Penny & Doogal: Chronicles of the Backyard Horse – Volume 1
By C. Semerad
If you've ever stepped in something questionable, cried over a huge vet bill, or tried to hold it together while your horse unravels the plan—this book is for you.
Welcome to the real (funny) side of horse ownership.
Penny is a young adult amateur rider doing her best to manage a home barn with nothing but a bag of grain, a half-functioning tractor, and a whole lot of duct tape. She's every rider who ever thought, "How hard could it be?" or "Keeping a horse at home will be so much cheaper.", and now finds herself consulting her handy AI Chat to avoid a full blown vet bill or plumbing repair bill.
Doogal is her half-draft warmblood with a tendency to break things, bend the rules, and generally create barnyard drama. He’s part therapist, part moose, and 100% the reason the vet and fence budget is blown.
Together, they navigate the joys and absurdities of backyard horse life—one slightly disastrous comic panel at a time.

Inside this collection, you'll find:
Barn bloopers and grooming blunders
Tack room chaos and trailer-loading betrayal
The unglamorous truth behind home horse keeping
And the quiet, unexpected moments that remind you why you keep doing this
Drawn from decades of real-life experience as a rider, instructor, trainer, and full-time home horse keeper, these single-panel comics blend humor, heart, and just enough truth to make you feel seen.
Whether you're a lifelong equestrian or just horse-curious, this is not the polished side of the sport. This is the backyard version—with hay in your bra, horse poop on your boots, and a 1,200-pound creature giving you side-eye while he contemplates destruction.
Pull up a bale. You belong here.