Book Reading: The Star Horse

    Join us at Topfield Equestrian Center for a book reading of Sarah Maslin Nir's new title The Star Horse. In addition to reading a selection from the book, Sarah will  answer audience questions, and sign the book which will be available for the discounted price of $15. The Star Horse is geared towards middle-school aged readers, but all are welcome to attend this FREE event.

    Following the book reading, join us for a tour and scavenger hunt of our barn and grounds. You will also meet our Fjord pony Espen, a look-alike to Billy from The Star Horse!

    Register for this event by FREE by Saturday, October 5 and you will be entered to win one of ten(10) free copies of The Star Horse! 

More about The Star Horse...

Lights . . . Camera . . . Giddyap?  Billy is a Norwegian Fjord horse—short as horses go, but with the natural star power of a Hollywood celebrity. Lori Allegria is a horse-loving seventh grader as awkward as she is tall for her age, who finds refuge from her shyness on her family farm with her best friend: Billy, the Fjord.  Their peace is shattered when Billy is “discovered” by Marlowe Narang, superstar kid actor, and given the opportunity of a horsey lifetime—to star in a film! And with that, the chance for Lori and her mom to save their struggling stables. Lori tearfully agrees to send her horse to a new life across the country on the set of Marlowe’s newest Hollywood production, a Western set in a real ghost town.  But Billy’s star turn is cut short when a mountain lion stalks the desert set and sends him fleeing into the Mojave. When word gets back to Lori, she runs away too—to find her Billy! Lost in the endless desert, as horse and girl make their way to each other, Lori and Billy both find they are not alone. Joined in their search by a cast of characters including wild donkeys, a sassy teenage cowgirl, a plucky service dog, and even the world’s biggest kid actor himself, The Star Horse is a story about finding your herd—human and horse—and along the way, finding your voice. 

Sarah Maslin Nir is a staff reporter for The New York Times, a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the new book The Star Horse, the third book in her Once Upon a Horse series of children’s books, featuring true stories from across the equestrian world. Nir is also the author of the adult nonfiction book Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal. She rides hunter horses competitively and is the mom of four horses and one foal. 

Topfield Equestrian Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, has been a leaader in equine-assisted activities in the Hudson Valley. Located in Cold Spring, New York, Topfield Center offers an environment where children, teens, and adults experience inclusion through nationally accredited and globally recognized equine-assisted interactions.​ Boasting breathtaking views of the majestic Hudson Valley, participants are guided through individualized programs by our compassionate team of certified professionals with the goal of fostering the truly unique relationship between humans and horses.