Read About Horses
READING RESOURCES
IN BOOKS
FICTION
- The Island Stallion by Walter Farley
- The Young Black Stallion by Walter and Steve Farley
- King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
- Smokey the Cow Horse by Will James
- Billy and Blaze: A Boy and His Horse by C.W. Anderson
- A Lucky Pair by Frances Dinkins Strong ~ A Tennessee walking horse named Lucky is rescued by Amy, a visually impaired girl. Share in their adventures together and see why they are truly a lucky pair!
- Robert, the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner ~ Since 1962, children have been entertained by this light-hearted story about a city horse with an allergy. Reading level: Ages 4-8
- Rocking Horse Christmas by Mary Pope Osborne, Ned Bittinger (Illustrator)
- How Do You Wrap a Horse? by Diana Klemin, Chris L. Demarest (Illustrator) ~ How do you surprise someone with a horse as a gift? This is the dilemma faced by the children in the book who want to give their mother a horse as a surprise for Christmas. Follow their adventures!
- Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry ~ The Morgan breed began with a hearty, loveable, little horse. Read about his exciting adventures as he becomes stronger and faster than many bigger horses.
- Cattle Drive by Jacqueline Ward ~ The horses in this book didn’t know what a “cattle drive” is, so they had to be taught! Children identify with the horses’ need to be introduced gradually to new ideas and experiences. The importance of considering an animal’s feelings is a common thread through all of Ward’s books.
- Twist and Ernest by Laura T. Barnes ~ Ernest is a miniature donkey who is only two feet tall. The other farm animals ignore him and he wants a real friend. When a big, beautiful show horse comes to live on the farm, he finds his friend.
- Ernest and the Big Itch by Laura T. Barnes ~ Ernest, a miniature donkey, accidentally disturbs birds in their bird house. The pole supporting the bird house is perfect for scratching his big itch. Ernest finds a better solution in this gentle story of cooperation, problem solving, and friendship.
- The Blind Pony by Jeanne Betancourt
- The Blind Colt by Glen Rounds ~ This is the story of a child who gives a good home to a wild blind colt and successfully trains him.
NON FICTION
- The New Guide to Horse Breeds: The Complete Reference to Horse New and Pony Breeds of the World by J. Draper
- My First Horse and Pony Care Book by J. Draper, E. H. Edwards, & M. Roberts
- The Kids’ Horse Book by S. Funston
- I Wonder Why Horses Wear Shoes: And Other Questions About Horses by J. Gaff
- Horse Breeds: 65 Popular Horse, Pony & Draft Horse Breeds by S. Johnson
- Horse Heroes: True Stories Of Amazing Horses by K. Petty - Horse and Pony Factfile by S. Ransford
- The Kingfisher Illustrated Horse and Pony Encyclopedia by S. Ransford
- What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by R. Van Camp
- Eyewitness Books: Horse by Juliet Clutton-Brock
- The True-or-False Book of Horses by Patricia Lauber
- Horse and Pony Book by Carolyn Henderson
- Complete Book of the Horse by Carol Foster
- Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
- The Everything Kids' Horses Book: Hours of Off-the-hoof Fun! (Everything Kids Series) by K. Wagner
- Horses and Their Women by Barbara E. Cohen, Louise Taylor ~ This book has short stories about women and horses and includes many photographs
ON THE INTERNET
WEBSITES
- The Official Black Stallion Website (Includes lots of information about The Black Stallion, Walter Farley's books, the movies, the fan club, discussion boards, things to buy, and everything you can think of that has to do with The Black!) http://theblackstallion.com/
- All About Horses at About.com http://horses.about.com/
- Horse Facts (includes information and some games and puzzles) http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110848/
- PBS: Horses http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/horses/introduction/3153/
- Information on Horses and Ponies at How Stuff Works http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/horse-info8.htm
- The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. http://www.ponyclub.org/
- Information on the Mustang http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/mustang/
- Fossil Horses in Cyberspace, from the Florida Museum of Natural History http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fhc/
- Horses and History ... or ... The Dog May Be Man's Best Friend ... but ... It Was the Horse that Built Civilization! by Melinda Maidens http://mysite.version.net/mmaidens/
VIRTUAL TOURS & PLACES TO VISIT
- Kids can learn all about horses and other farm animals at KidsFarm http://www.kidsfarm.com/farm.htm
- 4-H Virtual Farms (Find out how different kinds of food get to our grocery stores.) http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
- 4-H Virtual Horse Farm http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/equine/equine.html
- Virtual Tour of a Dairy Farm http://www.moomilk.com/tours/tour1-1.htm
- The Cave of Lascaux http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/fr/index.html
ONLINE STORIES
- Farm Animals - an online story for children to read http://www.magickeys.com/books/farm/index.html