The Phantom Stallion

Phantom Stallion E-Newsletter March 2009

Sunny or stormy? Snow, rainbows or daffodils pushed face-down by the wind? You never know what you'll see out your bedroom window on a March morning and that makes each day an adventure. Horse-lovers can be thankful for the two faces of March because it gives them a gradual lead up to the busy days of spring.

Hanging around the barn on rainy days, you can climb the wooden ladder to the loft and toss down hay to the warm animals below. Lots of horses have goats or cats for companions, and you can listen to them muttering to each other while you check girths and headstalls for strength, then polish tack until its shining and supple.

March is a good time to keep your eyes open for cloud formations called "mare's tails." You've probably seen hundreds of them, and just didn't know what they were called.

If you find yourself stomping though mud to visit your favorite horse (whether she's yours or not), bring along carrots or apple slices, then feed horses and ponies from different places around the pasture or pen. If you never wear a hat, and wear your brother's cap or bicycle helmet.

Why? It gives the horses something to think about and since they can't curl up and read like you do (at least most horses can't!), you can keep them from being bored by varying their routines.

Varying your own day is a good idea, too. March is often the perfect time for kite flying with a friend. Running to help your kite catch a breeze is good exercise if you've been cooped-up inside at school or home.

And don't you love the kites decorated with fantasy horses and unicorns? As they give high-spirited tugs against the "rein" of kite string, keep your hands soft (like any good rider). Gradually give your flying horse her head, and soon she'll be leaping over cloud hedges and galloping through the blue March sky.

Spring is sprung right in the middle of March, so Terri is trying something new. Want to SHARE Terri's newsletter with someone who loves horses? Look at the top of this newsletter, run your cursor over the word SHARE and you'll see you can put this newsletter into an email, on your MySpace or Facebook page and so on.

This just in . . .

Years before cowboys rode the range, horsemen roped wild horses and herded cattle through jungles, over black sand beaches, along high sea cliffs and across the volcanic slopes of Hawaii. They were called paniolos -- "Hawaiian cowboys."

In the early 1800's as the number of fierce, feral cattle increased in Hawaii, the need for experienced cattle handlers became clear and King Kamehameha II invited vaqueros from Spanish California to come teach his people cattle handling skills.

The vaqueros were called "Espanoles" (Spaniards), even though two of them were Native Americans, and the native Hawaiians came to call them "paniolos." In time, all cowboys in Hawaii came to be known as paniolos and, in time, they became world class riders and ropers.

Terri Farley's WILD HORSE ISLAND stories have been brewing since she first read about paniolos in her 4th grade history class.

Just as the PHANTOM STALLION series grew from her experiences on a cattle drive across the Black Rock Desert, the WILD HORSE ISLAND books grew from her adventures on the Dahana Ranch, a native-owned ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Now, you can explore Dahana Ranch just as Terri did, by searching the Dahana Ranch website for answers to the following questions. And you will win sweatshirts emblazoned with the Dahana Ranch name and symbol!

WHO can enter: YOU!
WHAT: Paniolo in Paradise! A fun contest that lets you go holoholo around Dahana Ranch
WHEN: March 1 - 25 2009
WHERE: DahanaRanch.com
WHY: For free, you can enjoy a virtual trip to the Big Island of Hawaii and "meet" the real people and animals which inspired fictional characters in Terri Farley's WILD HORSE ISLAND series.
HOW: Answer the questions below and email your answers to wildhorsepower@aol.com. In the subject line, please type PANIOLO.

WINNERS: The first 15 people to correctly answer all TEN of the questions below, will win a sweatshirt or a cap emblazoned with the DAHANA RANCH Roughrider logo.

Take your time, because you may only enter once!

Need hints? Some are listed below the questions. Others can be found in Darby's Diary and Darby's Dictionary in the WILD HORSE ISLAND books.

What is the name of the ranch stallion?
Find the letter from Terri Farley. What does Terri thank the Nakoa family for?
Which year was the real Hoku born?
A horse named Hapa Kanaka grew up on Dahana Ranch. What does his name mean?
Search the website for real live Australian Shepherds which live on Dahana Ranch. Pick one of their names as the answer to this question.
One photo caption jokes: "The world's most irritating animal lives here." What kind of animal is it?
What kind of animal is Suki?
What kind of animal is Freight Train?
The website gives six qualities you need to work on Dahana Ranch. Name one, word-for-word
If you wanted to go to Dahana Ranch, you might email ahead to make a reservation for a trail ride and to have your photo taken with the real Hoku. What is the ranch email address?

Hints:

He is a gray stallion.
The letter is NOT on the PHANTOM STALLION page & she thanks them for several things
The answer is near a photo of the real Hoku. In it, she's saddled, but has no rider.
In WILD HORSE ISLAND, Jonah calls Hoku "Hapa Kanaka" when she does something smart
The dogs have their own page on the Dahana Ranch website
In WILD HORSE ISLAND, Francie is one of the these animals
Suki's photo is at the very bottom of a website page
He's bigger than most horses
Check out the "employment and internship" page
Look for the CONTACT link

Sam's blog

Tempest got a bubble bath today because she's my star model in the "Home Means Nevada" photo contest. Of course "Home Means Nevada" is our state song and the winning photos are supposed to represent what about Nevada means home to me.

Where is Terri Farley?

Just a note --

I'm making a drive-by book tour through Oregon and Washington with my friend Suzanne Morgan Williams (author of BULL RIDER).

Below are two stops we'll be making for sure, but we're also doing some school visits.

I know it's short notice, but Ii you think your school is in the area between Reno, Nevada and Seattle, Washington and would like us to drop by on one of the days either side of that weekend (April 4-5) please get in touch asap.

This would be a low cost way for your school to have us visit since the school wouldn't have to pay round-trip airfare for two authors!

April 4 -- 11 a.m.
Powell's City of Books
1005 W. Burnside
Portland, Oregon

April 5 -- 11 a.m.
Third Place Books
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest, WA

Check next month's newsletter for updates.

April 1: No fooling, watch YouTube.com's interview with Terri Farley & the real Phantom Stallion!

Buy Phantom Stallion

Terri's books are available as ebooks!

Phantom Stallion books are available at your local bookstore and online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Indiebound.org


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	Phantom Stallion E-Newsletter March 2009 Sunny or stormy? Snow, rainbows or daffodils pushed face-down by the wind? You never know what you'll see out your bedroom window on a March morning and that makes each day an adventure. Horse-lovers can be thankful for the two faces of March because it gives them a gradual lead up to the busy days of spring. Hanging around the barn on rainy days, you can climb the wooden ladder to the loft and toss down hay to the warm animals below. Lots of horses have goats or cats for companions, and you can listen to them muttering to each other while you check girths and headstalls for strength, then polish tack until its shining and supple. March is a good time to keep your eyes open for cloud formations called "mare's tails." You've probably seen hundreds of them, and just didn't know what they were called. If you find yourself stomping though mud to visit your favorite horse (whether she's yours or not), bring along carrots or apple slices, then feed horses and ponies from different places around the pasture or pen. If you never wear a hat, and wear your brother's cap or bicycle helmet. Why? It gives the horses something to think about and since they can't curl up and read like you do (at least most horses can't!), you can keep them from being bored by varying their routines. Varying your own day is a good idea, too. March is often the perfect time for kite flying with a friend. Running to help your kite catch a breeze is good exercise if you've been cooped-up inside at school or home. And don't you love the kites decorated with fantasy horses and unicorns? As they give high-spirited tugs against the "rein" of kite string, keep your hands soft (like any good rider). Gradually give your flying horse her head, and soon she'll be leaping over cloud hedges and galloping through the blue March sky. Spring is sprung right in the middle of March, so Terri is trying something new. Want to SHARE Terri's newsletter with someone who loves horses? Look at the top of this newsletter, run your cursor over the word SHARE and you'll see you can put this newsletter into an email, on your MySpace or Facebook page and so on. This just in . . . Years before cowboys rode the range, horsemen roped wild horses and herded cattle through jungles, over black sand beaches, along high sea cliffs and across the volcanic slopes of Hawaii. They were called paniolos -- "Hawaiian cowboys." In the early 1800's as the number of fierce, feral cattle increased in Hawaii, the need for experienced cattle handlers became clear and King Kamehameha II invited vaqueros from Spanish California to come teach his people cattle handling skills. The vaqueros were called "Espanoles" (Spaniards), even though two of them were Native Americans, and the native Hawaiians came to call them "paniolos." In time, all cowboys in Hawaii came to be known as paniolos and, in time, they became world class riders and ropers. Terri Farley's WILD HORSE ISLAND stories have been brewing since she first read about paniolos in her 4th grade history class. Just as the PHANTOM STALLION series grew from her experiences on a cattle drive across the Black Rock Desert, the WILD HORSE ISLAND books grew from her adventures on the Dahana Ranch, a native-owned ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii. Now, you can explore Dahana Ranch just as Terri did, by searching the Dahana Ranch website for answers to the following questions. And you will win sweatshirts emblazoned with the Dahana Ranch name and symbol! WHO can enter: YOU! WHAT: Paniolo in Paradise! A fun contest that lets you go holoholo around Dahana Ranch WHEN: March 1 - 25 2009 WHERE: DahanaRanch.com WHY: For free, you can enjoy a virtual trip to the Big Island of Hawaii and "meet" the real people and animals which inspired fictional characters in Terri Farley's WILD HORSE ISLAND series. HOW: Answer the questions below and email your answers to wildhorsepower@aol.com. In the subject line, please type PANIOLO. WINNERS: The first 15 people to correctly answer all TEN of the questions below, will win a sweatshirt or a cap emblazoned with the DAHANA RANCH Roughrider logo. Take your time, because you may only enter once! Need hints? Some are listed below the questions. Others can be found in Darby's Diary and Darby's Dictionary in the WILD HORSE ISLAND books. What is the name of the ranch stallion? Find the letter from Terri Farley. What does Terri thank the Nakoa family for? Which year was the real Hoku born? A horse named Hapa Kanaka grew up on Dahana Ranch. What does his name mean? Search the website for real live Australian Shepherds which live on Dahana Ranch. Pick one of their names as the answer to this question. One photo caption jokes: "The world's most irritating animal lives here." What kind of animal is it? What kind of animal is Suki? What kind of animal is Freight Train? The website gives six qualities you need to work on Dahana Ranch. Name one, word-for-word If you wanted to go to Dahana Ranch, you might email ahead to make a reservation for a trail ride and to have your photo taken with the real Hoku. What is the ranch email address? Hints: He is a gray stallion. The letter is NOT on the PHANTOM STALLION page & she thanks them for several things The answer is near a photo of the real Hoku. In it, she's saddled, but has no rider. In WILD HORSE ISLAND, Jonah calls Hoku "Hapa Kanaka" when she does something smart The dogs have their own page on the Dahana Ranch website In WILD HORSE ISLAND, Francie is one of the these animals Suki's photo is at the very bottom of a website page He's bigger than most horses Check out the "employment and internship" page Look for the CONTACT link Sam's blog Tempest got a bubble bath today because she's my star model in the "Home Means Nevada" photo contest. Of course "Home Means Nevada" is our state song and the winning photos are supposed to represent what about Nevada means home to me. read more Where is Terri Farley? Just a note -- I'm making a drive-by book tour through Oregon and Washington with my friend Suzanne Morgan Williams (author of BULL RIDER). Below are two stops we'll be making for sure, but we're also doing some school visits. I know it's short notice, but Ii you think your school is in the area between Reno, Nevada and Seattle, Washington and would like us to drop by on one of the days either side of that weekend (April 4-5) please get in touch asap. This would be a low cost way for your school to have us visit since the school wouldn't have to pay round-trip airfare for two authors! April 4 -- 11 a.m. Powell's City of Books 1005 W. Burnside Portland, Oregon April 5 -- 11 a.m. Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest, WA Check next month's newsletter for updates. April 1: No fooling, watch YouTube.com's interview with Terri Farley & the real Phantom Stallion! Buy Phantom Stallion Terri's books are available as ebooks! Phantom Stallion books are available at your local bookstore and online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Indiebound.org