horses

His mother left three years ago, so when twelve-year-old Flip's thieving father dies he goes to live with his stern and hostile uncle on the remote Dutch island of Mossum; there he works on the farm, dreams of his mother coming to get him, deals with the local bullies, and his only "friend' is a strange, mute girl whom he thinks of as the ghost girl--until he rescues a horse from the stormy sea and discovers a new purpose in caring for his charge.

Becky gets along with everyone at Shady Glen Stables except Hannah, who takes joy in taunting Becky with the fact that she is a better jumper and wins more competitions, but when Hannah is hurt and cannot ride, Becky thinks this might be her chance to shine, as long as she can help her horse Stormy get over his fear of jumping.

Scheherazade, Paul Revere's horse, tells how she advised and led the hero of the American Revolution to fame.

Nineteen-year-old returning champion Sean Kendrick competes against Puck Connolly, the first girl ever to ride in the annual Scorpio Races, both trying to keep hold of their dangerous water horses long enough to make it to the finish line.

Forging an instant bond with spaghetti-loving horse Maybelline, horseless cowboy Leroy Ninker inadverently risks eternal loneliness when he forgets a vital rule about Maybelline's care.

When her father returns from the Iraq War as an amputee with post-traumatic stress disorder, Hannah escapes by volunteering to work with rescued horses, never thinking that the abused horses could also help her father recover.

Josie is concerned when she discovers that her cousin Katrina, a good rider, does not take proper care of her horse, and she calls upon Faith, an elderly mare, to restore Katrina's confidence when her carelessness causes her to take a bad fall.

"Chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses ..., exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans, and what our longtime companion might think and feel."--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the Arabian horse, its history, past risks to its survival, and current status.