The Perfect Horse

2016-08-23
The Perfect Horse

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  • Author: Elizabeth Letts
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books
  • ISBN: 0345544803
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 401

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Ride of Her Life and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the “winningly readable” (The Christian Science Monitor) true story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II. “Hard to put down . . . One need not be an equestrian or horse lover in order to appreciate this story.”—New York Journal of Books WINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing find—his briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the world’s finest purebreds in order to breed an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in danger of being slaughtered for food. With hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army’s last great cavalrymen, Colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decision—with General George Patton’s blessing—to mount a covert rescue operation. Racing against time, Reed’s determined force of soldiers, aided by several turncoat Germans, steals across enemy lines to save the horses. An exhilarating tale of adventure, courage, and sacrifice, The Perfect Horse brings to life one of the most inspiring chapters in the annals of human valor.

Horse in Danger

2012-07-01
Horse in Danger

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  • Author: Michelle Bates
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • ISBN: 1409555038
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 106

You're being so secretive... Jess's accusation rang in Rosie's ears. It was true. Until recently, Rosie and Jess had done everything together. But that was before Rosie stumbled across a plot to fix a race. Now Rosie is torn between saving a horse and losing her best friend. What will she do?

Horse Tales

2005
Horse Tales

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  • Author: June Crebbin
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780744592788
  • Category : Children's stories, American
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 147

This collection draws on a wide range of locations, times and cultures, featuring tales from Ancient Greece, fourteenth-century Mongolia, medieval France and the present day. The horses and ponies themselves are equally diverse, each magnificently pictured in full colour by award-winning artist Inga Moore, who, like June Crebbin, is a lifelong horse-lover. Any child who shares their passion will find this the perfect equine companion.

The Horse from the Sea

2005-05
The Horse from the Sea

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  • Author: Victoria Holmes
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0060520280
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 324

In 1588 in western Ireland, fourteen-year-old Nora risks her own life to rescue a boy and a stallion from a Spanish vessel shipwrecked on the beach.

Connection Training: The Heart and Science of Positive Horse Training

2019-11-09
Connection Training: The Heart and Science of Positive Horse Training

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  • Author: Hannah Weston
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781916210103
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

A practical guide to using reward-based training techniques to create a true partnership with your horse. This leads to lifelong connection, effective problem-solving and joyful performance.

Star Rise

2014-12-30
Star Rise

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  • Author: Kathryn Lasky
  • Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
  • ISBN: 0545662850
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 146

From the author of the New York Times–bestselling Guardians of Ga’hoole, a herd of horses surviving the wilds of the New World discovers an orphaned boy. For the filly Estrella, nothing is more precious than freedom. She was born at sea, aboard a ship of men sailing to the New World in search of gold. But Estrella and her herd escaped the conquerors and embarked on a journey across thousands of miles—braving harsh terrains and fierce predators—to a land where they can finally run wild. But now, an unforeseen danger threatens to destroy the pack. A boy with a special gift is lost in the wilderness, and only the horses can keep him alive. But to save the boy, the herd will risk galloping straight back into the hands—-and harnesses—of their captors. And so, it’s up to Estrella, the herd’s unlikely leader, to make a life-changing decision. Should the horses accept the orphan boy as one of their own? How do you choose between freedom and friendship? Praise for Horses of the Dawn: “As in works such as her Guardians of Ga’hoole series, Lasky uses animals to touch on very human issues.” —Kirkus Reviews “Lasky successfully fuses fantasy and fact as she gives her equine characters credible emotional depth and underscores the tensions and disparity between Old and New World sensibilities. It’s a haunting story of loss, self-discovery, survival, and homecoming.” —Publishers Weekly

Wild Thing

2011-05-13
Wild Thing

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  • Author: Dandi Daley Mackall
  • Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  • ISBN: 1414360312
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 196

Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure. In #1 Wild Thing, Winnie's fearful heart finally begins to trust God again as she tries to gentle the horse of her dreams, Wild Thing.

Horse Sense and the Human Heart

1997-11-01
Horse Sense and the Human Heart

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  • Author: Adele von Rust McCormick
  • Publisher: HCI
  • ISBN: 9781558745230
  • Category : Pets
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 268

Can horses really teach us to be better human beings? In this groundbreaking work, you will discover that the answer is a resounding "Yes". While working with severely disturbed youths, therapists Adele and Deborah McCormick discovered the best healers were their herd of Peruvian Paso horses. Through their work with horses, the McCormicks' patients were initiated into the hidden world of animal energy and instinct, and found a safe and natural way to learn about their own dualistic natures. Patients learned to tap into their primal "animal" mind and energies and apply them toward more creative and responsible living. What took days or months to uncover in an office setting took onyl minutes when patients were on a horse. You will read case after fascinating case of people discarded by society and the psychiatric community whose lives were turned around by the intuitive guidance and friendship of their equine therapists. What People are saying... "This book got me. It is about personal growth and the cultivation of wisdom, and is one of the wisest contributions I have come across in years...Its implications for healing are utterly profound. Horse Sense and the Human Heartis a breakthrough work." --Larry Dossey, M.D. author Prayer is Good Medicine and Healing Words "Horse Sense and the Human Heart is an eye-opening and heartwarming adventure. In sharing their pioneering therapeutic discoveries, Adele and Deborag McCormick take us on a shamantic interspecies odyssey. They reveal a secret world governed by wise equine masters, availalbe to help heal our psyches, and guide the human spirit on its journey toward wholeness." --David Jay Brown, author, Brainchild and Mavericks of the Mind

Thoroughbred #16 Glory in Danger

1996-06-12
Thoroughbred #16 Glory in Danger

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  • Author: Joanna Campbell
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0061063967
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 196

After someone drugs Glory, Ashleigh is put on probation and it's up to Cindy to save both horse and jockey.

The Horse in the Ancient World

2016-07-29
The Horse in the Ancient World

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  • Author: Carolyn Willekes
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1786720094
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 356

The domestication of the horse in the fourth millennium BC altered the course of mankind's future. Formerly a source only of meat, horses now became the prime mode of fast transport as well as a versatile weapon of war. Carolyn Willekes traces the early history of the horse through a combination of equine iconography, literary representations, fieldwork and archaeological theory. She explores the ways in which horses were used in the ancient world, whether in regular cavalry formations, harnessed to chariots, as a means of reconnaissance, in swift and deadly skirmishing (such as by Scythian archers) or as the key mode of mobility. Establishing a regional typology of ancient horses - Mediterranean, Central Asian and Near Eastern - the author discerns within these categories several distinct sub-types. Explaining how the physical characteristics of each type influenced its use on the battlefield - through grand strategy, singular tactics and general deployment - she focuses on Egypt, Persia and the Hittites, as well as Greece and Rome. This is the most comprehensive treatment yet written of the horse in antiquity.