Nine-year-old Julia has a reoccurring dream where she's standing on the back of a cantering horse with her arms up in the air. When she tells her mother about this dream, she's pleasantly surprised to learn that her dream isn't a farfetched fantasy but, rather, is based on something very real that she saw when she was a baby.
Julia's mother explains that what she saw in her dream is known as equestrian vaulting. It is a competitive sport celebrated all over the world, and Julia had attended such a competition when she was just two years old.
Fascinated with the images that stuck with her for so long, Julia makes up her mind to learn more about the sport and decides that she wants to compete, no matter what. But there are numerous obstacles that stand in her way. With nothing more than a faint memory guiding her way, can this little girl turn her dream into a reality?
A story of desire, resolve, and unyielding commitment to one's dreams, Julia's Vaulting Dream is a compelling tome that will not only educate young readers on the elements of an unconventional sport but will also inspire them to follow their own dreams.
About the Author: Born in upstate New York and raised on a hundred-acre horse farm, Alison Gieschen has been immersed in the horse world since childhood. She carried her passion for horses with her through her education at the University of North Carolina, where she earned a degree in English and met her husband, Daniel.
The couple then moved to New Jersey, built a farm, and started a family. Gieschen obtained teaching certifications from Rowan University, and has been teaching for the past fifteen years.
Through her roles as wife and mother, Gieschen was pulled even deeper into the horse world-introduced to polo when Daniel took it up, and to equestrian vaulting when their three-year-old daughter became fascinated with the sport. She has been successfully coaching equestrian vaulting at a national level for over twenty years.
Now that their children are grown, Alison spends her time writing books to educate children about horses, combining her passion with her experience as a teacher and mother.
