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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Horses are popular all over the world, as pets, participants in competitions, farm animals, and more. In fact, they're one of humankind's oldest animal companions. This fascinating, fun-filled book introduces you to different horse breeds; how horses became our stalwart companions; life in the herd; adorable foals; horse coloration, markings, and manes; and so much more.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"As the expense of commercial stabling and training increases, a growing number of property owners throughout the country have taken to acquiring and maintaining "backyard" facilities. To that goal, horse owner and keeper Jessie Shiers provides a clear and comprehensive, profusely illustrated, user-friendly guide for first-timers. Whether you've always dreamed of owning your own horse or you have just discovered the pleasures of riding, this is the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book looks at the controversial past, present and future of wild horses around the world, including the ongoing threats to their existence.
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Storey's Guide to Training Horses is a one-stop reference for every aspect of horse training, including a complete program for turning a shy and gangly foal into a calm, confident, well-balanced equine partner. Now with full-color photography, the third edition includes step-by-step guidance on all the essential training procedures for both English- and Western-style riding, including haltering and leading, saddling and mounting, and addresses the...
5) Pet heroes
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, especially when they are animals! Inside this book you'll find 14 incredible stories of real-life pet heroes. From service dogs to potbellied pigs, these pets are extraordinary!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Horse is ready to try some big skateboard tricks and his best friend Buggy has some tricks of his own on how Horse can avoid getting hurt. From tightening helmet straps to bandaging bruised butts, there's no such thing as too much fun with this dynamic duo--especially because they're playing it safe.
Author
Series
Secrets of the sky volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Kiya and Kinjal have succeeded in their first quest in the magical world of the Kingdom Beyond, but whatever good they achieved might not be enough. Their faithful flying horses Snowy and Raat reappear and whisk them back to the Kingdom to help the . . . winged merpeople who are slowly being poisoned by the very water in which they live. It is up to the twins to figure it out and put a stop to it. Fortunately, Kiya has the know-how to solve this mystery...
Author
Series
Secrets of the sky volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Kinjal knows something strange is going on. But he does not expect his dog, Thums-up, to disappear before his eyes in the middle of the night! Even stranger, two enormous flying horses appear and insist on taking Kinjal and his twin sister, Kiya, to a place they have never heard of: the Sky Kingdom. The twins have no choice but to go if they want to see their dog again, even if that isn't why the winged pakkhiraj horses showed up in the...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Abandoned by her father after Black Tuesday, thirteen-year-old Bea convinces Mrs. Scott to take in her and her sister in exchange for farm work and Bea bonds with a seemingly untrainable horse.
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Simon and his older sister try out for the bubble ball team together, but they end up on opposing sides.
12) No reserve
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Theo Jennings, an auctioneer in Newmarket, England, has been climbing the ladder at the bloodstock sales company for the past three years. He's planning on making his first ever multi-million sale with a yearling colt. When he finds the colt dead a few days after the auction, Theo is suspicious that there was foul play involved. As Theo begins to investigate the death, he finds that answers aren't coming readily from those who he questions. When a...
14) Doris
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Doris has always reveled in the warmth of a spotlight. Her whole life, she's danced the nights away, with friends from the only home she's ever known. But one day, Doris twirls ... out of step ... until she stumbles across a whole new kind of spotlight.
15) Horse diaries
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1915 Wisconsin, a farm horse named Jingle Bells worries that his family will replace him when the older son brings home a brand new Model-T Ford car. Includes facts about Clydesdale horses.
16) Intrigues
Author
Series
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Mags (Magpie), a thirteen-year-old orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar and taken to the capital city, is "recognized" by foreign secret operatives whose purpose is unknown, he comes under suspicion.
17) Raised in a barn
Author
Series
Good dog volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
December 2020.
Language
English
Description
Farm puppy Bo introduces a young foal to life on the farm.
18) Dragon dreams
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 7
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Simon visits a fortune-telling seadragon who gives him an alarming, but incomplete prediction, that his friend Olive the octopus is in danger.
19) Maestoso Petra
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Maestoso Petra, a Lipizzaner stallion, trains to perform in the Spanish Riding School and is hidden away during the German occupation of Austria in World War II. Includes facts about Lipizzaner horses and the world-famous Spanish Riding School.
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Simon and his best friend, Olive Octopus, attend summer camp together, but when Olive befriends Cam Crab, Simon questions if Olive is still his best friend.
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