▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁H oney ' s ▁parents ▁saying ▁that ▁Minn ie ▁was ▁H oney ' s ▁to ▁ride ▁and ▁take ▁care ▁of . ▁H oney ' s ▁the ▁young est ▁tw in . ▁ ▁L ani ▁Hern ande z ▁- ▁originally ▁learned ▁to ▁ride ▁Western , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁wear ▁ch aps ▁instead ▁of ▁j od hp urs ▁or ▁b ree ches . ▁Her ▁best ▁friends ▁are ▁Mal ory , ▁H oney , ▁and ▁D yl an . ▁L ani ▁is ▁smart ▁and ▁does ▁well ▁in ▁school , ▁her ▁best ▁subjects ▁being ▁science ▁and ▁math , ▁and ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁light en ▁the ▁m ood . ▁She ▁is ▁very ▁friendly ▁and ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁happy ▁and ▁out going ▁person . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁father ▁and ▁three ▁older ▁Mexican ▁American ▁sister s ▁named ▁Mart a , ▁Gu adel oupe , ▁and ▁D ac il . ▁L ani ▁shows ▁a ▁rom antic ▁interest ▁in ▁Sam , ▁whom ▁she ▁met ▁in ▁Heart ▁of ▁Gold ▁and ▁later ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁in ▁A ▁Time ▁to ▁Remember . ▁She ▁shares ▁rooms ▁with ▁Mal ory ▁and ▁Alex andra ▁in ▁books ▁ 1 - 6 ▁and ▁with ▁H oney ▁in ▁book ▁ 7 ▁on wards . ▁L ani ' s ▁favorite ▁horse ▁is ▁a ▁bu ck sk in ▁geld ing ▁called ▁Colorado ▁who ▁happens ▁to ▁share ▁his ▁name ▁with ▁L ani ' s ▁home ▁state , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁from . ▁L ani ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁Western