Here are the 25 books with the most recent reviews:

A Girl and Five Brave Horses, by Sonora Carver         5.00 Rating, 9 Votes      Atlantic City diving horses (Non-Fiction Narrative)      "A Girl and Five Brave Horses has been reprinted. It became available in May 2009. I got my copy at Amazon...I haven't found it anywhere else. The book sold for about $25 ..."

The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss         4.50 Rating, 6 Votes      Martha trains ranch horses in Oregon during WW1 (Historical/General Fiction)      "More than just historical fiction, this book is a work of literary fiction that can be read on more than a single level. The story itself is fresh and interesting- ..."

A Horse to Die For, by Carolyn Banks         4.00 Rating, 3 Votes      dressage (Mystery)      "I read the entire Robin Vaughan series By Carolyn Banks. They are easy reads, entertaining ,although some of the happenings are not believable but I didn't care abou ..."

White Stallion of Lipizza, by Marguerite Henry         5.00 Rating, 3 Votes      Young Hans is fascinated by the white Lipizzaner stallions of Vienna (Young Adult)      "Hans' story is a wonderful introduction into the Spanish Riding school and classical dressage. Colonel Podhajsky, a noted author and great horseman, figures strongly in ..."

Still Life With Elephant, by Judy Reene Singer         4.67 Rating, 3 Votes      Neelie Sterling is a horse trainer when suddenly her life turns upside down. (Historical/General Fiction)      "Neelie is a horse trainer, and a good one, though she doesn't always hear things quite right. Separated from her husband, she is in emotional turmoil when she takes a ca ..."

Born To Trot, by Marguerite Henry         4.67 Rating, 9 Votes      The true story of Rosalind, world champion trotting mare (Young Adult)      "One of the thinks Marguerite Henry does best in her works is integrate history and reading and research directly into her stories, as something the reader might like to ..."

Winter Pony, by Jean Slaughter Doty         3.89 Rating, 9 Votes      Kids with ponies (Young Adult)      "Winter Pony is the sequel to Summer Pony, and Mokey and Ginny have more adventures together, including taking Mokey on a sleigh ride. Read Summer Pony first, but once yo ..."

The Chestry Oak, by Kate Seredy         3.67 Rating, 3 Votes      Prince Michael loves horses, especially his father's stallion, Midnight (Young Adult)      "This is an astonishingly powerful book, set around WW2, in Hungary. It's worth noting that it was published in 1948, so the war was not yet "history," but a contemporary ..."

Paint The Wind, by Pam Muņoz Ryan         4.33 Rating, 3 Votes      Maya befriends a mustang once loved by her mother. (Young Adult)      "When Maya arrives in Wyoming, she is scarred, guarded, and green, with little experience outside of her Grandmother's stifling grasp. She loves horses, and has learned a ..."

The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss         4.50 Rating, 6 Votes      Martha trains ranch horses in Oregon during WW1 (Historical/General Fiction)      "This is a lovely account of the life of a young woman out west during WWI. She wants a job training horses. She is gentle and thorough, and knows her own limitations. Sh ..."

November Grass, by Judy Van der Veer         3.67 Rating, 3 Votes      A girl manages a herd of cattle with her horses in November in early San Diego (Historical/General Fiction)      "This book does a wonderful job of capturing the feel of old rural California, a world that is disappearing every decade. In November, the ..."

Black pony inn, by Christine-Pullien-Thomson         5.00 Rating, 3 Votes      Main connection (Fantasy)      "Black pony inn is written by the legendary author Christine-Pullein-Thomson, this is a six book series, and is a fantastic story about Harriet and her two brothers and s ..."

The Lady, by Anne McCaffrey         3.76 Rating, 21 Votes      Irish hunting (Romance)      "This is an excellent romance/fiction title, very horsey and quite well done. Catriona is the daughter of an Irish horse trainer and a woman who rather dislikes horses. O ..."

Dark Horse, by Muriel Lennox         4.00 Rating, 3 Votes      The story of the great TB racehorse Nearctic (Non-Fiction Narrative)      "It was an interesting book, providing lots of insight into the history of one of Canada's most famous sires, however I found that the book was plagued with more facts th ..."

Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating, 3 Votes      About a young foal (Fantasy)      "I forgot to mention in my last review of Shadow that the artwork, by well-known equine artist Jeanne Mellin, is truly amazing. It is beautiful and her attention to deta ..."

Annie: The Mysterious Morgan Horse, by Ellen F. Feld         5.00 Rating, 3 Votes      All about a horse (Young Adult)      "This is a wonderful book for the horse-crazed teen. It blends plenty of horse action with a little mystery. Horse action is beliveable and the ending is good too. The ..."

Carlota, by Scott O'Dell         3.00 Rating, 3 Votes      Carlota is a Californio, and rides as well as any vaquero (Young Adult)      "I enjoyed this novel, set in a key period in California history, for the immersion it gave me in the world of the old Californio horsemen. Carlota is a horsewoman, who a ..."

Never Enough, by Cali Canberra         2.33 Rating, 6 Votes      Arabian Horse industry (Mystery)      "Or if she had a proof reader. Tense/point of view of narrative changes from line to line, to the point where you have to re-read multiple times to figure out who is say ..."

Nicki & Wynne, by Barbara Morgenroth         4.33 Rating, 3 Votes      Nicki spends the summer at a Connecticut riding stable (Young Adult)      "Morgenroth's Last Junior Year and Ride a Proud Horse are more about showing, and aimed at an older audience than this one is, but there are still common th ..."

Dark Horse, by Tami Hoag         3.62 Rating, 29 Votes      American "A" Circuit (Wellington Equestrian Festival) (Mystery)      "Tammi Hoag is an accomplished horsewomen herself-high level dressage so she knows what she is writing and she is an award winning author. Good mystery, not quite edge of ..."

Riding Lessons, by Sara Gruen         4.09 Rating, 11 Votes      unusual striped horse and womans obsession with another of the same color (Mystery)      "I think as horse people we all get a bit too picky on our reading but this book was an ok read. Fairly accurate and readable. Characters have flawas but don't we all! ..."

Riding Lessons, by Sara Gruen         4.33 Rating, 3 Votes      Former Olympic contender returns to horses (Historical/General Fiction)      "I enjoyed this book since it was fairly accurate in most cases-isn't ALL fiction a bit far fetched sometimes! Good story line wiht likeable characters. ..."

The Secret of the Spotted Horse, by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk         3.00 Rating, 3 Votes      Reddy visits his uncle in Montana and longs to be a cowboy (Young Adult)      "This title is aimed at younger readers, but is still a satisfying, quick read for an adult. ..."

The Good Master, by Kate Seredy         3.33 Rating, 3 Votes      Kate and Jansci live on a farm in Hungary with fine horses (Young Adult)      "I don't think I've ever read a novel set in Hungary before. I especially enjoy novels set in unusual locations, and this was a very different book from the typical Ameri ..."

A Year at the Races, by Jane Smiley         4.67 Rating, 3 Votes      Smiley talks about the many horses she owns, including 2 typical race horses (Non-Fiction Narrative)      "Although I like Smiley, I don't seem to have the same affection for her writing that some do, which is why I didn't pick up this book right away. But it may be my favori ..."

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