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Understanding horses is a great way for kids to connect with themselves and the world around them. From the horses’ point of view, kids see the world with a fresh perspective and hopefully, make the world a better place for all of us. Now, check out our fun RiseUp EQ products!
Join Free Reading Club
Join Pony Partners Free and step into the Book Barn Library for animal-centered reading rewards, printable activities, workbook previews, and learning fun for curious kids and families.
Preview Merlin
Take a look inside Life Cycle of a Horse: Merlin’s Journey of a Lifetime and explore a horse-centered workbook created for curious kids ages 8–12.
Browse Books & Workbooks

Explore animal stories, horse-centered workbooks, and learning resources designed to help kids read, explore, and grow in REAL EQ.
Free Printables

Start with free printable activities, reading rewards, and animal-centered learning pages created for curious kids and families.
RiseUp EQ Press
RiseUp EQ Press is a division of RiseUp Equestrian Academy. We are committed to supporting charities of vulnerable populations through our educational digital and print publications. Our mission is to raise public awareness for issues that affect our furry friends, children, and seniors.
Current Press Projects:
The Donkey Sense Charity Project
Our digital publication, Donkey Sense: Uncommon Horse Sense, can be customized for equine-related charity fundraising purposes. All we need is their own custom-edited stories and images. We donate the activity portions of the book free of charge. The charity gets 100% of the donations. Take a look at the Donkey Sense digital example.
The Senior Citizen S.A.F.E. Project:
(Seniors Against Fraud and Exploitation)
Scamming seniors has become a big business around the world. The FTC has received over 6 million complaints since 2000, and it is only getting worse. Our digital book is senior-friendly and full of examples of senior scam prevention and action steps if they think they have been scammed. Please pass this link on to your senior friends and families and help stop elderly fraud!
Fundraising!
What’s better? The charity keeps 100% of the funds raised!
The custom digital Donkey Sense Workbook is provided to the charity to embed and promote right on their website.
RiseUp EQ selects and promotes one qualified charity per month on our website. 100% of the donations go straight to the charity.
Sponsor the production fee for your favorite charity, or have them check us out. We do the rest! We are excited to share this unique way to help them raise much-needed funds year-round.
Check out a sample of Donkey Sense: Uncommon Horse Sense!
TESTIMONIALS
“As an educator with over 4 decades of experience working with learners in the 3rd to 5th grade range, I find the materials offered by RiseUp Equestrian Academy to be well suited to children of those ages…
Whether reading “Life Cycle of a Horse” for pleasure or as an assignment, the reader will be entertained through engaging and interactive features,
No matter the reader’s current level of horse knowledge, the book is bound to spark limitless curiosity and opportunities for further learning!
“Life Cycle of a Horse” is an engaging workbook suited for any young horse lover. The interacting story of the horse Merlin told through the history and science of equine animals is both captivating and unique.
…filled with humor, creativity, and integrity, that will be enjoyed by all ages. This is a must for any horse lover to learn and share.
The workbooks are a truly beautiful way for any young learner curious about horses (or already in love with them) to develop their understanding of who horses are…
Life Cycle of a Horse by Robyn Smith is a thorough recount of the young life of a horse through the lens of Merlin. The book is chock-full of activities that educate the young reader and reinforce important concepts…
As a Montessori educator, I know the importance of following the child. This means noticing what the student is drawn to and finding a way to work these interests into the works of the classroom…








