Marigold and the Midnight Hunt

When twelve-year-old Marigold Fairweather's father loses the family fortune, the one thing she refuses to lose is Nightshade - a black, unrideable horse everyone else has given up on. But Ashcombe Hall's stables are being sold, the hunting society doubts a girl can manage a difficult horse, and someone is creeping through the stalls at night, tampering with tack no one else has noticed. Under the strict eye of old Miss Prudence Vane, the last side-saddle horsewoman in the county, Marigold must master the seat, the hands, the voice, the whip, and the courage it takes to ride across country - through fences, gates, and a horse that trusts no one.
As the Hunt Cup approaches, a sabotage mystery, a rival cousin, and a secret about her father's debts threaten everything, and Marigold must decide whether to ride the old way or find her own. A story of horsemanship, hidden mysteries, family honor, courage, and the last golden autumn of Edwardian England - for readers 9-12 who love horses, mysteries, and girls who refuse to be told no.