Horses category: 2325 books
by Walter Farley
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
While flying to a race, Alec Ramsay and the Black’s plane crash-lands in the stormy Caribbean. Chance brings the Black to the hidden island home of the giant red stallion, Flame. Such a small island can only support one alpha male. But before the two can fight–a fight that can only result in the...
by Various Authors
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
“A History of the Horse Drawn Carriage” is a collection of classic articles on the subject of horse drawn carriages in England, exploring their origins and developments over the centuries with reference to notable events and figures. This fascinating and informative treatise is highly recommended...
by Ben K. Green
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Here are the yarns of a true cowboy for those who have in their blood either a touch of larceny, an affection for the Old West, or better yet, both.
These twenty tales add up to a true account of Ben K. Green’s experiences around the corrals, livery stables, and wagon yards of the West. Green...
Animal Camp
Reflections on a Decade of Love, Hope, and Veganism at Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
The founder of a peaceful haven for needy farm animals shares “enjoyable stories about her menagerie” and makes a powerful argument for vegan living (Publishers Weekly).
Picking up where she left off in Where the Blind Horse Sings, Kathy Stevens regales us with more tales of the rescued...
Chosen by a Horse
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
“Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond” (Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation).
When Susan Richards agreed to take on the care of one of the abused horses just rescued by the local SPCA, she didn’t know it was about...
Falling for Eli
How I Lost Heart, Then Gained Hope Through the Love of a Singular Horse
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Nancy Shulins had a great career, a loving husband, and was looking forward to having a family. Cheering as her friends got pregnant and dutifully bringing gaily wrapped gifts to every baby shower, she suffered bout after bout of unsuccessful infertility treatment. Devastated, she slowly heals through...
by Maggie Dana
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2014
Holly Chapman is determined to get her best friend, Kate McGregor, back at Timber Ridge. Angela Dean and her scheming mother are equally determined to keep Kate out. But thanks to unexpected help, Holly wins, and Kate returns to the barn in time for a surprise birthday party.
This isn’t...
by Maggie Dana
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
After flying home from Beaumont Park for their parents’ wedding, Kate McGregor and Holly Chapman are faced with Mrs. Dean’s grandiose plans to turn Timber Ridge into a millionaire’s playground and theme park. The girls can deal with an elite horse camp . . . but carnival rides and cotton candy...
Saratoga Race Course
The August Place to Be
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
In the early 1800s, Saratoga Springs was a destination for its natural mineral waters and their healing powers. But that changed in 1863 with the opening of the Saratoga Race Course. From then on, summers in the Spa City came alive with the excitement of the "sport of kings." Since the victory of the...
Straight from the Horse's Mouth
How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2005
What if you could listen to your pets thoughts and truly understand? What if your cat could reveal his mischievous secrets or your dog could tell you about her day? What if you could assure him youd be back soon or comfort her about visiting the vet? You can and animal communicator Amelia Kinkade...
Teaching Your Horse to Overcome Fears
(Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-280)
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2001
"De-Spook" Your Horse
An umbrella opening, a tree branch creaking, a tarp flapping in the wind, a dusty shadow in the back of the barn -- what seems benign to the human eye often terrifies a horse. His immediate response? Screech to a halt, buck, twirl, and run like the dickens! What can...
Twisted Truths of Modern Dressage
A Search for a Classical Alternative
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
One of the most outspoken critics of the modern dressage world reveals some disturbing facts about the physical, anatomical, and mental effects through official dressage guidelines as issued by the German Horse Society (FN) on horses. By comparing these with philosophies of masters of classical riding...
by reginald SHIRD
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Riding on the back of an untrained horse is like driving a car that does not have any brakes. You can take them out for a test run, but you may come back dead. Even thought the horse’s intentions are good, if he doesn’t have experience, you are riding around with a creature that weighs over...
Reflections on Riding and Jumping
Winning Techniques for Serious Riders
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
A revised and updated edition of a classic work on horses and horsemanship by one of the most acclaimed riders in show jumping history.