Cathy Ringler

Fourteen-year-old Miya Skippingbird, aka Mega Miya, knows all about middle school struggles. She wants the perfect horse that will win every time so the rodeo kids will notice her in a good way and maybe even like her. However, Miya’s hope is shattered when her “Dream” turns out to be a stubborn paint mare who has no interest in running, much less winning a barrel race.

Cathy Ringler is a cowgirl, storyteller and retired teacher who lives at the foot of the beautiful Beartooth Mountains in Wyoming. Cathy truly enjoys working with youth. She volunteers at a horse camp for teens, tutors students in literacy and tells stories about horseback adventures at the Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival. During the summer she can be found riding her horse along wilderness trails, camping in the mountains, and jotting down stories by lantern light.

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