Follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed and the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life. Winner of the Newbery medal for 1948. "This is the story, written as fiction but following closely the actual history, of Godolphin Barb or Godolphin Arabian, ancestor of Man-O-War and one of the founders of the entire Thoroughbred strain." Newbery Medal Award.
Molly rides her old horse Belle to piano lessons eight miles each way. On one trip, they are caught in a blizzard, and it is up to Belle to find the way home.
The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse.
Unhappy about his parents splitting up and moving with his mother to Grandpa's farm, eleven-year-old Luke finds comfort in riding and caring for a horse named Beauty.
Junie L?pez tells, in English and Spanish, of the long friendship between his Mexican American grandfather, Grandpa Lolo, and Manuelito Yazzie, a Navajo, that began with the sale of a horse. Includes glossary.
Lauren Towers, pursuing her dream of becoming a professional equestrian, applies for a spot at Canterwood Crest Academy, but thoughts of her past make her begin to doubt the wisdom of her decision.
