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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 15/06/2025

A Drone sweeps the slope as Storm leads, muscles rippling, with Willow close behind as Ember's chestnut coat flashes at her side. Dark bodies surge uphill, foals keeping pace, wild & free. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 14/06/2025

2 colts circle in Utah dust, beneath sun-warmed coats. One rears, hooves slicing air, as the other dances sideways while the herd grazes calmly, enjoying these young ones practicing their games. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 13/06/2025

Muzzle buried in wet grass, a chestnut mare grazes while Icelands mountains loom behind her. Each mouthful tastes of rain & stone as her breath steams in the cool air, happily in this quiet field. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 12/06/2025

Sun slips low, dust rising in gold ribbons behind pounding hooves. From above: a river of mustangs, fierce and unbroken, races towards the distant sun, far into the horizon. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 11/06/2025

A spotted coat flashes through the summer grass, each pattern loud against the gold. The field becomes a canvas, each stride painting a new burst of color and motion, wild and unmistakable. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 10/06/2025

As he pauses, his muzzle is deep in the green hush. Each blade snaps between his teeth, cool and sharp. A leaf, brittle & stubborn, clings to his mane, a trophy from a roll through the brush. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 09/06/2025

As the clouds press low, the herd grazes in scattered knots, manes heavy with drizzle, coats dulled by the weight of a Monday sky. Grass is damp, the air thick, and there is no urgency in sight. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 08/06/2025

Wind off the cliff lifts wild manes. Hooves press the moss at the cliff's edge as the river glints far below. The duo clusters, holding the old north silent and sure, wild as the stone and sky. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 07/06/2025

Ears pinned, an alert mare grazes in the high mountain pasture, surveying through cool grass flecked with wild flowers. Then, with the distant sound of hooves on stone, her focus shifts over. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 06/06/2025

The sun presses warm against her coat. Grass breathes green beneath her hooves, wind tugs her mane in slow-motion ribbons. Every muscle hums with the promise of movement, but for now, stillness. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 05/06/2025

As she turns her head with slow, storm-born elegance, she catches the sunlight in each ripple of muscle. For a heartbeat, even the blue sky seems to pause, awed by her fierce, untamed grace. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 04/06/2025

Drone shadow glides over green. Storm's tail snaps, Willow arcs ahead, Spark's legs tangle in wild grass. From above, green blurs beneath pounding hooves, unbroken, rivering through summer light. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 03/06/2025

From above, the herd threads single file along the knife's edge. Ears swivel, muzzles dip, grazing brittle grass between stones. The drone's shadow glides over backs, as the herd moves steadily. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 02/06/2025

As a drone hums above, the herd moves in a single file. Hooves clattering on sun-warmed planks. Storm's tail lashes, Ember leads steadily, Spark's legs tangle, but this wild mass moves across. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 01/06/2025

Ember approached the bridge with visible hesitation, ears flicking nervously. With the herd waiting behind her, she tested each plank carefully. Step by cautious step, she led them across safely. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 31/05/2025

A stallion faces a choice: follow the herd to familiar grazing grounds or venture out to investigate the strange light on the horizon. Which path holds more promise? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 30/05/2025

Ember's voice emerged when I stopped writing a horse and started listening to one. The land knows its own stories. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 26/05/2025

Research revelation: Horses recognize individual human gaits by recognizing specific patterns & cues associated with them. This helped reshape Ember's wary bond when interacting with some people. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 25/05/2025

Research observation: When dawn mist blurs the horizon, the horse herd navigates by scent and memory, their path a rebellion against human maps. What uncharted territories call to you this week? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a black and white horse is running on a sandy beach

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 24/05/2025

A yearling's first encounter with grasses. Ember watches him snap at grown strands, a dance of innocence before life hardens into survival. What memories soften the edges of your story? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a brown horse is laying in the grass next to a fence .

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 23/05/2025

Rewrote a chapter after learning that mustang herds rotate grazing grounds to let the land heal. Ember’s wisdom isn't instinct; it is an inherited pact with the Earth. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a herd of horses running across a grassy hillside

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 20/05/2025

Dawn breaks over a trampled meadow. Ember's herd moves on, leaving the earth to renew. The herd's hooves write and rewrite the land's history. What marks do you leave behind in your story? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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two black horses are running on a grassy field .

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 19/05/2025

A drone's shadow has the potential to send foals scrambling. Ember remains still, teaching through example that not all things descend from the sky. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 14/05/2025

A foal's first thunderstorm. Ember watches it flinch at the sky's growl, remembering her own initiation into nature's raw chorus. What childhood experiences shaped your resilience? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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three horses are running in a grassy field

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 13/05/2025

Guardians: What wilderness skill would you want to learn and understand to gain an animal's perspective? Ember's story asks what we lose when we stop listening to the land. #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 12/05/2025

Ember’s hooves pause mid-step, sensing tremors too faint for human touch. The earth speaks in vibrations that horses can decipher. What hidden languages exist beneath your feet? #BookSky #AuthorsofBluesky #WritingCommunity #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 10/05/2025

Keen observation: In the wild, stallions often lead harems of mares and foals. Stallions may push mares in a certain direction, use vocalizations to encourage them to move, or even engage in ritualized displays to maintain order. #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 08/05/2025

Long-term research revelation: Mustang herds can adopt, bond & care for other orphaned foals as mares have a strong inbuilt social structure. This compassion has reshaped Ember’s role as a guardian. Nature's plot twists outshine fiction. #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a herd of horses are grazing in a grassy field near a body of water

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 07/05/2025

My 1st ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review! I am so humbled. 😊Thank you so much!😊

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 07/05/2025

A yearling's first summer. Ember watches it stumble through, resisting the urge to intervene. Sometimes growth requires falling. What possible hard lessons shaped you? #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 06/05/2025

Ember's ears pivot toward a distant rumble no human could hear. Thunder? Machinery? Her herd's survival hinges on reading these warnings. What sense would you want heightened, revealing secrets quietly unfolding at the edges of your world? #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a black and white photo of a black horse running on the beach .

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 04/05/2025

A few times I had to rewrite a scene where Ember or her headmates neighed dramatically. I corrected myself because wild horses communicate through subtle shifts, such as with a head tilt or a tail flick. And sometimes, silence speaks louder. #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 03/05/2025

Sunset paints the canyon walls in rust and gold. Ember's herd pauses, ears twitching toward distant thunder. In their world, every sound is a message. If you could slow down the world around you, what would you want to hear? #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 02/05/2025

Oh wow, Ember's Gallop as of today is #99 on Amazon USA's category: New Releases in Teen & Young Adult eBooks Amazon link: www.amazon.com/gp/new-relea... It is the small victories, yes? Even for a short time. Cracking a top 100 list as insanely popular as Teen/YA Adult is wild. Thank you all!

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 02/05/2025

Moonlit observation: Mustangs grazing in shifts, always keeping sentries on lookout. Their vigilance within the herd has shaped Ember's role as a guardian in our story. What night sounds would keep you watchful? #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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a white horse with a long mane is standing in a field looking at the camera .

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 01/05/2025

Plot puzzle: How does someone convey herd loyalty without humanizing it? That answer came while watching mares form a protective circle around foals during a storm. Ember's courage is a collective. What everyday acts of courage inspire you? #EcoFiction #WildlifeConservation #horsebooks #AnimalPOV

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 30/04/2025

Scent of green things and sun-warmed dust grows gratitude that ignites through our herd. It is us who Thank You for your reposts, wild one. Every echo helps voices carry farther across the plains. The herd grows stronger, step by step, because of kindness like yours.

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Ava C. Ryder @aryder.com · 30/04/2025

🐎Today's the day! Ember's Gallop is live where eBooks roam and still holds that elusive #1 New Release spot on Amazon USA. Grab your copy on Kindle, Nook, or Kobo and join the herd! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F33WGPZ4 #EmbersGallop #indieauthor #launchday #booklaunch #booklaunchday #newrelease #bookboost

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