I am really bumming out that a lot of the books recommended here are not part of my Kindle Unlimited selection. 
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I am really bumming out that a lot of the books recommended here are not part of my Kindle Unlimited selection. :([/QUOTE]
I’m with you. My library doesn’t have most of them either.
Not part of Kindle Unlimited? Not so! Claire Svedsen’s books are part of Kindle Unlimited, and so are Kim Whitney’s. Highly recommended!
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Not part of Kindle Unlimited? Not so! Claire Svedsen’s books are part of Kindle Unlimited, and so are Kim Whitney’s. Highly recommended![/QUOTE]
I will give those a look, though Kim Whitney’s books look like they might be a bit too soupy for me.
For those that like Robin McKinley’s Blue Sword and The Hero and The Crown, I also recommend her Beauty, her first book and a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty is a horsewoman. The writing is all McKinley - very engaging.
For those that like Jane Smiley’s Horse Heaven, she has a series of kid lit books. The first book in the series is called The Georges and the Jewels. The protagonist is a girl whose dad is a horse trader. He names all the mares “Jewel” and all the geldings “George”. He buys at auction and he and Abby put some training on them then sell them as “kid-broke” because Abby can ride them. He doesn’t name them because he doesn’t want her to get attached. But they get good care and training at his place and pretty good homes. As the series progresses, Abby learns more and starts taking lessons and showing. The books are set in the early 60’s, with Abby’s brother rebelling against his parents’ fundamentalist religion and Abby pretty protected of the changing world. She grows up with the times.
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I was so young when I read Pilot the Hunter by H.M. Peel that I can’t remember if it was aimed at adults or was more of a young-adult novel. The details of horse care and techniques were interesting and I would love to read it again.
A non-fiction book I enjoyed was Stud: Adventures in Breeding by Kevin Conley. It dealt with practices and personalities (human and equine) at some of the top studs in Kentucky and other states.
The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle is a well-written, at times heartbreaking novel about a girl growing up on a small horse ranch in California and her relationship with her father and sister, a talented horsewoman.
Smoky the Cowhorse is great, but don’t forget other Will James works. I enjoyed Horses I’ve Known, and I would like to read Sandy – have I read it already? Can’t remember. I may have done when I went through a phase of reading cowboy literature.
The Wild Heart by Helen Griffiths is another young readers novel which is still absorbing for adults.
Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon. Good. Dark. Adult. Centers around a woman working at a low-level racetrack in West Virginia. The Lord of Misrule is one of the horses prominent in the story.
I need to find an anthology of Dick Francis books so that I will stop re-reading the same ones. I’m sure there are a few I have missed.
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LOL, I’ve often said the same thing about Dick Francis’s books, but I find them comfortingly familiar. There are rumours that his wife, who worked in publishing, was the truth author behind the books as Francis was uneducated and suffered from dyslexia.
Rita Mae Brown’s stories are good (apparently she’s a hunt master, so the credibility is there).
I have a soft spot for Marguerite Henry books and Wesley Dennis’s lovely illustrations. Still have several of them up in the attic.
The Snowman book is a great read.
Picked up “The Horse Dancer” at the 2nd hand store recently, a good read if a bit pop-fictiony.
Francis acknowledged that his wife did all the research on the varying subjects he used in the novels, but not the writing. (i.e., photography, investments, toy-making, etc.)
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For those that like Robin McKinley’s Blue Sword and The Hero and The Crown, I also recommend her Beauty, her first book and a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty is a horsewoman. The writing is all McKinley - very engaging.
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Super excited that these are part of Kindle Unlimited. Downloading Beauty right now.
PM me your email Draftmare. Do you know how to add .mobi files to your Kindle directly? You can connect it to your computer with a USB cord? Very easy to do.
I can email you all the horse books I have, I don’t know how many, but it does include Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West, which yes, I would say is very similar to Watership Down, which may be my favorite book. And I read…a lot. I’ll include some good unicorn ones too.
Half way through Robin McKinley’s Beauty and love it. There is a horse as fairly significant side character as well.
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PM me your email Draftmare. Do you know how to add .mobi files to your Kindle directly? You can connect it to your computer with a USB cord? Very easy to do.
I can email you all the horse books I have, I don’t know how many, but it does include Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West, which yes, I would say is very similar to Watership Down, which may be my favorite book. And I read…a lot. I’ll include some good unicorn ones too.[/QUOTE]
awesome, will PM you.
I loved Beauty, as well as The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword. All just wonderful books.
Haven’t forgotten yah, just need to make time to sit down and pick through all my ebooks lol. I really should keep them more organized. It’s not very hard at all to add them to your device manually - will explain in the email when I send.
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Haven’t forgotten yah, just need to make time to sit down and pick through all my ebooks lol. I really should keep them more organized. It’s not very hard at all to add them to your device manually - will explain in the email when I send.[/QUOTE]
So you have a lot of e- books. Great. I have Kobo and after buying many e-books have been experiencing difficulties in the downloads when using the Kobo pre-purchased cards. So I’ve given up. It seems a credit card is preferable.
Is it the same for you? There is a wealth of information on this site’s posting about horsey books.
I have thousands. Maybe it’s over ten thousand. I’ve long stopped counting. I like to read. I like to learn. I always wanted to be an author, and have written many a book that never goes anywhere because I’m too harsh on my own work.
I pay for many of my books, but there is a massive wealth of free resources out there to delve through as well. I like to buy expensive goats too, so I had to find a balance. Lol
But I don’t use Kobo I’m afraid - so sorry!
Jenny Pittman. Dealt with National Hunt racing in England.
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So you have a lot of e- books. Great. I have Kobo and after buying many e-books have been experiencing difficulties in the downloads when using the Kobo pre-purchased cards. So I’ve given up. It seems a credit card is preferable.
Is it the same for you? There is a wealth of information on this site’s posting about horsey books.[/QUOTE]
I have never heard of a Kobo. I use a Kindle and find that the downloads from Amazon are super easy.
