As ‘Riding Lessons’ has grown from my original plan of a ‘simple’ summer romance to this multi-book story, I thought that I would post a list of characters who appear in the first two books in preparation for the coming of ‘Riding Lessons III: Second Chances’.
| Name | Description | First appearance | Role, Other information |
| Zachary (‘Zak’) Myers | 16 years old, blond hair, blue eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 1 | Dusty’s boyfriend, Danny’s half-brother. Has Great Dane puppy, Loki, and Friesian Stallion, Onyx. Shares Arabian Gelding, Apollo, with Dusty. |
| Dustin (‘Dusty’) Crandall | 17 years old, long black hair, black eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 1 | Zak’s boyfriend. Has Great Dane, Herc, Mustang Stallion, Phoenix, and Mustang Filly, Rain. Shares Arabian Gelding, Apollo, with Zak. |
| Kate Myers | Riding Lessons Ch. 1 | Zak’s Mother, widowed. | |
| Martin Jones | Riding Lessons Ch. 1 | Owner of Triple J Ranch. | |
| Lu Crandall | Riding Lessons Ch. 4 | Dusty’s Mother, widowed. | |
| Wilma Running Deer | Riding Lessons Ch. 4 | Dusty’s Grandmother. | |
| TJ Oliver | 16 years old, brown hair, brown eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 8 | School bully; had a ‘relationship’ with Dusty. Onyx’s former owner. |
| Joseph (‘Joe’) Rollins | Riding Lessons Ch. 9 | Former Triple J Ranch Hand. Max & Tyler’s father. | |
| Anthony (‘Spin’) O’Brien | 14 years old, red hair, green eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 10 | Mattie’s boyfriend. Has Palomino Gelding, Marty, and Warmblood Gelding, Revanche. |
| Mateo (‘Mattie’) Alvarez | 15 years old, black hair, hazel eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 16 | Spin’s boyfriend. Has mastiff, Cesar, and Andalusian Stallion, Ash. |
| Carlos Alvarez, Sr. and Anita Alvarez | Riding Lessons Ch. 19 | Mattie & CJ’s Parents | |
| Nicholas (Nick) Murphy | 16 years old, strawberry blond hair, blue eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 20 | |
| Noah Ryan | 16 years old, red hair, bluish-green eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 20 | |
| Max Rollins | 3 years old, blond hair, blue eyes. | Riding Lessons Ch. 23 | Joe’s son. Has Paint Gelding, Scout. |
| Daniel (‘Danny’) James | 21 years old, blond hair, blue eyes. | ‘Danny & CJ: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | CJ’s boyfriend, Zak’s half-brother. Has Arabian Mare, Silent Angel. |
| Carlos (CJ) Alvarez, Jr. | 21 years old, black hair, hazel eyes. | ‘Danny & CJ: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Danny’s boyfriend, Mattie’s brother. Owner of Triple J Ranch. Has Paint Gelding, Whisper. |
| Dylan Summers | 14 years old, light brown hair, green eyes. Wears ‘Harry Potter’ glasses. |
Lessons Learned Ch. 1 | Jesse’s boyfriend. Has Arabian Gelding, Dodger. |
| Tanner Collins | 14 years old, black hair, blue eyes. | ‘Dylan: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Has Thoroughbred Gelding, Keystone. |
| Pedro (Pete) Alvarez | 23 years old. | Lessons Learned Ch. 12 | Mattie & CJ’s brother. |
| Natalia Alvarez | 19 years old. | Lessons Learned Ch. 12 | Mattie & CJ’s sister. |
| Juan De Marco | Lessons Learned’ Ch. 12 | Mattie & CJ’s Maternal Uncle. | |
| Adam (Ace) Evans | 16 years old, brown hair, blue eyes. | ‘Ace: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Has Quarter Horse Gelding, Bullet. |
| Sergeant Major Ernest Evans (Sarge) | ‘Ace: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Ace’s father | |
| Devon McDonald | 16 years old, black hair, green eyes. | ‘Ace: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Had Palomino Mare, Jazz. |
| Jesse Osterman | 15 years old, sun-bleached, strawberry blond hair, green eyes. | ‘Jesse: A Riding Lessons Interlude’ | Has Rottweiler, Kaya (inherited from Seb), and Selle Francais Gelding, Prince Valiant (‘Val’). |
| Sebastian (‘Seb’) Olivera | 14 years old, black hair, brown eyes. | Killed in a fight. Had a Rottweiler, Kaya. |
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| Aaron James (Idgie) Alvarez | 2 months old. | Danny & CJ’s son. | |
| Casey Wills | 23 years old, blond hair, grey eyes. | Lessons Learned Ch. 21 | Josh’s partner. Ranch hand/bodyguard. |
| Joshua (Josh) Kitner | 24 years old, brown hair, hazel eyes. | Lessons Learned Ch. 21 | Casey’s partner. Ranch hand/bodyguard. |