Heels Down Hall: Adventures of a Working Pupil by Regina Kear Reid Paperback Boo

Description: Heels Down Hall by Regina Kear Reid While American Alexandra learns how to train horses and teach riding in England, she experiences the thrill of cross-country jumping, and competes in horse trials; but can she pass the exam and keep her promise to her parents? FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Horse-crazy seventeen-year-old Alexandra Goodwins secret ambition is to become an international show jumper. In order to pursue her dream career with horses, she makes a deal with her parents. If they allow her to delay college for one year and to sign on as a working pupil at Heels Down Hall, a renowned English riding school, Alexa promises to obtain the British Horse Society Assistant Instructors certificate, a globally recognized teaching credential.During the turbulent summer of 1967, Alexandra leaves the genteel Old South and is transplanted deep into the heart of England. She suddenly finds herself living in Dickensian conditions, in a strange and unfamiliar, sometimes humorous, and definitely non-Disney world. While Alexandra learns how to train horses and teach riding, she experiences the thrill of cross-country jumping, and competes in horse trials; but can she pass the exam and keep her promise to her parents? Author Biography Since the age of seventeen, Regina Kear Reid has traveled the world, pursuing a career as a professional equestrian, freelance journalist, published poet, and artist.Her formal training includes a BA and MA from East Carolina University and years of intensive training at British Horse Society riding schools in various locations in the UK.Her love of horses has taken her across the United States and around the world. She lived in Ethiopia and England and has visited over forty countries.Reginas travels have influenced her teaching, writing, and artwork. Her articles and poems have been published in anthologies, and regional and national magazines. Her artwork has appeared in juried shows, galleries, and Art in Public Places.During her equestrian career, Regina directed the Pace University (New York) Equine Studies programs for fifteen years. She competed in major horse shows in hunters, jumpers, and ladies hunters side-saddle. She coached regional and national champions in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association in hunt seat and stock seat equitation. Trained by Olympic coaches and riders, Regina successfully competed in One-day Events, trained young horses, played and coached arena polo, hunted, and worked with Pony Clubs in the US and UK.After fifteen years at Pace, Regina married and co-owned a working farm where they boarded horses, raised ponies, and owned a tack shop.Heels Down Hall: Adventures of a Working Pupil, Reginas first novel, is based on a true story and is a tribute to her early training. Review Set in 1960s England, this lighthearted coming-of-age story will inspire you to follow your own equestrian dreams. -Robert "Bob" E. Cacchione, Founder, Intercollegiate Horse Shows Assoc.Heels Down Hall is a must-read for fans of All Creatures Great and Small! You will end up engrossed in a slice of England that appeals to equestrians and non-riders alike. -Ron Friedson, Saddle Designer and Avid ReaderHeels Down Hall is a fictional account based on real-life experiences and makes for fascinating reading. Set from 1967, the work records one year in the life of Alexa, a seventeen-year-old American girl, who goes to an English residential riding school as a working pupil with the dream of becoming an international show-jumper one day.On arrival at a rambling Leicestershire mansion, Alexa little imagined the cultural shock that awaited her. In many ways, Heels Down Hall was still time-warped in the 1860s. The interactions of Alexa with the characters she meets at the Hall and various horse shows and competitions take the reader into a different world from todays as does the odd romantic encounter!The style is refreshingly easy to read even for non-horsey people, despite technical phrases such as "leading file" and "leg yields," Heels Down Hall is a unique insight into a nearly forgotten time and well worth the read. I enjoyed it. -Charles de BeaulieuHeels Down Hall: Adventures of a Working Pupil by Regina Kear Reid is engaging from beginning to end. The author takes the reader along for the main characters literal and metaphorical journey as she leaves her home in the United States for a year in England. The storyline offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an English riding academy from the perspective of a young American newcomer. We follow along as Alex navigates a different culture and lifestyle, experiencing both the joys and frustrations of adjusting and fitting in while pursuing her equestrian passion. The book has a lovely pastoral feel. The setting is a riding academy in a small village, with lots of detailed descriptions of the school and the surrounding areas. Taking place during the late 1960s, readers are reminded of a time before the pervasiveness of social media, a time of face-to-face conversations and hand-written letters to those far away. Somewhat cloistered, the rigorous schedules of the working pupils leave little time for the distractions of the outside world. With television access limited to Sunday evening viewing and occasional trips into town, students have time to focus on their instruction as well as the relationships formed within the establishment. The individuals in the story experience highs and lows, triumphs and disappointments. The characters many adventures are recounted in vivid detail and with a good dose of humor. All in all, the book is a very entertaining read. -Julia Peterson, Independent Film ProducerHeels Down Hall is the perfect read for horse-crazy girls and their mothers! An inspiring account of the day-to-day hard work and joys of the equestrian working student. If you are looking for the perfect gift for the horse lover, look no further than Heels Down Hall! -Linda Kerstetter Details ISBN Author Regina Kear Reid Pages 412 Publisher Regina A. Reid Year 2022 ISBN-13 9798985362503 Publication Date 2022-03-18 UK Release Date 2022-03-18 Format Paperback Imprint Regina A. Reid Subtitle Adventures of a Working Pupil Audience Teenage / Young adult We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134992338;

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