Books for horse lovers of all ages.
(Big Apple Barn #1)
By Kristin Earhart
Scholastic, 2006. Intermediate. 87 p.
Happy Go Lucky is a young pony. He loves living with his mom at Shoemaker
Stables, but when he’s sent to live at a riding school call Big Apple Barn,
everything in his life changes.
(Marguerite Henry’s Misty Inn #2)
By Kristan Earhart
Aladdin Book, 2015. Intermediate. 109 p.
Willa and Ben must find out who is poisoning the Starling’s
new horse, Buttercup, before it is too late.
(Horse Diaries #4)
By Jane Kendall
Random House, 2010. Intermediate. 139 p.
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in
the Spanish Riding School but must go into hiding during the German occupation
of Austria during WWII.
(Pony Cub Secrets #2)
By Stacy Gregg
HarperCollins, 2014. Fiction. 246p.
Issie and her friends have been picked to represent the
Chevalier Point Pony Club at the Interclub Gold Shield, the biggest competition
of the year. When their equipment is sabotaged and one of the riders is
injured, Issie is determined to find out who’s to blame.
(Horses of the Dawn #1)
By Kathryn Lasky
Scholastic Press, 2014. Fiction. 216 p.
Estrella is a filly, one of a shipment bound for the new
world. When their ship is becalmed and
the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is
up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
(Backyard Horses #1)
By Dandi Mackall
Tyndale House, 2011. Fiction. 148 p.
Horse-crazy Ellie James constantly dreams about having a
horse of her own. She finally seems to get her wish, but not with the gleaming
black stallion she has been longing for.
(Horses of Half Moon Ranch #1)
By Jenny Oldfield
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2008. Fiction. 153 p.
Kristie Scott is leading a pony trek through Miner’s Ridge
when a sudden landslide traps her in Dead Man’s Canyon with a herd of wild
horses.
Aladdin Books, 1991. Fiction. 222p.
A little burro blazes trails through the Grand Canyon and
meets famous people in the process.
By Patricia Hubbell
Illustrated by Joe Mathieu
Marshall Cavendish, 2011. Picture Book
Rhyming verses describe how horses work, rest, and
play. Includes an illustrated list of
horse breeds.
By Alison Lester
North-South Books, 2011. Picture Book
Nina is determined to save the horses at the famous Spanish
Riding School in Vienna during WWII.
By C.W. Anderson
Aladdin, 2000. Picture Book
A little boy who loves horses gets a special birthday
present.
By Susan Jeffers
Hyperion Books, 2002. Picture Book
A young girl dreams of horses but is never able to own one. Instead she paints pictures of horses and
grows up to become an artist.
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