Not compete, not train, just enjoy riding for the joy of it. Ride On combines horses and friendship in this delightful middle-grade graphic novel. Of if you yourself are a graphic novel reader, you are no doubt looking for your next read. If you are in a school library like me, you probably can't keep the graphic novels up to your readers. Vickie was a hard nut to crack as a character, although I related to her quite a bit (although as a kid I was probably unfortunately a lot more like Taylor). I loved the juxtaposition of a love of science fiction and horses, and the way Hicks addresses the lack of diversity in the stable world, and how it's heavily powered by how much money parents can throw at the stables and their children for them to succeed. So this book was like coming home, and reading about Victoria, who realized she didn't want to compete, but wanted to just ride horses and also not have that consume her life, was amazing. Thankfully I didn't know the disdain and hatred directed towards horse girls when I was a kid and teen, because it would have tanked any of the minimal self esteem I already had.
The horsiest of Horse Girls (minus competing since I rode Western and never competed or rode with a stable or anything official like that). Thank you to First Second Books and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review. Love the colorful art and the inclusion of the retro sci-fi show in the plot. The anxiety of competition is also addressed in helpful and realistic ways. Along the way she meets learns some life lessons about making new friends and learning to embrace additional hobbies. She just wants to ride without the pressure of competition. Victoria switches from one riding stable to another. This new graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks is perfect for all those kids who have been enjoying the works of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer L. I never had formal lessons, but spent hours on the back of my pony Trudy. Fortunately my family lived on a farm and we had horses and ponies we could ride frequently. Calling all Horse Girls! Are you currently or were you obsessed with horses in the past? In my middle grade days I was drawing horses and had them up on a pedestal in comparison to other animals.
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