Julianne Neal has a love for storytelling. She is a filmmaker and author who loves spending time with all of the horses in the herd and providing equine-assisted services with her partner Bruce. Their book, IN Working with Horses, was the winner of the 2023 EQUUS Film & Arts Fest Award for Best Training Literature. Congaree, The Little Black Mustang From Arapaho Creek is the first children’s book in the series, Adopted By a Mustang. The set includes the children’s book, as well as coloring and activity books. Julianne lives in Camden, SC, on the farm with Bruce, the herd of horses and her dog Hercules. Congaree, the little black Mustang from Arapaho Creek, is the leader of the herd and generally begs for a carrot every morning.