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175 books were found with an average quality rating better than 4:

The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley         5.00 Rating
     Aerin loves and cares for an elderly war horse named Talat, they form a special bond (Fantasy)
For Love of a Horse, by Patricia Leitch         5.00 Rating
     Jinny longs for horses but falls for a totally unsuitable chestnut mare. (Young Adult)
Ruffian: Burning From The Start, by Jane Schwartz         5.00 Rating
     The story of one of the greatest racing fillies. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
The Horsemasters, by Don Stanford         5.00 Rating
     British Horse Society Examinations/Testing (Young Adult)
A Girl and Five Brave Horses, by Sonora Carver         5.00 Rating
     Atlantic City diving horses (Non-Fiction Narrative)
A Portion for Foxes, by Jane McIlvaine McClary         5.00 Rating
     Fox Hunting (Historical/General Fiction)
Smoky the Cowhorse, by Will James         5.00 Rating
     Subject is a cowhorse of the old west (Historical/General Fiction)
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley         5.00 Rating
     Heroine of a "swords and scorcery" book rides a fantastic warhorse (Young Adult)
The Team, by K.M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     British Pony Club (Young Adult)
A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color, by Mark Rashid         5.00 Rating
     Natural horsemanship (Non-Fiction Narrative)
A Horse of Her Own, by Selma Hudnut         5.00 Rating
     A story about Rosemary and Irish, a neglected horse she saves. (Young Adult)
Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     About a horse and a girl (Young Adult)
Comeback, by Dick Francis         5.00 Rating
     Horse racing deaths and murders (Mystery)
Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan         5.00 Rating
     transport (Questing Fantasy)
Free Rein, by K.M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     Peter and Jonathan train a steeplechaser (Young Adult)
Frosty: The Adventures of a Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     About a horse and a girl (Young Adult)
Horse of a Different Killer, by Jody Jaffe         5.00 Rating
      (Mystery)
Horses Never Lie, by Mark Rashid         5.00 Rating
     Natural horsemanship (Non-Fiction Narrative)
In Colt Blood, by Jody Jaffe         5.00 Rating
     Horse whisperer disappears after a murder (Mystery)
Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, by Siegfried Sassoon         5.00 Rating
     U.K. Fox Hunting (Non-Fiction Narrative)
My Friend Flicka, by Mary O'Hara         5.00 Rating
     Young boy and horse grow up together (Young Adult)
Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon         5.00 Rating
     transport; one main character is a horse breaker (Historical/General Fiction)
Riding High, by Ian Millar         5.00 Rating
     Show Jumping in Canada (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Rusty: The High-Flying Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     About a horse and a girl (Young Adult)
Showtime At Indio, by Gayle Farmer         5.00 Rating
     strong (Young Adult)
Sky Rocket: The Story of a Little Bay Horse, by Margaret Cabell Self         5.00 Rating
     American Jumper & eventing; equestrian military academy (Young Adult)
Song of Unmaking, by Caitlin Brennan         5.00 Rating
     The quadrille of Lippizan stallions contains powerful magic. (Fantasy)
The Fields of Praise, by Patricia Leitch         5.00 Rating
     British Showing (Young Adult)
The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West, by Mary Stanton         5.00 Rating
     From the Horse's Viewpoint - like watership downs for horses (Fantasy)
The Language of Light, by Meg Waite Clayton         5.00 Rating
     Maryland Horse Country (Historical/General Fiction)
The Mountain's Call, by Caitlin Brennan         5.00 Rating
     A herd of powerful white horses are worshipped as gods (Fantasy)
The Show Gypsies, by Leigh Brown         5.00 Rating
     American "A" Circuit Jumping (Historical/General Fiction)
The Trouble with Being a Horse, by Emily Edwards         5.00 Rating
     Main character turns into a horse. (Young Adult)
A Good Horse Has No Color, by Nancy Marie Brown         5.00 Rating
     The author searches Iceland for two horses. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
A Horse Named Viking, by Caroline Akervik         5.00 Rating
     Story of the life journey of a dressage champion (Young Adult)
Annie: The Mysterious Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     All about a horse (Young Adult)
A Rumour of Otters, by Deborah Savage         5.00 Rating
     Horses are friends and transport for 14 year old Alexa on a New Zealand sheep station (Young Adult)
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse, by Mim E. Rivas         5.00 Rating
     horse that popularized animal protection movement in the USA (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast, by Robin McKinley         5.00 Rating
     Beauty has a horse who goes with her to the Beast's castle. The horse is a fairly minor character, but an important figure in Beauty's life. (Young Adult)
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: A Thoughtful Guide for Coping With the Loss of a Horse, by Kimberly Gatto         5.00 Rating
     Coping With Horse Loss (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Big Red of Meadow Stable, by William Nack         5.00 Rating
     An American horse racing legend. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Black pony inn, by Christine-Pullien-Thomson         5.00 Rating
     Main connection (Fantasy)
Blaze of Glory, by m. garzon         5.00 Rating
     The main character lives and works at a barn, it's completely set in the horse world. (Young Adult)
Brat Farrar, by Josephine Tey         5.00 Rating
     Set on an English stud farm (Mystery)
Catch Rides, by Sara McAulay         5.00 Rating
     Annie is a young trainer in Northern California (Historical/General Fiction)
Changespell, by Doranna Durgin         5.00 Rating
     Main Character (Fantasy)
Changespell Legacy, by Doranna Durgin         5.00 Rating
     Main Characters (Fantasy)
C is for Chestnut, by Lorna Jones         5.00 Rating
     Based around a horse riding yard with owner trying for Olympic Equestrian team (Historical/General Fiction)
Colt, by Nancy Springer         5.00 Rating
     Colt has spina bifida and is taken to a horse therapy program. (Young Adult)
Condor Mountain, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     Girl's riding horse, plus a wild mare ridden by the magical horse guardian (Fantasy)
Cut Throat, by Lyndon Stacey         5.00 Rating
     An American Jumper rider in Britain deals with sinister events (Mystery)
Dark Fire, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     A girl's relationship with her horses, plus a magical being who help s horses in trouble. (Fantasy)
Death By A Dark Horse, by Susan Schreyer         5.00 Rating
     Major character with a special connection to the protagonist (Mystery)
Desert Song, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     Arabian mare and foal and a herd of wild horses. (Fantasy)
Dun Lady's Jess, by Doranna Durgin         5.00 Rating
     Main Character (Fantasy)
Fighting Chance, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     An akhal-teke gelding, a very young foal, and the girl's riding horses (Fantasy)
Flambards Divided, by K. M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     The final book in the Flambards series (Young Adult)
Flying Changes, by Lynn Hall         5.00 Rating
     Training western horses (Young Adult)
For Kicks, by Dick Francis         5.00 Rating
     racehorse drugging (Mystery)
Freedom, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     Freedom is a ghost mustang (Fantasy)
Full Mortality, by Sasscer Hill          5.00 Rating
     Thoroughbred racing, female jockey, (Mystery)
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio, by Marguerite Henry         5.00 Rating
     The Palio is an ancient traditional horse race held on the city streets of Siena, Italy (Young Adult)
Gold Fever, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     Two riding horses brought on a camping trip and a mining pony. (Fantasy)
Green Grass of Wyoming, by Mary O' Hara         5.00 Rating
     Breeding, training, racing (Romance)
House of the Star, by Caitlin Brennan         5.00 Rating
     Magical horses transport 'worldrunners' between worlds (Fantasy)
Indefensible, by Rebecca Frankeny         5.00 Rating
     training (Young Adult)
Keeping Barney, by Jessie Haas         5.00 Rating
     horse ownership (Young Adult)
King of the Wind, by Marguerite Henry         5.00 Rating
     Fictionalized account of the Godolphin Arabian, one of the three founding race sires (Young Adult)
Lads Before the Wind, by Karen Pryor         5.00 Rating
     clicker training (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Lady of Horses, by Judith Tarr         5.00 Rating
     horse-centric primitive culture (Fantasy)
Learning Their Language, by Marta Williams         5.00 Rating
     Many stories of horses and their owners, communication and training. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Look Twice, by M. Garzon         5.00 Rating
     Set in the horse world; family owns an equestrian center (Historical/General Fiction)
Mary Thomson's Eventing Year, by Debbie Sly         5.00 Rating
     A chronicle of Mary Thomson(King)'s 1992 season (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Mr. Revere and I, by Robert Lawson         5.00 Rating
     The Paul Revere story told through the eyes of his horse. (Young Adult)
Murder Well-Bred, by Carolyn Banks         5.00 Rating
      (Mystery)
Mystic Tide, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     One brilliant Irish horse (Fantasy)
November Grass, by Judy Van der Veer         5.00 Rating
     A girl manages a herd of cattle with her horses in November in early San Diego (Historical/General Fiction)
Pennington's Heir, by K.M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     Peripheral (Young Adult)
Phantom horse, by Christine-Pullien-Thomson         5.00 Rating
     Main character (Historical/General Fiction)
Piper at the Gate, by Mary Stanton         5.00 Rating
     From the horse's Viewpoint - like Watership Downs for horses (Fantasy)
Racing from Death , by Sasscer Hill          5.00 Rating
     Thoroughbred racing at Virginia's Colonial Downs (Mystery)
Range Feud, by J. A. Campbell         5.00 Rating
     Main Character loves horses, rides a lot, transport (Young Adult)
Rattlesnake Rock, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     A herd of wild horses, ranch horses, and a girl's special riding horse (Fantasy)
Reflex, by Dick Francis         5.00 Rating
     A horse racing photographer meets with an "accident" (Mystery)
Robin: The Lovable Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     All horse - a girl who has a bad riding accident trying to get back to riding (Young Adult)
Roped, by Laura Crum         5.00 Rating
     Horse vet Gail McCarthy gets involved in mystery (Mystery)
Schooling for Young Riders, by John Richard Young         5.00 Rating
     A narrative of training a young rider and pony together. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating
     About a young foal (Fantasy)
Sheltering Rain, by Jojo Moyes         5.00 Rating
     foxhunting (Historical/General Fiction)
Silver Dream, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     A Sport Pony breeding farm, plus a few racing thouroughbreds (Fantasy)
Slave Child, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     A sweet, old pony (Fantasy)
Small Gains, by K.M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     Clara, living in rural England in the 19th century, trains her families trotting horses (Historical/General Fiction)
Smoke Rings, by Dorothy Lyons         5.00 Rating
     Ginny is given a horse with USET potential. (Young Adult)
Sobekkare's Revenge, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     Two Arabian horses, and all the horses in the Arabian desert (Fantasy)
SOMETHING VERY GHOSTLY, by ANN SELF         5.00 Rating
     Large estate involved in the breeding of warmbloods for Dressage competition. (Mystery)
Spirit Horses, by Alan S. Evans         5.00 Rating
     wild mustangs (Mystery)
Stagestruck, by Shelley Peterson         5.00 Rating
     Canadian Show Jumping Invitationals (Historical/General Fiction)
Stealing A Girl, by S.L. Seymour         5.00 Rating
     A troubled young girl spends the summer riding horses with her riding instructor’s lovable foster children. She has her work cut out for her when a beautiful and mischievous horse appears. (Young Adult)
Still Life With Elephant, by Judy Reene Singer         5.00 Rating
     Neelie Sterling is a horse trainer when suddenly her life turns upside down. (Historical/General Fiction)
Swift Current, by Angela Dorsey         5.00 Rating
     A wonderful sweet old mare and her offspring, a lame gelding and a younger pregnant mare (Fantasy)
Taking Up The Reins, by Priscilla Endicott         5.00 Rating
     Dressage in Germany (Non-Fiction Narrative)
The Alchemical Horseman, by Jeremy James          5.00 Rating
     The enigmatic Blue Horse is one of the central characters (Historical/General Fiction)
The Beethoven Medal, by K.M. Peyton         5.00 Rating
     Peripheral (Young Adult)
The Best That Can Happen: The Grand Trek Series, by Kathleen Schmitt         5.00 Rating
     About riding a horse across America (Non-Fiction Narrative)
The Chestry Oak, by Kate Seredy         5.00 Rating
     Prince Michael loves horses, especially his father's stallion, Midnight (Young Adult)
The Colonel and Me, by John W. Chambers         5.00 Rating
     English riding lessons (Young Adult)
The Cowgirl and The Colts, by Paul Travers         5.00 Rating
     Carolyn Clark and Dixie were the first mascots of the Baltimore Colts (Historical/General Fiction)
THE DARK HORSE, by Craig Johnson         5.00 Rating
     Crime victim, helper, main character's father was a farrier (Mystery)
The Eighty Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse that Inspired A Nation, by Elizabeth Letts         5.00 Rating
     Biography of famous horse (Non-Fiction Narrative)
The Grave Maurice , by Martha Grimes         5.00 Rating
     the story is set on an English stud farm and horses are integral to the plot. (Mystery)
The Grey Horse, by R.A. Macavoy         5.00 Rating
     Shapeshifter masquerades as a Connemara stallion to win his love. (Fantasy)
The Island of Horses, by Eilis Dillon         5.00 Rating
     Irish boys visit an island off the Connemara coast and find a black colt (Young Adult)
The Magic Engineer, by L.E. Modesitt         5.00 Rating
     transport (Questing Fantasy)
THE SEA HORSE TRADE, by Sasscer Hill          5.00 Rating
     Main character female jockey and horse trainer at Gulfstream Park (Mystery)
Ticket to Ride, by Caroline Akrill         5.00 Rating
     British eventing (Young Adult)
Under a Different Sky, by Deborah Savage         5.00 Rating
     Horse is nearly a main character and is Ben's best friend (Young Adult)
Well Groomed, by Fiona Walker         5.00 Rating
     Tash is smitten by a fellow event rider (Romance)
Westward, Yo!, by J. A. Campbell         5.00 Rating
     Main Character loves horses, rides a lot, transport (Young Adult)
White Stallion of Lipizza, by Marguerite Henry         5.00 Rating
     Young Hans is fascinated by the white Lipizzaner stallions of Vienna (Young Adult)
Working Trot, by Jessie Haas         5.00 Rating
     Training/Dressage/Working horse farm (Young Adult)
Wyoming Summer, by Mary O'Hara         5.00 Rating
     The real-life story behind the My Friend Flicka books (Non-Fiction Narrative)
The Monday Horses, by Jean Slaughter Doty         4.88 Rating
     American "A" Hunter/Jumper circuit (Young Adult)
Chance Meeting, by Laura Moore         4.75 Rating
     American Hunter/Jumper circuit (Romance)
Flambards, by K.M. Peyton         4.75 Rating
     Britain during WWI; main character rides and hunts (Young Adult)
Fly-By-Night, by K.M. Peyton         4.75 Rating
     British Pony Club. (Young Adult)
Horse of a Different Color, by Jim Squires         4.67 Rating
     breeding racehorses (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Considering the Horse, by Mark Rashid         4.67 Rating
     Natural horsemanship (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Darkling, by K.M. Peyton         4.67 Rating
     British racing (Young Adult)
Last Junior Year, by Barbara Morgenroth         4.67 Rating
     American "A" Hunter/Jumper circuit (Young Adult)
On A Pale Horse, by Piers Anthony         4.67 Rating
     Death rides a Pale Horse (Fantasy)
Quality of Care, by Elizabeth Letts         4.60 Rating
     Set on a dressage horse farm in California (Historical/General Fiction)
Summer Pony, by Jean Slaughter Doty         4.60 Rating
     Kid with pony (Young Adult)
Chestnut Mare, Beware, by Jody Jaffe         4.50 Rating
      (Mystery)
Brightly Burning, by Mercedes Lackey         4.50 Rating
     Companions (Fantasy)
Can I get there by Candlelight?, by Jean Slaughter Doty         4.50 Rating
     Kids with ponies (Young Adult)
A Horse Called Mystery, by Marjorie Reynolds         4.50 Rating
     Owlie rescues a lame horse (Young Adult)
A Horse Like Mr. Ragman, by Rachel Rivers-Coffey         4.50 Rating
     Hunter/jumper riding school & show (Young Adult)
A New Horse for Marny, by Libby Anderson         4.50 Rating
     Marny rescues a slaughter-bound horse and trains him for eventing. (Young Adult)
Arrows of the Queen, by Mercedes Lackey         4.50 Rating
     Valdemar's "Companions" are magical beings in equine form with wisdom and mental telepathy. (Fantasy)
Bluegrass, by Borden Deal         4.50 Rating
     American Horse Racing and Breeding (Historical/General Fiction)
Death By Dressage, by Carolyn Banks         4.50 Rating
      (Mystery)
Gambling With the Enemy, by Toni Leland         4.50 Rating
     Riding stable in Connecticut gets into trouble (Historical/General Fiction)
Green Rider, by Kristen Britain         4.50 Rating
     transport (Questing Fantasy)
In and Out, by Barbara Moss         4.50 Rating
     Show jumper aspires to the World Equestrian Games (Romance)
In the Presence of Horses, by Barbara Dimmick         4.50 Rating
     Natalie manages a small lesson barn (Historical/General Fiction)
Jaran, by Kate Elliot         4.50 Rating
     horse-centric primitive culture (Science Fiction)
My Horses, My Teachers, by Alois Podhajsky         4.50 Rating
     Podhajsky is a noted dressage rider from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Palomino, by Danielle Steele         4.50 Rating
     California ranch; riding for the handicapped (Romance)
Ride a Proud Horse, by Barbara Morgenroth         4.50 Rating
     American "A" Hunter/Jumper circuit (Young Adult)
Saddles For Breakfast, by Janet Randall         4.50 Rating
     Robin takes a summer job at a riding academy in California. (Young Adult)
Slickrock, by Laura Crum         4.50 Rating
     Horse vet Gail McCarthy gets involved in mystery while horse-packing in Sierras (Mystery)
Spindle's End, by Robin McKinley         4.50 Rating
     In a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Rosie is apprenticed to the smith and horse-doctor (Fantasy)
The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss         4.50 Rating
     Martha trains ranch horses in Oregon during WW1 (Historical/General Fiction)
The Magic Pony, by Patricia Leitch         4.50 Rating
     Jinny roams with her beloved Arab, Shantih (Young Adult)
The Perfect Distance, by Kim Ablon Whitney         4.50 Rating
     17-year-old groom's daughter works to hit the big time on the hunter/jumper circuit (Young Adult)
Virginia Gentleman, by Mary Mitchell Barnes         4.50 Rating
     Biography of a horse (Non-Fiction Narrative)
White Mare's Daughter, by Judith Tarr         4.50 Rating
     horse-centric primitive culture (Fantasy)
Wild Swan, by Celeste De Blasis         4.50 Rating
     Breeding and racing thoroughbreds (Historical/General Fiction)
Horse Heaven, by Jane Smiley         4.44 Rating
     American racing (Historical/General Fiction)
Horseplay, by Judy Reene Singer         4.40 Rating
     Judy starts over by becoming a working student on a North Carolina dressage farm (Historical/General Fiction)
SHOWTIME!, by Gayle Farmer         4.40 Rating
     teens show their jumpers at Del Mar Nationals (Young Adult)
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien         4.33 Rating
     The original questing fantasy involves well-developed horses for both our heroes and the ultimate evil. (Questing Fantasy)
Born To Trot, by Marguerite Henry         4.33 Rating
     The true story of Rosalind, world champion trotting mare (Young Adult)
Hank and Chloe, by Jo-Ann Mapson         4.33 Rating
     Chloe is a horse trainer fallen into hard times (Historical/General Fiction)
National Velvet, by Enid Bagnold         4.33 Rating
     Young girl and her horse compete in the Grand National horse race (Young Adult)
Split Infinity, by Piers Anthony         4.33 Rating
     Neysa, a unicorn, is an important character. Also, Stile, the main character, is a horse-lover and former jockey in additon to Neysa's new best friend. (Fantasy)
The Bolinvars, by Marguerite F. Bayliss         4.33 Rating
     Fox Hunting (Historical/General Fiction)
Year of the Horse, by Diana Walker         4.33 Rating
     Neighbors with horses suck our protagonist into the horsey set. (Young Adult)
The Crumb, by Jean Slaughter Doty         4.29 Rating
     American "A" Hunter/Jumper circuit (Young Adult)
Barn Blind, by Jane Smiley         4.25 Rating
     American showing (Historical/General Fiction)
Hot Blood, by Ken Englade         4.25 Rating
     American "A" Circuit -- horse killings (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Outfoxed, by Rita Mae Brown         4.25 Rating
     Fox Hunting (Mystery)
The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien         4.20 Rating
     The horsemen of Rohan breed the finest horses ever imagined; Gandalf rides his great partner Shadowfax. (Questing Fantasy)
Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand         4.18 Rating
     An American horse racing legend. (Non-Fiction Narrative)
Riders, by Jilly Cooper         4.12 Rating
     British Show Jumping (Romance)

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