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Author
Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
This fast-paced racing story follows Black Minx's journey through training and preliminary races to the opening gate at Churchill Downs for America's most famous race, the Kentucky Derby.
22) The wild one
Author
Series
Phantom stallion volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two years after being thrown by her horse, Blackie, in a near-fatal accident, Sam returns to her family's ranch and meets a mustang that could be the missing Blackie, or the legendary Phantom, or both.
23) Star Gazer
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Jordan's new horse Star Gazer has been neglected and has a lot to overcome, but nevertheless Jordan vows to beat Star Gazer's former owner in the state championships at the end of the summer.
25) National Velvet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fourteen-year-old English girl wins a horse in a raffle, trains it, and rides it in the Grand National steeplechase.
Author
Series
Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alec Ramsay's life is changed after he spends a terrifying night lost in the Florida Everglades with a deranged Frenchman who is helping him search for the runaway black stallion.
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books/Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers/Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Joined by Hiram the farmhand, Katie begins the journey west. At first, she is unsure if the Mustang will follow, but much to her relief, he seems to trust her. Soon, Katie and Hiram meet up with a large family who invite them to join their caravan. For the first time, it seems as though they might really make it to Oregon. But then tragedy strikes, and Katie finds herself having to choose between parting ways with Hiram, or abandoning her dreams of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books/Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers/Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Katie continues the journey west to Oregon hoping to be reunited with her uncle and returning the Mustang closer to his homeland.
Author
Series
Billy and Blaze books volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1994
Edition
1st Aladdin Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Billy and his friend Tommy enter their ponies in the pair jumping contest.
34) War horse
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Description
Thoroughly revised and updated, a comprehensive guide to equine care describes all aspects of facilities design, including acreage selection and barn construction, offers practical procedures for meeting the ongoing needs of the horse, and includes new sections on environmentally responsible horse care, horse insurance and full-color photos and artwork. Effective management requires knowledge, dedication, and a sincere interest in the well being of...
Author
Series
Thoroughbred volume 1
Publisher
HarperPaperbacks
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After disease wipes out her family's breeding farm, Ashleigh determines she will never care for a horse again until a small, sickly foal is born at the new farm that her family manages.
Author
Series
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Ground training is the key to a safe and pleasurable riding experience. Designed for easy reference while working with your horse, this guide can be hung on a post. Riders of all disciplines and skill levels will benefit from these exercises that reinforce good habits and help develop a strong bond between horse and rider. This comprehensive series of exercises covers every aspect of ground training, from haltering to driving, turning to transitions,...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Introduces children to the fun of riding and caring for a horse including all the need-to-know horse basics, beginning with a history of horses-- from their use by medieval knights in full armor to modern equestrian competitions and races.
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