CARLY KADE CREATIVE: FOR THE LOVE OF HORSE BOOKS
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VIDEO: Sissy Comes Home to Our New Horse Property!

11/22/2019

 
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For the first time in my horse owning life, I have my horse in my own backyard!! Sissy is home. I've never been so happy. In this blog post, I'm sharing a video of the BIG DAY when I brought my biggest fur baby home. Can you hear my spurs jingling?
Since I bought Sissy 13 years ago, we have been on quite a journey together from Michigan, to Texas, and to Arizona which is now our forever home. I am so grateful to be able to look out my window and see my girl in my backyard. The inspiration for my horse books comes from time spent at the barn and now that barn is at home.
Our horse property is nestled between mountain ranges. I am so blessed that I can take Sissy across the street and trail ride in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. The scenery is so breathtaking in Arizona that I’m inspired every single time I saddle up or take a walk. 

Watch Sissy's Homecoming Video


Im Gonna Kiss You (Barn name = Sissy) is my adult horse, and the one I always dreamed of owning. She is a registered Paint mare. I bought Sissy in Michigan and she moved with me from there to Texas. Now, we’ve found our way west to Arizona where I ride her against a backdrop of mountains and experience the most breathtaking sunsets I’ve ever seen. I am one lucky cowgirl.

Carly Kade and her Horse in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve
Carly and Sissy in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve

Sissy is the inspiration behind my In the Reins horse book series. She's taught me that good horse(wo)manship is a journey, not a destination. Sissy keeps me on my toes and perpetually teaches me something new, even after all of these years.

I became Sissy’s owner when she was a three-year old and did a lot of her training myself (with the help of a good coach and a lot of horse training books), so the lessons learned through those experiences helped bring Faith’s training to life in my books.
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​Sissy and I share a very close bond much like my leading lady, Devon Brooke, and her horse, Faith, do. Sissy is a lot like Faith because she is forever forgiving of my equestrian mishaps and loves me unconditionally.
The In the Reins Horse Book Series by Carly Kade
I think my history with horses is a reason why other horse lovers have been drawn to my book series. I know what it feels like to enter a show pen and be nervous. I know what it feels like to be stuck with my horse’s training. I know what it feels like to swoon over a cute cowboy. Ha!
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I hope that sort of authenticity comes through in my writing. I’m a horse owner. I’ve shown competitively most of my life. I write about my lifestyle, not something I’ve researched, but what I do. From a rocking horse, to a stick horse, to a Palomino-Quarter Horse, to a Paint Horse — the saddle has always felt like home.

Carly Kade, Author of the In the Reins Equestrian Romance Horse Book Series

Horses give me peace. There is nothing more peaceful to me than the quiet bond between a woman and her horse. I am happiest when I am with Sissy. She is finally home and I can take care of her in all the ways I've wanted to.
I may have been lucky enough to have horses for most of my life, but I've always boarded my horse. Do you have any advice on having a horse at home for the first time? I'd love to hear about your adventures in horse ownership in the comments below!

About Author Carly Kade

Carly Kade, Horse Book Author
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Carly Kade is an award-winning equestrian author and the host of the Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast. Creative writing makes her spurs jingle! She writes fiction about horses, horse shows, Western pleasure and a handsome cowboy or two. Her books are for people just like her — crazy about reading, horses and cute cowboys!  
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In the Reins, the first in Carly's series of novels inspired by the equestrian lifestyle, has been an Amazon best seller for more than 10 weeks, is an EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award Winner for Best Western Fiction and has earned two Feathered Quill Book Awards in the Romance and Adult Book featuring Animals categories. The In the Reins equestrian romance series is available now in Audiobook, Paperback and eBook on Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks and Kobo.
The In the Reins Horse Book Series by Carly Kade

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    Books by Carly Kade

    In the Reins Equestrian Romance Horse Book Series by Carly Kade
    In the Reins, Cowboy Away, Show Pen Promise Books by Carly Kade

    In The Reins is an EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award Winner
    In the Reins is an EQUUS Film Festival Official Literary Award Winner
    Author Carly Kade wins Feathered Quill Book Award for Equestrian Fiction In The Reins
    In the Reins earns TWO Feathered Quill Book Awards
    Cowboy Away Earns Carly Kade Second EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award
    Cowboy Away Earns Carly Kade Second EQUUS Film Festival Literary Award
    In the Reins by Carly is BookWorks Book of the Week
    In the Reins is the Self Publishers Association Book of the Week

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    Carly Kade writes for anyone who loves horses, handsome cowboys and a great romance. Creative writing about horses makes her spurs jingle!  

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