Louisiana Young Readers\' Choice Award Molly the pony waits.
She lives in Zachary, Louisiana, with her husband, three horses, three dogs, and a cat..
She has been a Red Cross disaster-preparedness volunteer for twenty years and managed a Red Cross shelter during Hurricane Katrina.
She managed an equestrian riding program for disabled riders for three years and continues to study natural horsemanship techniques.
About the Author: Pam Kaster is the author of Zydeco Goes to Horse Camp, an editor of the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association newsletter, and a member of Equine Photographers Network.
All who have had to start over after displacement, abandonment, injury, or amputation will find a friend in Molly as they follow her Story of bringing a smile to everyone she meets.
Now fitted with a prosthetic limb, Molly relearns how to walk and embarks again on a new mission in life: making new people friends.
This plucky pony\'s Story of survival and friendship will win the hearts of readers young and old.
She undergoes a rare surgery for horses: amputation of her front leg.
To the amazement of veterinarians, though, Molly rises to her new challenge.
For a pony, a damaged leg is life threatening.
But Molly\'s tale of courage does not end here.
When a dog on the farm attacks Molly, her front leg is badly injured.
She waits for her owner to return.
So begins the True Story of a patient pony who is rescued from a south Louisiana barn after Hurricane Katrina and finds a new life on a farm with new animal friends.
She waits during the storm.
She waits in her stall.
Louisiana Young Readers\' Choice Award Molly the pony waits
