an outsider, facing interpersonal opposition while trying to prove she deserves her scholarship.
Ashleigh Miller has landed a riding scholarship to the prestigious Linley Heights School and she's determined to make the most of it. It's an incredible opportunity: at Linley she'll train with some of Australia's best riding instructors at a state-of-the-art facility and compete on the school's polocrosse team. She'll even have horsemanship as a subject in school! Still, it means that once again Ashleigh will be the new girl, and she knows from experience that isn't easy. With a germophobe roommate who's determined to get the school's horse program cancelled, a history teacher who hates her from day one, and a rival rider who's jealous of Ashleigh's scholarship, Ashleigh's got her work cut out for her. She vows there's nothing she won't do to prove herself at Linley, but as her attempts to show she belongs become dangerous, she risks losing everything. For the first time, Ashleigh doesn't have being totally horse mad to fall back on. Could moving away from Shady Creek have been the worst decision of her life?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA horse-centred school story about opportunity, competition and belonging. Ashleigh enters an elite riding environment as an outsider, facing interpersonal opposition while trying to prove she deserves her scholarship.
Ashleigh arrives at a prestigious school as the new girl and tries to establish herself among experienced riders.
Ashleigh wants to make the most of her scholarship and compete on the polocrosse team, while a rival rider is jealous of her position.
Ashleigh has relied on being totally horse mad, but at Linley she must manage challenges beyond her riding interests.
Pay attention to how Ashleigh responds when proving herself starts to become dangerous, and whether the school’s competitive culture supports, challenges or complicates her sense of belonging.
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