Akron Public Library

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.

Meet a very patient horse named Sally, and discover how to saddle her.

No one thinks much of Black Gold because he is so small. But Jaydee sees something special in his eyes. He knows that Black Gold would be a winner if only he were the horse’s rider! Finally, Jaydee gets his wish, and Black Gold grows strong and fast under his careful hands. Soon it will be time for the most important race in America. Do they have what it takes to win? Black Gold’s inspirational story proves that the power of love and dedication...

Nestled in a splendid log house near the glaciered mountain peaks of the Cascades, Mikaela Campbell and her family have an enviable life - until she suffers a fall while horseback riding. As she lies in a coma for weeks, her husband, Liam, tries to soothe her and coax her back, holding her hand, brushing her hair and singing to her. Then he learns that Mikaela had a secret past - a marriage to one of the world's biggest movie stars, Julian True. As...

As he learns about the famous Hambletonian, sire of the American trotter, young Gib White dreams of some day having his own filly become a champion trotter.

"Coming soon as a major motion picture. Roughly, violently, in the dark and vacant Nevada night, cattle rancher Henry McBride has everything that means anything torn from him. Guilt-ridden, cast aside by his own heart, Henry staggers from town to town, job to job, and bar to bar, seeking only some way to momentarily silence the voices inside his head, to soothe the slow burn of his anguish. When he finds himself begging for work on a guest ranch,...

Describes the connection between horses and people, show jumping, dressage, and various equestrian events.

Master horseman Buck Brannaman, the real-life Horse Whisperer, continues the chronicle of his life as trainer and mentor in Believe, where we meet thirteen remarkable people whose lives he has affected. Through their accounts of help and healing and through Brannaman's own introductions, the reader is inspired by the hope and confidence that he instilled in these individuals. This updated edition includes a new foreword, introduction, and account...

Recently updated and extended, The Horse Illustrated Guide to Western Riding covers the fundamentals--from loping and galloping to trail riding and showing. Complete with step-by-step instructions, countless tips, full-color photos, and an easy-to-use glossary, this book takes the guesswork out of western riding.