▁pay ▁much ▁attention ▁to ▁fashion , ▁and ▁seems ▁to ▁lack ▁self - conf idence ▁at ▁times , ▁but ▁never ▁around ▁horses . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁sh y ▁Irish ▁American ▁girl ▁and ▁finds ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁personal ▁issues . ▁She ▁is ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁D yl an , ▁H oney , ▁and ▁L ani . ▁Mal ory ▁is ▁an ▁only ▁child . ▁Her ▁mother ▁died ▁a ▁year ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁a ▁sh oe ▁shop ▁owner . ▁Her ▁father ▁is ▁not ▁very ▁wealth y ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁fact ▁Lyn sey ▁Harrison ▁rem inds ▁her ▁of ▁frequently . ▁Mal ory ▁met ▁a ▁boy , ▁C ale b ▁Smith , ▁from ▁Saint ▁Christopher ' s , ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁boys ' ▁school , ▁over ▁the ▁summer . ▁They ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁few ▁dates , ▁broke ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁about ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁winning , ▁and ▁then ▁reun ited ▁in ▁All ▁or ▁Nothing . ▁She ▁shares ▁rooms ▁with ▁L ani ▁and ▁Alex andra ▁in ▁books ▁ 1 - 6 ▁and ▁just ▁with ▁Alex andra ▁in ▁book ▁ 7 ▁on wards . ▁Mal ory ' s ▁favorite ▁horse ▁is ▁Ty b alt , ▁a ▁g orge ous ▁dark ▁brown ▁Thor ough bre d ▁geld ing . ▁Mal ory ▁came ▁across ▁him ▁when ▁she ▁and ▁D yl an ▁went ▁with ▁M s . ▁Car m ich ael ▁to ▁purchase ▁some ▁horses . ▁They ▁had ▁only ▁planned ▁to ▁buy ▁Fox y ▁Lady ▁and ▁Winter ▁Wonder land ▁" W inn