Lamar Public Library

Long ago, all horses were wild. In time, people taught them to wear a saddle and a bit. But some hroses wer not tamed. They never pulled a wagon. They never carried a rider or stayed in a stable. And they were never fenced in. On the moors of England, in the American West, and in the Australian outback, the world's wild horses still run free.

Tells seven stories of heroic and amazing horses.

The Black suddenly develops a fear of shadows that threatens his career as a racehorse.

teenager Velvet seems like any other girl who's horse-crazy. but who else would dare chop off her hair, don jockey's clothes, and enter the world's toughest steeplechase? Here's the story that made Elizabeth Tayor a teenage screen star...a story you'll laugh over, cry over, and never forget.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.

After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother's family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers a love of horses and encounters a wild mare that her mother once rode.

Billy and his loyal pony Blaze attempt to tame the wild horse Thunderbolt.

Highlights beautiful and unusual breeds of horses and ponies, from tough native ponies around the world to the heavy horses that pull their own weight for a living.

A photo essay introducing members of the horse family, their evolution, behavior, importance, history, breeding, and training. Includes major international breeds of domestic horses.

The perfect introduction to the fun of riding and caring for a horse. Beginning with a history of horses, a discussion of various breeds, details of horse equipment, care of a horse and ending with a glossary of terms.