The One Dollar Horse Sparknotes

The One Dollar Horse is an adventure book about a 15 year old girl Casey Blue, who lives in the worst part of East London, in a horrible tower block. Casey also volunteers at her local riding school because she is fanatical about horses and her dream is to one day win the greatest three day event: the Badminton Horse Trials. When Casey rescues a wild horse, her life changes dramatically and she is determined to help this horse in any way she can at whatever cost.
Casey Blue Casey’s life has been tough ever since her mother died when she was only two years old. Her dad was sent to prison for stealing a few thousand pounds from a billionaire (who wouldn’t miss the money) so when she was fourteen, Casey was sent to live with her aunt and uncle
A year later he is back home with Casey but he is not very rich and is trying desperately to get a job to pay for enough ingredients to complete a meal, in fact it becomes a standing joke between him and Casey, which ingredients are missing. In spite of their poverty and not the best off starts, Roland wants the best for his daughter. He is supportive and encouraging; unlike Casey’s aunt who tells her that she should forget “pipe dreams” as all that really matters is
Smith is determined to help Casey and Storm in any way she can, even if it means bringing up her upsetting past, Roland Blue is determined to make Casey her dream Badminton dressage jacket and get rid of his criminal past. It is also about the important things in life. Casey realizes that it is not about how expensive your clothes are or your trailer, but “what mattered in eventing and in life were the real things – love, courage, patience and building a relationship of mutual trust and respect with your