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  • #101
    "A horse like Mr. Ragman" I loved this book so much!
    "All life is precious"
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    • #102
      Originally posted by Who's that girl? View Post
      Well your Chritmas Elf is glad to have a little more research on what you are reading these days. Good boys and girls (of any age of course!) all deserve a good horsey book!
      Now your not getting it! A more beautiful present for you!

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      • #103
        I thought of a couple more.

        Golden Cloud, about a palomino filly and a teenage boy who works on a ranch.

        And a book where the protagonist is named Linda and her horse is Chica d'Oro. Anyone read that one?

        And one where the main character works with an ex-steeplechase jockey. Snow and jingle-bells, etc. At the end of the book the main "horse" character foals and they name the baby Robin. Anyone?
        It's a uterus, not a clown car. - Sayyedati

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        • #104
          OMG I think it's a possibility...

          Originally posted by Reynard Ridge View Post
          Oddly enough I think on the LAST thread like this, this exact question came up, I answered "MIRACLE OF SAGE VALLEY!" and was roundly voted down. I would imagine there are at least two books with the same premise.
          There's nothing else to do - must find a copy and read it to know for sure. I don't remember a foal BUT some of the other parts sound like they could fit. The square dance could be the rodeo, and I think the girl DID stay.

          Originally posted by Reynard Ridge View Post
          Chickie, meanwhile, has fallen in love with mare and foal. Mare gets better, chickie begins riding her in secret. Meanwhile, she is falling in love with rancher hottie boy. They go squaredancing, etc. BO gives chicken mare and foal - who turns out to be SPECTACULAR - apparently a "love child" of a really, really nice stud in the area - who happens to be owned by hottie boy's dad. Chickie decided so stay on ranch forever and go to high school there.

          The end.
          Ok, RR, must admit I had to read this paragraph several times before I realized that you must have typed "chicken" instead of "chickie". I could not figure out why the BO was giving a chicken as well as a mare and foal. But knowing your affinity for chickens, can easily see how it could happen - is that like a Freudian typo?


          Originally posted by Reynard Ridge View Post
          I read it about 14 million times as a child. I must look on my old bookshelf next time I go home!
          Oh how I wish I'd never donated the bulk of my collection to the library of the horse camp I attended way back when. However, through the magic of ebay and the internet, I have managed to reacquire some of the ones I loved most. I had a copy of Snowman by Rutherford Montgomery (loved that one too) that I think I donated, and it goes for big bucks now. I think my most all time favorite was "Cammie's Challenge" by Jane McIlvaine McClary. Never owned it back then - do now!

          G&T

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          • #105
            National Vevet, no question...

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            • #106
              Originally posted by RNHorsemom View Post
              There are so many books I would love to re-read, as many of these mentioned above I read as a child, but would love to read as a still horse-crazy adult. Is there a place for such a thing or if not, could we start a book share/swap...recipient would be responsible for any and all shipping charges ,of course, unless maybe it was a swap. I have several horsey books, not sure if anyone would be interested in them or not. I personally would LOVE to re-read The Horsemasters...alas cannot afford it on e-bay or anywhere else for that matter. Whadaya think?

              Lynn
              I would suggest starting out at your local library. The juvenile titles especially are pretty easy to find, and you will have a lot of fun learning about the miracle of inter-library loan and being able to draw books from anywhere in your library system. I am systematically devouring everything horse-related in Sonoma/Mendocino/Lake which is thankfully a pretty large collection. The catalog is even online, so I can order books just like at Amazon.

              Even if your local system doesn't have a particular book, if you speak with your reference librarian you may be able to get copies from other library systems.
              If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. - Lemony Snicket

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              • #107
                Another one, quite obscure, that I liked recently was A Rumour of Otters by Deborah Savage. Alexa lives on a ranch in New Zealand and goes off on her own with her horse when she's excluded from the sheep muster because she's a girl. I picked it up randomly while waiting for my daughter to pick out The Perfect Book at the library and couldn't put it down.

                I mentioned it earlier, but The Colonel and Me is one that reminded me of the wonderful A Horse Like Mr. Ragman.
                If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats. - Lemony Snicket

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                • #108
                  Originally posted by Groom&Taxi View Post
                  Oh how I wish I'd never donated the bulk of my collection to the library of the horse camp I attended way back when. G&T
                  And yet, imagine that those books were read by hundreds of horse crazy little girls, who are now passing that joy on to their children. I, for one, am glad you donated them. I so want these books to live on for my children!

                  As for Miracle of Sage Valley, I'm sure I'll be home for the holidays at some point, I will do my due diligence and see if I can round up the copy. It's been a few decades and I'm ready for a re-read.

                  (Oh, and sorry about the chicken typo - too much vino, I suspect!)
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                  • #109
                    Yes, "The Beautiful Jim Key" is fascinating. It's non-fiction & I had never heard his story before. Excellent suggestion.Previously I & many others recommended some of Marguerite Henry's books. She was a class act. Years ago, I sent her my childhood editions of Album of Horses, Misty of C & Black Gold for her to autograph for my young daughter...here's what she inscribed in Misty...To Hannah: May you enjoy Phantom, Pied Piper and Misty's story as much as your Mother did. Fondly, Marguerite Henry May 18, 1991 ( w/ a little horseshow drawing)

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                    • #110
                      Originally posted by Emryss View Post
                      That was Little Black, A Pony by Walter Farley. Loved that book!
                      OMG! How could I forget that one?! That was the first book I read all by myself, cover to cover. I got it for Christmas when I was in first grade. I bought another copy on Ebay a few years ago because my copy was falling apart.

                      Then there is Lea's Pony written by Elizabeth Friedrich, illustrated by Michael Garland. Beautiful picture book set in the Dust Bowl.

                      And, Joe and the Gladiator, by Catherine Cookson. A wonderful juvenile fiction novel about a boy who cares for an old, "worthless" horse left to him by an old man against the best advice of everyone, including the vet. Great story!

                      This thread is so much fun.
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                      • #111
                        I'll tell you one that I adored as a child & have never EVER been able to find a copy of since... Challenger by Patsey Gray. Anyone remember that one?
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                        • #112
                          So hard to narrow down

                          As a child I devoured everything by CW Anderson and Walter Farley.
                          My favorite instructional book from that era was "The Complete Book of Horses and Ponies" by Margaret Cabell Self.

                          As an adult:

                          Favorite fiction: Hot Money, by Dick Francis.
                          Favorite instructional: Common Sense Dressage by Sally O'Connor.
                          Favorite non-fiction: Ruffian: Burning from the Start.
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                          • #113
                            Oh, my gosh!!! How could I forget ROBERT THE ROSE HORSE?!!!!
                            It's a uterus, not a clown car. - Sayyedati

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                            • #114
                              Ordered it!

                              Originally posted by Reynard Ridge View Post
                              And yet, imagine that those books were read by hundreds of horse crazy little girls, who are now passing that joy on to their children. I, for one, am glad you donated them. I so want these books to live on for my children!

                              As for Miracle of Sage Valley, I'm sure I'll be home for the holidays at some point, I will do my due diligence and see if I can round up the copy. It's been a few decades and I'm ready for a re-read.

                              (Oh, and sorry about the chicken typo - too much vino, I suspect!)
                              Well, I googled "Sage Valley Janet Randall" and got a hit at a used book site where the blurb included the name of the girl - "Pat Regan" - and the ranch - "Banner Ranch". These SOUND familiar enough to be right so I went ahead and ordered the book - very excited to receive it and find out for sure. Of course, dd had to order another half dozen books she wants to read - several Jean Slaughter Dotys, a Sam Savitt (love, love, love his illustrations!) - we should have happy reading over Thanksgiving!

                              Thanks mucho for your assistance!!
                              G&T

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                              • #115
                                As a teenager my favorite is The Perfect Distance and the Pine Hollow Series. I have reread my Saddle Club books a million times. I like horse books about real riders and real people. I hated the Pony Pal books because they were all perfect. The Saddle Club and Pine Hollow are real.

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                                • #116
                                  Excellent! Would you mind letting me know if it was in fact the book you remember? I'm just curious.
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                                  • #117
                                    WooHoo!! I won the copy of Scarlet Royal I was bidding on on Ebay. Can't wait to read it again and let my girls read it!
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                                    • #118
                                      Originally posted by Slewdledo:
                                      a book where the protagonist is named Linda and her horse is Chica d'Oro. Anyone read that one?

                                      an-eye-for-books.com lists a Linda Craig series about a girl named Linda and her horse, Chica d'Oro. The book on the website is The Secret of Rancho del Sol. The author seems to be Linda Craig.

                                      The site lists another book that sounds really interesting but I've never heard of it--Ponies All Summer, by Judith Berrisford.

                                      Ever read it?
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                                      • #119
                                        Anyone hear of a book called "Blitz, the Story of a Horse"? About a horse raised on a farm, sold as a fire horse, falls on hard times, and gets back to a young boy who loves him and saves the day once again? I loved that story and must have read it 10 times.

                                        Also, "Smokey the Cowhorse" by Will James
                                        "Old Bones" about the Eliminator

                                        Love those old horse books
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                                        • #120
                                          Originally posted by appaloosalady View Post
                                          WooHoo!! I won the copy of Scarlet Royal I was bidding on on Ebay. Can't wait to read it again and let my girls read it!
                                          Ooh, that's a good book. :-) Have fun with it.
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