When all of Haley's time goes to training her pony, keeping an eye on
the prize causes problems in this third book in a contemporary middle
grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of
Chincoteague.
For months, Haley Duncan has been saving up to ride with her pony Wings
in a clinic with a world-famous event rider. On top of that, she wants
to make sure Wings is as fit and ready as he can be, which means extra
trot sets before school and training and cleaning tack all weekend. So
what if Haley's friends complain that she doesn't have time for them
anymore? So what if she has to miss her very first ever school dance, or
skip a favorite family tradition, or leave early from her BFF's first
boy-girl party? Everyone will get it when they see her in the Olympics
someday. But when Haley's overscheduled existence and exhaustion causes
an accident, she may have to say good-bye to her dreams...