Being able to talk to ponies isn't all that it's cracked up to be! Pia never thought anyone actually one magazine contests. So when her friend Beans wins a riding vacation for two, she's totally excited to go with her. A whole wonderful week riding new ponies and making fabulous new friends. But when things start to go missing around the ranch, Pia turns to the ponies to see what they have to say?and is shocked at what she hears! Can Pia and her new pony pals solve the mystery before their vacation gallops to an end? "This combination of magic and quick-moving, contemporary plot is a light and enjoyable read. The horses are particularly amusing as they reveal their complaints and requests to their owners through Pia."?School Library Journal review for The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard