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Western Novel, Patrick Norris, writer, pattern five,

The Characters

Tyler Roberts
Montana reining horse trainer. Turns to drink after losing his son in a horse accident. Moves to Belgium to help out his aunt Jodie.


Lenka Duffek 
A Beautiful young Slovakian. Tyler’s assistant and co trainer. Her past is her nightmare.


Alanna van Rijn

The beautiful unhappy wife of Klaas van Rijn. She has the fire of her Irish father and the moodiness of her Dutch mother.


Jodie Schmit – Roberts
Tyler’s auntie who owns a ranch in Belgium. Calls in Tyler for help so she has time for her terminally sick husband. Immigrated to Belgium in 1959


Mike Schmidt
War veteran and horse lover husband to Jodie who was terminally ill. Immigrated to Belgium with Jodie in 1959.


Axel Schmidt
Mike Schmidt’s German born father. Committed suicide in 1977


Mary Lou Johnston
Mike Schmidt’s mother . Died in 1991


Sam Roberts
Tyler’s son who got killed in a horse accident in Montana in 1993


Bill Winters
Former Montana cowboy and roper. Best friend of Tyler’s and sees him like a son.


Marcy Cooper
Tyler’s ex-wife who remarries and moves to New York


Sam Fallon
Police captain in Rock Springs, Wyoming


Harold Reynolds
Tyler’s stepfather> He and Tyler never got on.


Lana Reynolds
Tyler’s half-sister who lived in New York


Jason Reynolds
Tyler’s half-brother who lived in New York


Bob Roberts
Tyler’s father who died in 1990


Tanya Reynolds (Formally Roberts)

Tyler’s mother


Jeff Johnston
Horse trainer from Oregon who rode at Jodie’s ranch in Belgium.  Secretive and hated Tyler


Jan de Backer
Belgium vet who had a soft spot for powder and pills.


Nicole Mertens
Jodie’s accountant. Liked the company of men, usually married men.


Klaas van Rijn
Belgium business man and husband to Alanna. Secretive, scheming, possessive and ruthless.


Justine Moens
Jodie’s skinny Belgium house keeper.


Sophie Peters
Lovable overweight groom to Tyler’s horses.  Adored all the horses and horses loved her.


Jimmy Murphy.
A well-travelled ex-boxer from Galway, Ireland who worked on Jodie’s ranch.  A jack of all trades and very good with guns.  Fancied Nicole Mertens.


Big Hanna
Giant jolly restaurant owner in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Good friend of Bill’s.


Jorik Lonke

Slow moving Belgium policeman


Jan Fonck

Belgium policeman


Piet Harman
Dutch reining horse trainer.  Good rider and trainer but a little down on his luck. His son Ruud is paralyzed in a wheel chair.


Ruud Harman
Loveable son of Piet Harman. Loves horses and his father and has a crush on Lenka.


Piet Vandermot
Fat Belgium policeman who hates Jimmy Murphy.


Duke
a one in a million reining horse.

© 2012 by Patrick Norris

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