Book Review of The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Golden Haze
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The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Golden Haze
Written by Alison Bellringer
Ages: 8+ | 98 Pages
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers (2025) | ISBN: 978-1037113741
What to Expect: Friendship, horses, cattle ranching, problem-solving.
The Saddlers Ranch books are all about horses, friendship, and the special sort of hard work that goes into running a cattle ranch, and readers will love meeting new friends and catching up with old ones (both human and equine) in this latest installment in the series.
Coral and Lexie once again have a whole summer to look forward to with the horses on Saddlers Ranch (and Tilly too, once her studying is out of the way)—and this summer, there’s a special new horse for them to spend time with. Coral’s cousin Tammy has left Golden Haze at the ranch, and both girls are in love with the new horse’s beautiful palomino looks and placid nature. However, Tammy forgot to tell them something important—Golden Haze likes to wander.
When the girls wake up to find Golden Haze missing and a rattlesnake lurking in her stall, the whole ranch is launched into frantic activity—can they find the missing mare before Tammy returns from her vacation? Only time will tell!
Lexie, Coral, and Tilly are all a year older, but age hasn’t diminished their friendship or their love for the ranch. As well as exploring the themes of friendship, responsibility, and hard work, the story offers a rich glimpse of what life on a working ranch looks like, from the mucky work of washing down working horses to the heartbreak of saying goodbye to beloved animals when it is time for them to move on.
Whether they are fans of the series as a whole or just lovers of all things equine, readers are sure to love this heartwarming story grounded in the realism of the ranch.
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About the Author
Alison Bellringer has been writing short stories to share with friends and family for many years and always enjoys exploring her creativity when putting pen to paper, so she is excited to have the opportunity to share her love of writing with others. Alison grew up around dogs, first Mila and then Smoky, who each went on many wonderful adventures and lived to a good old age, and she especially loves including ‘man’s best friend’ or some other favorite animal throughout most of her stories.
Alison has been playing trombone since about 2010, euphonium from mid-2019, and always likes getting together with a few friends to ‘make a joyful noise’ sharing music. Alison also enjoys a bit of freelance photography when she gets the chance, especially if it involves taking pictures of sunsets.
Both The Bronson Escapades and The Wolf Cub are Silver Recipients of the Mom’s Choice Awards® honorary seal of excellence, with the latter being a 2nd place winner in the 2024 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in both the ‘Education’ and ‘Coffee Table & Gift Books’ categories, in addition to obtaining an Honorable Mention in several others: Best Cover Design, Children’s Chapter Books, Middle-Grade Fiction, and Animals/Pets. More recently, The Wolf Cub received a Bronze Medal in the ‘EBook Pre-Teen Fiction’ category in the 2025 Moonbeam Book Awards and Footprints in the Snow was named a finalist in the 2025 N. N. Light Book Awards in the ‘Children’s Books’ category. Additionally, The Bronson Escapades achieved 3rd place in the 2025 Bestsellers World Book Awards in both the ‘Children’s Books’ and ‘Humor/Satire’ categories. Whisper (Book One) achieved an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards in an outstanding total of six different categories and The Bronson Escapades received the same placing in one other. In 2026, The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Cloud was named a Distinguished Favorite in the Independent Press Awards in the ‘Middle-Grade’ category. Alison’s trilogy, Whisper, Lucas, and Escape, was presented with the NAPPA Award winning seal, with the first book having also received a 2026 Family Choice Award.
For more information, visit www.alisonbellringerauthor.com.
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