Provides abundant photographs and detailed information describing how to ride a horse, from dress and equipment to jumping and competition.

Introduces pony-keeping, explaining breeding, grooming, riding clothes and equipment, and riding lessons. Includes a glossary.

"...[T]he story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her. Velveteen Vargas is eleven years old, a Fresh Air Fund kid from Brooklyn. Her host family is a couple in upstate New York--Ginger, a failed artist and shakily recovered alcoholic, and her academic husband, Paul--who wonder what it will mean to "make a difference" in such a contrived situation. The story illuminates their...

"Provides comprehensive information on the history of horse shows, types of shows, and how to get started"--Provided by publisher.

In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider who is haunted by memories of what he saw at the battle of Wounded Knee, and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, billed as the greatest horse and rider the West has ever known. This leads them to be invited to run in the 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert, the Ocean of Fire, by one of the leading Arabian Sheiks. The race soon...

"Provides comprehensive information on how horses provide help to people with injuries and illnesses through therapy"--

From the author of the Canterwood Crest series comes the third book in a middle grade series about an equestrian boarding school as Abby feels her friends withdrawing and her rival circling. Abby came clean and apologized to Selly for costing her a shot at team captain-but no good deed goes unpunished, especially with her highly competitive teammates. Now Abby has to be ready for the retaliation that Selly promised is coming and deal with the fact...