Since I was a child I have had a great affection for horses. When I had a chance I began owning them and even though it has been a challenge it also has been an adventure. Each horse has enhanced and enriched my life, becoming not only my companion but my true friend. There is one that stands out alone and she is my pony Merrileggs. She is a real pony that lives right here in Macon County, North Carolina. Some of the things that are described in the story are true; some are not. But you could never tell about this pony because she is real special. I put together my love for this pony and my love of writing and made a story I would have craved to have read when I was a little "HORSE CRAZY"… girl. I want a child to pick up this book and read it and not put it down until they have finished. So I wrote it as if I was telling it to a group of children here at the barn with all the horses standing and munching hay in their stall. They will cry and laugh and put this book away knowing they too can be strong and that nothing is impossible without a little prayer and a lot of fortitude.