Read the Reviews for Rimfire!

NEW "As always, Feld manages to cover safety, good stable management skills, and sound horsemanship and training techniques while smoothly moving the story along. Adding zest to the main storyline is a horse rescue, a trip out West, a showing mishap, and a missing horse. These events guarantee the sustained interest of young readers. Rimfire entertains and instructs while raising awareness of positive social and personal skills in the context of a lively story." - Lynne A. Miller, The Aiken Horse

NEW "Like Feld's other books, don't be surprised if you end up reading Rimfire in one sitting as it is a fun-filled, educational, horse adventure with numerous twists, turns and an unexpected adventure." Susan Dudasik, Just Horses

NEW As with all the in the Morgan Horse series, this one is a pure delight to read. Feld weaves life lessons, horse sense, and a hefty dose of barrel racing information into the exciting plot. The end result is a books that's both highly entertaining and subtly educational...Bottom line: Young horse lovers will get lost in this story of friendship, horse sense, and adventure!" - Horseman's Yankee Pedlar (pdf file)

- "Rimfire brings the exciting world of barrel racing to life in a fun and delightful way! A great book for our youth and a valuable reminder that quitters never win and winners never quit." - Martha Josey, AQHA, WPRA, NBHA World Champion, Olympic Medalist, Hall of Fame

- "Ellen Feld's expert storytelling makes you feel like you're in the saddle, taking part in the adventure. Kids will love every page of this exciting and heartwarming story as it unfolds, while parents will appreciate the emphasis on safety, barn etiquette, and compassion for all animals. Ellen Feld has done it again!" - Kate Tully, Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar (This is a second Pedlar review that was written pre-publicaton.)

- "Rimfire is a realistic look into the world of barrel racing, yet written well enough that the younger pre-teen crowd it’s aimed for can completely understand it. Fans of Feld's series will be overjoyed with the new book as Heather the main character embarks on yet another new endeavour; barrel racing. The book is full of horsemanship tidbits and equestrian information, slipped into the story so neatly that once a reader is done, your knowledge of horses has increased ten-fold. I haven’t read the first 5 in the series, but I would imagine that by this sixth book, the young (and old) readers of this series have a fairly well rounded knowledge of horses, and am I sure has inspired more than one reader to beg their parents for riding lessons. Covering heavier topics such a friendship, loyalty and love, Rimfire is a surefire winner for any horse obsessed young girl or boy." - Karlynn Johnston, The Super Mom

- "Ellen Feld manages to teach basic skills about horses and human character without coming across like a teacher, nag, or preacher. Rimfire... like all the books in her Morgan Horse series manages to enchant all readers with a love for these beautiful horses, excitement in the challenges present in every conflict in the novels, and making the reader fall in love with horses, those who love them and the challenges they face in a very competitive field. Here's another novel that would make a terrific gift to buy for one's own reading or for some good friends and family members, young or old! Terrific, even better job in this latest novel, Ms. Feld!" - Vivianne Crystal, Crystal Reviews

- "Rimfire is a great story about the gang from Gallant Morgans...above all, Rimfire is the story of how friendship prevails. If you have kids who love horses, you could do no better than familiarize them with this series." - Bob Howdy, The Exchange (pdf file)

- "Rimfire is a fun story filled with action, adventure, conflict and subtle life lessons…and of course, horses. Ms. Feld has a knack for creating realistic characters who have real-life desires and problems. The characters must work through their problems and find solutions, showing young readers that they can do the same thing—and make good things happen for themselves if they work hard enough at it. Like the other books in Feld’s Morgan Horse series, Rimfire is well written, entertaining, and a fun read. Each book is well researched, giving the reader a chance to learn about a new riding style—and get to know a new horse—with each story. Although they are written for middle schoolers, Rimfire and the other Morgan Horse books by Ellen Feld are great for horse lovers of all ages!" - Jennifer Walker, A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book

- "Young fans of Ellen Feld’s Morgan Horse Series will not be disappointed with the newest installment, Rimfire. As with the previous books in the series, the story follows the adventures of Heather Richardson and her friends at Gallant Morgans. In this book, Heather convinces her friend Nicholas to purchase a barrel racer named Rimfire, a horse she wishes she could have herself. As time goes on, both kids gets swept up in the exciting sport of barrel racing, but things get heated when Heather competes on Rimfire without telling her friend.
As with all the books in the Morgan Horse Series, this one is a pure delight to read. Feld weaves life lessons, horse sense, and a hefty dose of barrel racing information into the exciting plot. The end result is a book that's both highly entertaining and subtly educational. Feld cleverly crafts chapters that paint a clear picture in the reader’s mind, and she is able to capture the dialogue of young horse lovers perfectly. Jeanne Mellin’s illustrations...follow the same classy style of the other books in the series. BOTTOM LINE: Young horse lovers will get lost in this story of friendship, horse sense, and adventure!" - A second review from Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar (in the December, 2009 issue).

- "Ellen Feld's Rimfire is an educational journey into the wonderful world of barrel racing. Young readers and horse lovers alike will be inspired by this enjoyable book." - Sue S. Bologna & Joe B Jammin, World Champion Barrel Racers

- “Young horse lovers will be reading Rimfire: The Barrel Racing Morgan  Horse, the newest book in the Morgan Horse Series, under the covers  with a flashlight long past bedtime. This book is impossible to put down. Another terrific adventure by Massachusett's own Ellen F. Feld.” - Stephanie Sanders-Ferris, publisher, Massachusetts Horse magazine

- "This book is wonderfully adventurous. I love how Heather and Nicholas develop a relationship with Rimfire. This book was fun to read and review and it’s definitely a keeper! My favorite things about this book are the skillfully named chapters and the great storyline! I learned a lot about barrel racing and horses! “Rimfire: The Barrel Racing Morgan Horse” by Ellen F. Feld is highly recommended and I won’t be exaggerating when I say that this book is spectacular!" - Sara McGinn (age 9) for Reader Views

- “Ellen Feld has done it again for young readers of books about Morgan Horses. “Rimfire” introduces an exciting new element into the Morgan Horse series that her readers will love. At the same time, Heather, the main character, is very friendly with Nicholas, who introduces her to the intricacies and suspense of barrel racing. Feld’s young readers will certainly want to have a copy of ‘Rimfire.’ ” – Irmarie Jones, The Recorder in Greenfield, Greenfield, MA

- "Although a work of fiction, I found Rimfire to be very educational and I acquired quite a bit of knowledge about horses in general, riding, and barrel racing. Not only is the book informative, but it also has an engaging storyline and is an interesting read. Fans of the 'Morgan Horse' series will definitely not be disappointed with Feld's newest work!" - Kam Aures, Rebecca'sReads

- “Rimfire is quite enjoyable to read.  I'm sure that there are many horse loving youth who will be green with envy at the adventures the characters in this story share.  In addition, responsibility, friendship, wisdom and compassion are quite evident.  The Morgans’ versatility shines through nicely.” – Eileen Hunter, Director Emeriti of the American Morgan Horse Association, New England Morgan Horse Association Hall of Fame and Connecticut Morgan Youth Director

- “Like the intersecting loops of a cloverleaf pattern, Feld’s characters in Rimfire cross paths in an engaging series of adventures that teach readers about friendship and the power of forgiveness, courage, and compassion.  From Rimfire’s barrel racing against the clock, to racing against time to rescue the aged gelding, Rocket, Heather and her Gallant Morgans friends and neighbors take us on another delightful ride, through new worlds and thought-provoking issues, with the same aplomb and grace as the horses and lifestyle Feld so accurately portrays.” - L.A. Pomeroy, 2008 American Horse Publications Awards Finalist, International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists member