Any recommendations for horse fiction for adults? Besides Riding Lessons and Flying Changes? There are tons of series for teens i know. About to go on a vacation and want to load up the kindle.
Riders and Polo by Jillian Cooper are racy classics. I read a great one that a fellow COTHer sent me while I was hurt, but for the life of me, can’t remember the name. In and Out, maybe. Based on the Wellington show world and pretty accurately portrayed, with some artistic license to help move the plot.
Tami Hoag, who writes great mysteries and is an accomplished dressage rider, has one that is a mystery set in Wellington around the horse world. It isn’t super horsey, but it has elements, is very well written, has a nice twist. I think it’s called Dark Horse.
If it’s on your kindle, no one will know that you are indulging in a little light YA reading.
“Riders” by Jilly Cooper, but I will say it’s complete trash. If you want trash, that’s the book for you! :lol:
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If it’s on your kindle, no one will know that you are indulging in a little light YA reading.[/QUOTE] Sometimes I think that is the only genre where authors are trying to be creative these days. Seems adult fiction is stuck with old authors repeating their formulaic novels.
There’s a long (sticky) thread in Off Course.
Well, first for a non-spammy recommendation, Horseback Reads is a wonderful website which features seven equestrian-focused authors. Many of the books are geared to adults or even if they have teenage protagonists, focus on mature themes. It’s a great place to start.
http://horsebackreads.com/featured-authors/
Now for the spam–as you can see in my sig line, I am an author of horse-related fiction. My most recent work Fortune’s Fool is actually on sale right now as a Kindle Countdown Deal for .99. So if you would like to check it out, now is a good time! 
Rita Mae Brown has fun mystery series. They are mainly fox hunting, but she is a great horsewoman with a fun way of telling a story.
I wrote my horsey fiction with adults in mind. The two main characters are in their early 20s.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RM0Q35W?Version=1&entries=0
The Dressage Chronicles is another good choice.
Fred introduced me to Jenny Pitman, who is a former British racing trainer (first woman to train a Grand National winner), and write about a young woman training chasers. I really enjoy the books, although they’re tough to find!
I forgot to mention Eventer’s Dream. http://www.amazon.com/Eventers-Dream-Eventing-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B00P2OL1JI/ref=pd_sim_351_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51RL%2BdQDfrL&dpSrc=sims&preST=UX300_PJku-sticker-v3%2CTopRight%2C0%2C-44_AC_UL160_SR94%2C160&refRID=13E09R6WCFZS6G2E5WCV
I didn’t care for the sequel. But the first book is hilarious.
@Box of Chocolates–Margaret Fletcher Gallop Girl is on my ‘short list’ of to-reads! Can’t wait!
I also loved Eventer’s Dream. The “mare-who-sometimes-slipped-a-stifle” will live in my mind forever. I did not read the sequel yet, though.
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Well, first for a non-spammy recommendation, Horseback Reads is a wonderful website which features seven equestrian-focused authors. Many of the books are geared to adults or even if they have teenage protagonists, focus on mature themes. It’s a great place to start.
http://horsebackreads.com/featured-authors/
Now for the spam–as you can see in my sig line, I am an author of horse-related fiction. My most recent work Fortune’s Fool is actually on sale right now as a Kindle Countdown Deal for .99. So if you would like to check it out, now is a good time!
I get KindleUnlimited so downloaded. Will read as soon as I’m done with the new Brandon Sanderson that comes out tomorrow.
The Blaze of Glory books are great (there are 3) and the author posts here sometimes. The third one was the best.
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Thank you so much @phoenixrises! I hope you enjoy it! And now I have to check out Brandon Sanderson, too!
The only problem with these threads is that my ‘to-read’ list gets longer and longer 
I need another hour or two in the day just for reading.
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Thank you so much @phoenixrises! I hope you enjoy it! And now I have to check out Brandon Sanderson, too!
The only problem with these threads is that my ‘to-read’ list gets longer and longer I need another hour or two in the day just for reading.[/QUOTE]
He’s fantasy not horses. For his adult series I recommend the mistborn series. Class act read all three books in a weekend But his new YA series is about if people had super powers they wouldn’t use them for good and the more they use them the more corrupt they become. It’s a great series that both myself and my son (12) are reading.
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And not all YA is to be ashamed of I highly recommend Kim Ablon Whitney’s novels. They are excellent, well-written, and just the right amount of emotional. Plus the horse stuff is highly accurate and hunter-jumper focused. I’ve read The Perfect Distance, Blue Ribbons (while about kids and ponies, did not feel like a book just for kids), and the two in her new series, Summer Circuit and Winter Circuit. Also, if you happen to have KindleUnlimited, I believe they are all on there.
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I agree…I do it all the time! 
For quick reads, I enjoyed Kit Ehrman’s books…all horsey, though lesser known. http://www.amazon.com/Kit-Ehrman/e/B002BLQBZO
And in a similar vein, Bev Pettersen has some romancy-mystery-type reads. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=bev+pettersen Ah, I see she has a new one out I haven’t read yet. Cool!
These are all just ‘fun’ reads.
