Baxter Bay: A Pony’s Tale
By Cynthia Hankins
For young horse lovers and fans of classics like The Black Stallion, Black Beauty, and Misty of Chicoteague comes Baxter Bay, a heartwarming and hilarious tale of two retired show ponies and friends reliving their glory days through storytelling.
Upcoming Events
Book Signing coming on June 27!
Lahaska Book Shop in Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA
From 1:00-3:00pm
Come by, buy a book and have a chat. This is my first book and consequently my first book signing. Let’s do this!
A Heartwarming Tale
Baxter and Windy were once the stars of the show ring―glamorous, graceful, and totally unbeatable. But now? They’re retired, furry, a little creaky, and full of opinions. Living out their golden years on a peaceful farm in Virginia, these two ponies spend their days munching hay and sharing stories of their glory days with a group of wide-eyed young colts and fillies.
Baxter is the polite, humble hero of his past―a true gentleman. Windy, meanwhile, has attitude to spare and has never had a problem doing whatever it takes to win. Together, they trade tales of young riders, sparkling ribbons, big wins, and bigger flops.
Told with humor, heart, and a little bit of sass, Baxter Bay is a story about friendship, growing older, and the adventures that make you who you are―whether you’re bay, gray, or somewhere in between―that’s perfect for horse lovers, animal fans, and anyone who knows that being different just might be your biggest strength.
About The Author
Cynthia Hankins
Cynthia Hankins is an accomplished author and hunter/jumper person with a lifelong passion for horses—she began riding at the age of two. Today, she teaches, judges, leads clinics, and competes professionally both in the US and internationally. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Chronicle of the Horse, Coast, The Practical Horseman, and In Stride magazines. Cynthia divides her time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Calvados, Normandy, France, where she lives with her husband and their tricolor Pembroke Corgi, Sushi, who understands two languages but listens to neither.
About The Illustrator
Kelly Wilkinson Coffin
Kelly Wilkinson Coffin is a native Virginian and graduate of the University of Virginia (Col “88).
She returned to Charlottesville, VA to open her own studio after completing three years of full time study at the Ingbretson Studio of Drawing and Painting, an atelier in the tradition of the Boston School, which combines the drawing and discipline of the Academies of 19th Century Paris with the color and light effects of the impressionists.
Additionally she completed a semester studying portraiture and figure painting at the Charles Cecil studio in Florence, Italy.
Prior to pursuing painting full time she served on Active Duty as a Naval Aviator for 10 years and later flew as a First Officer with US Airways while continuing to serve in the Naval Reserve.
She is an avid horsewoman, who loves the Virginia countryside.
Married to Tad Coffin, Kelly lives on a farm with her family in Ruckersville, VA.
Get in Touch
For questions or appearances contact Cynthia Hankins at, baxterandwindy@outlook.com.
