Laurel was a good kid, she tried to not ask much of her mama and papa, and she often tried to mind her own business. She did like to do a few things that did cost, and one of them was a splurge that didn't happen often. This was horse back riding, something Laurel loved to do because she found horses to be irresistible. Laurel found herself asking her dad more and more often to please take her out riding This is about those times. This book is part of the Little House of Miracles also known as the Mysteries of Topanga Canyon book series. Grey scale illustrations.