Monday, September 19, 2022
My Golden Horse by Caroline Akervik
Monday, September 5, 2022
The Brave by Nicholas Evans
The Brave by Nicholas Evans: you may recognize the author's name. He wrote The Horse Whisperer. This novel isn't about horses but rather about a cowboy loving kid.
Tommy loved his sister Diane almost as much as his cowboy TV shows, his escape from his difficult life. When she showed up at his boarding school with her new boyfriend, Flint McCullough, he was amazed. That was his cowboy hero! And when they moved him to California to live with them, he was living his dream.
Until he found out about the family secret.
This is a complex novel with intriguing characters, interesting background and setting, and a deep theme. The viewpoint changes from Tommy as a teen, a younger child and as an adult. So the astounding ending is hinted at but not revealed until the bitter end.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Unbreakable by Richard Askwith
Unbreakable by Richard Askwith is an amazing true story all horse lovers will enjoy. There's excitement, mystery, drama, a lovable main character and details about the races and horses that it seems as if you were there. And the history and culture of Prague and the surrounding area that most people never knew are explained
Lata is courageous and determined in her goal to ride in and win the Grand Pardubice Steeplechase in 1937 when the Nazis have sent elite SS officers to compete. This brutal race was a yearly event that drew immense crowds to watch competitors from all over Europe challenge their horse to unimaginable obstacles.
The photos enrich the story even more!
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Believing in Horses Out West by Valerie Ormond
This third book in Valerie Ormand's Believing in Horses series continues with Sadie and her deep love of horses. This time, one of the horses she rescued is taken in by a ranch in Montana. Her family, in Maryland, decide to take a vacation to the ranch resort to check on the sweet mare. Little did Sadie know that there were criminal elements at the ranch despite the well meaning owners. With the help of understanding parents, a resourceful brother, a feisty grandmother and new friends, Sadie saves the mare and other horses from training abuse.
An exciting and educational book for horse lovers of all ages!