Horse lovers! Explore our nonfiction collection for terrific books about horses (J 636.1) and horsemanship (J 798.23).
For example: J 636.1 AND Brigadier: Gentle Hero (5-8)
Fiction Stories about Horses
Ackerman, Ned Spirit Horse (grade 7+)
Adler, C.S One Unhappy Horse, More Than a Horse, That Horse Whiskey! (5+)
Anderson , Mary Thoroughbred series (4-6)
Anderson , L. H. Wild at Heart series (4-6)
Bagnold, Enid National Velvet (5+)
Betancourt, Jeanne Pony Pals series (2-4)
Bryant, Bonnie Saddle Club series (4-6)
Casanova, Mary Stealing Thunder (4-7)
Duey, Kathleen Lara and the Grey Mare (3-6) (series) Katie and the Mustang (3-6) (series)
Farley, Walter Black Stallion ( 4 & up)
Findley, Jamieson Blue Roan Child (4-7)
Flores-Galbes, E. Raining Sardines (5-8)
Gilliland, Judith Strange Birds (4-7)
Grant, K. M. Blood Red Horse & sequels (6 & up)
Haas, Jessie Beware the Mare (2-5) Birthday Pony (2-4)Uncle Daney’s Way (3-5)Runaway Radish(2-4)
Unbroken (6+), Jigsaw Pony (2-4)
Hart, Alison Gabriel’s Horses, Shadow Horse (5-8)
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague, King of the Wind (4+)
Stormy, Misty’s Foal (4+) & other great books
Hinton, S. E. Taming the Star Runner (7+) YA
Hobbs , Will Big Wander (7+)
Horse Diaries Horse Diaries Series (3-6)
James, Will Smoky the Cowhorse (4 & up)
Keith, Harold Chico and Dan (4-6)
Lester, A. Snow Pony (6-12), Quicksand Pony (4-7) Silver Horse Switch, Circus Horse (2-5)
MacLean, C. Mary Margaret Meets Her Match (3-5)
McCaffrey, Anne Black Horses for the King (7+)
Morpugo, Michael War Horse (7-9)
Nabb, Magdalen Enchanted Horse (3-6)
Peck, Robert N. Horse Thief (7 & up)
Philbrick, Rodman Fire Pony (5-8)
Platt, Chris Moon Shadow, Willow King (4-7)
Porter, Pamela Sky (3-5)
Roberts, K. I am the Great Horse (7-10)
Rounds, Glen The Blind Colt (3-6)
Ryan, Pam Munoz Riding Freedom (3-6),Paint the Wind (4-7)
Ryden, Hope Wild Horse Summer (5 & up)
Saunders, Susan Lucky Lady (4-6)
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty and sequels (4+)
Snyder, Zilpha K. Gib Rides Home, Gib and the Grey Ghost (5-8)
Springer, Nancy Colt (4-6)
Wallace, Bill Beauty (5-7)
Wedekind, A. A Horse of Her Own (5-8); Wild Blue: Story of a Mustang Appaloosa (3-6)
Welch, Sheila K. A Horse for All Seasons (4 & up)
Wilson, Diana I Rode A Horse of Milk White Jade (6+),
To Ride the God’s Own Stallion (6+)
Black Storm Comin’ , Firehorse (7-10)