Patricia Gilkerson

Piper finally has her driver's license, but life gets very messy after she and her dad rescue a horse from a turned-over trailer. Little do they know that rescue will trigger a series of increasingly dangerous events, putting her, her family and her friends at risk. She needs to get her Junior Project going - a Pony Pals class for little kids- and ace it. Complications include nightmares, a boyfriend away at college, the upcoming Halloween Hop, and the cute guy in Science Class. Short blurb: Piper's life is getting too messy in spite of her new driver's license. She needs to plan and ace her Junior Project, but what to do about the horse she rescued, her away-at-college boyfriend, increasingly dangerous events, and the cute guy in her Science Class?

Piper wants to ride in her first horse show, so she takes lessons from her dad's friend, Annie. Piper's horse keeps going lame, so Annie provides another one. Strange things are happening in Annie's barn and soon there are more questions than answers: Is Annie a criminal or an innocent victim? Who is threatening Annie and can Piper and the Horse Rescuers figure out a plan to help her? How does that horse keep getting out of his stall? And when will the river stop rising?