HORSE BOOKS-What did you read as a child?

[riverbell93]

More books:
Me And The Colonel - John Chambers
The Ponies Of Myka… (unspellable Icelandic name)
Scarlet Royal - Anne Emery
A Horse Called Mystery - Marjorie Reynolds
A Horse Of Her Own - Selma Hudnut
Darkling - K.M. Peyton
For Love of A Horse - Patricia Leitch
Hold The Rein Free - Judy Van der Veer
The Grey Mare’s Colts - Judy Van der Veer
Nicki & Wynne - Barbara Morgenroth
Pony Girl - Janet Randall

There are a couple I can’t recall the titles - in one, a girl wins a pony in a contest and finds a place for it to live in a nearby falling-down farm; very 1970’s, with a somewhat freespirited mother and us-v-the-conformists attitude, and a cover of a gorgeous chocolate palomino pony. In the other, English, a 20-something in her first job goes to buy a first horse and impulsively pity-buys a broken-down racehorse, who turns out to be in foal.

[ferrispony]

Hi, im Ferrispony’s daughter! I am on her account (with permission! :D).I have red so many of those books! At the library last year I found a “Justin Morgan” Margurite Henry book. I was old, and a hard cover. When I went to take it out, it wouldn’t scan, and someone had stamped “DISCARDED” on it and ruined the scanner bar. The lady said I could take it out anyway. When I returned it, they told me to keep it cause they didn’t want it:eek:! Slowly all of those books have been disapearing:cry:. I have to special order them now. I always check the 25 cent discard bin and sometimes I find them:sadsmile:. I have lots.

[ferrispony]

Opps, I mean “It was old”, not I was :lol:

[SarahandSam]

Okay, I have glimmers in my head of two books I read when younger and was wondering if anyone can patch them together into the titles. (:

One involved a chestnut Arab mare with a wide blaze; I believe there was something about a trailer accident, she got loose, no one could catch her, teenage girl tames her, etc. I think the book was British; I might vaguely remember the mare being called Gypsy or something like that, but that could be an unrelated memory.

Another had a girl who got a compound fracture at some point, in her arm, I believe; I just remember a grisly description of bone sticking through. She had to ride a horse for help cross country and over a bunch of fences. I don’t know if she had the injury and was scared by it, or if her friend broke the arm and the girl was riding for help for her, but I remember the jumping for help at the end, and the broken arm. (Maybe it was a collarbone. My mind is like a sieve…)

I think I’m going to start collecting these books… I miss all my old ones and really need to go raid my parents’ attic at some point to see if I have any left, since apparently they’re all worth a small fortune now. (:

[dbtoo]

Scarlet Royal
Windy Foot
Horse Show Fever
All of Walter Farley’s. I still have my copy of Man O’War
The Horseman’s Bible by Jack Coggins. I read that book SO many times
Smoke Rings, Golden Sovereign, Bluegrass Champion,etc.
Hold the Reins Free
Sports Illustrated’s Book of Horsemanship
Any book that had a little horse head on the spine

I also read a a two book series. The second was entitled “Fantasia” or something like that. Fantasia was a very loud Leopard appy filly whose coloring saved the herd in a blinding snow storm. Any one else know what I’m talking about?

[Dawnd]

The Blind Connemara!

[riverbell93]

[QUOTE=SarahandSam;3664920]
One involved a chestnut Arab mare with a wide blaze; I believe there was something about a trailer accident, she got loose, no one could catch her, teenage girl tames her, etc. I think the book was British; I might vaguely remember the mare being called Gypsy or something like that, but that could be an unrelated memory.[/QUOTE]

In “For Love of A Horse” by Patricia Leitch, our heroine gets the horse of her dreams when a trailer accident releases an Arab mare (later named Shantih) onto the moor, where she subsquently runs wild with a herd of Highland ponies. Girl has to track the horse down and tame it with the assistance of a helpful blizzard. The mare is initially seen in a Brutal Circus (book is highly, highly socially aware and conscious and sorta tedious) where her name is different, don’t recall if it was Gypsy) Very, very British, it was available in the US through Scholastic’s school book sales in the 1980s, but the host of sequels by Leitch are pretty much impossible to find in America.

[Windsor1]

[QUOTE=riverbell93;3666744]
The mare is initially seen in a Brutal Circus (book is highly, highly socially aware and conscious and sorta tedious) where her name is different, don’t recall if it was Gypsy)[/QUOTE]

Her name was “Yasmin” in the circus, but Ginny renames her “Shantih.”

[debsinsb]

All these names from the past!

One book I have and re-read is called “Something to Jump For”
I think it’s from England, that’s where the story is set anyway. It’s about a girl and her sister that own a riding school. She has a young horse to start for someone, finds out how talented she is, and wants to buy her…but can’t afford it.

I wish I still had some of the books that are mentioned!!:no:

[poltroon]

[QUOTE=riverbell93;3666744]
In “For Love of A Horse” by Patricia Leitch, our heroine gets the horse of her dreams when a trailer accident releases an Arab mare (later named Shantih) onto the moor, where she subsquently runs wild with a herd of Highland ponies. Girl has to track the horse down and tame it with the assistance of a helpful blizzard. The mare is initially seen in a Brutal Circus (book is highly, highly socially aware and conscious and sorta tedious) where her name is different, don’t recall if it was Gypsy) Very, very British, it was available in the US through Scholastic’s school book sales in the 1980s, but the host of sequels by Leitch are pretty much impossible to find in America.[/QUOTE]

I loved this book, read it again and again as a child, and I’ve enjoyed the sequels as an adult (which were not published in the US). One of the things I like best about it is despite Jinny’s undying love and devotion to Shantih, she is still fairly beastly to ride and Jinny is frequently in over her head. Finnmory has left an indelible mark in my mind as well.

[heelgirl4381]

Any book with a horse on the cover!

Definitely the Saddle Club. There is a TV show that comes on now. Sometimes I find myself watching it and my husband gives me weird looks (I am 27 now! haha) It is just nostalgic. I also loved all the Marguerite Henry books. My parents took me to Chincoteague when I was about 8 years old. I was a little traumatized when I saw Misty stuffed in a museum!!! But Stormy was still alive and it was neat to meet her. There was another series that was like Sweet Valley High with horses. It was more “grown-up” than the Saddle Club. I cannot remember the name but there was a girl named Dara that had a gray named Arpeggio and I swore some day I would own a gray and name him that! Ahh…to be a kid again; that means my parents would still being paying for my horse habit

[MintHillFarm]

I forgot!

Hanover’s Wishing Star…did anyone else read this true story?? I went on line and purchased it last year for a re-read…great book still!

[BAC]

@MintHillFarm;3667351

Hanover’s Wishing Star…did anyone else read this true story?? I went on line and purchased it last year for a re-read…great book still!

Not only did I read it, I wrote to Karen Ann and received several autographed pictures of her and Star, which I still have. I still have the book too. This was in the early or mid 1960s and Karen Ann was now a young woman but she was very gracious and friendly. I don’t know what happened to the letters she sent me but her photos have little notes written on them and he is wearing the same bridle with the houndstooth/checkerboard browband that he wore in the book and she is wearing the matching houndstooth riding jacket that is on the back of the book jacket. :yes:

[icy98ach]

[QUOTE=Eclectic Horseman;3648760]
All Marguerite Henry’s books (“Misty of Chincoteague,” etc.)[/QUOTE]

Ditto

[smay]

A book I’ve been recommending for kids lately…

… is “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo. It’s a kid-friendly story about a horse “drafted” into service in World War I and reunited with his young owner at the very end of the book…kind of ala Black Beauty. Dramatic and a quick read for kids.

[N2Equus]

This thread brings back so many memories…

When I was really little I used to have a book that I carried around all the time. Does anyone remember the “Little Black” series. “Little Black, A Pony” and “Little Black goes to the Circus.” There were a few others.

When my daughter had her 12 hand pony and was getting good enough to ride our 15.2 hand QH, I remember her pony looking through the fence rails at her riding that big red horse and it reminded me of that book. When I told my daughter the story she thought I was nuts. :lol::lol::lol: It was such a cute story.

[Trevelyan96]

The entire Black Stallion and Flame series. Over and over again!
Black Beauty.

[RugBug]

@DreamHtr;3667564

When I was really little I used to have a book that I carried around all the time. Does anyone remember the “Little Black” series. “Little Black, A Pony” and “Little Black goes to the Circus.” There were a few others.

They’re by Walter Farley as well. In fact, I’m sitting here looking at a copy of Little Black goes to the Circus. I bought it a few years back but haven’t it taken it home…it’s on my shelf at work. :winkgrin:

[LittleblackMorgan]

OMG the monday horses! I LOOOVVED that book!
What about If Wishes were horses?

[AHC]

Such great memories

Like many others I read the Black Stallion series, the Chincoteague series, “Afraid to Ride,” “Come on Seabiscuit” (went back and read it after reading the Laura Hillenbrand book and seeing the movie), “National Velvet,” etc.

There are two I don’t think I’ve seen mentioned. One called “Born to Trot” about a foal that grows up and wins the Hambletonian, overcoming all kinds of odds in the process.

Another is “Black Gold,” which may have been written by Marguerite Henry. I read this book when I was in 4th grade. My teacher was really boring, and I snuck it to school and read it under my desk. Kept getting caught and going right back to it. How much trouble could I get in for wanting to do extra reading?