About the Author and the Book

 

Hi, I'm Vicki Watson and this is my horse, Keziah's Jubilee (Kezzie), a Racking Horse mare.

The book, "Rosie and Scamper" has been a lifelong process, although I just started the actual writing a little over a year ago. God had been creating the story throughout my life. It all began when a neighbor offered me my first ride on the back of her palomino Quarter Horse. That was the only time she ever took me for a ride and I'm sure she never knew the impact that it had on me.

I was eight years old and from that moment on I became obsessed with horses. I read every book about horses in our school and county library numerous times. I dreamed about them and drew pictures of them. I wanted one so badly that it felt like a physical ache.

I still remember my surprise when my dad came home one day with a beautiful dappled pony named Cricket, that he had bought at an auction. She came with a black saddle with a red, stitched seat. The only problem was that Cricket was not trained. I never was able to ride her. Every time I tried, I got bucked off and Cricket would take off down the road. It didn't diminish my love of horses in the least.

Not long after that we moved, and to my delight, one of our new neighbors had several horses and ponies. He offered to teach me to ride and eventually took Cricket and one of my dad's pigs as a trade for one of his well-trained ponies, named Dolly.

That was when the fun really began with 4-H, horse shows, fairs, parades, and trail rides over the years as I was growing up. When I had three daughters of my own, we all enjoyed riding together.

Through the influence of John Lyons and Lew Sterrett, I began seeing that the relationship we have with our horses was in many ways similar to our relationship with God. God kept after me to do something using our horses to teach young girls about Him.

In 2002 my daughters and I started a group that we called the Christian Cowgirl Club. During the summers we invited a group of girls, that didn't have horses of their own, over once a week. We taught them about horses and riding, and included lessons about God that were illustrated through experiences we had with our horses. My Christian Cowgirl site has devotionals and horse activities as well as additional photos and information about our horses.

The book, "Rosie and Scamper" is a fictional account that draws on the experiences I had with horses as a child and also as an adult with my own daughters. I hope you enjoy the book.