i love fiction horse book i love the adventure. does any1 know any good horse books like Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan??

"God of Animals," by Aryn Kyle, is an unflinching, powerful, honest, and achingly beautiful coming-of-age tale set in the American West. The period is most likely the mid-1970s–a time before computers, the Internet, cell-phones, satellite T.V., and antidepressant medications. The story is told entirely from the point of view of Alice Winston, a lonely twelve-year-old growing up on an aging horse ranch in Desert Valley, Colorado. There are two transitions that take place over the course of the novel: one involves the ranch moving in a new direction, and the other involves Alice growing into adolescence. Both are wrought with difficulty and pain.
The ranch has been in the family for three generation, but it’s fallen on hard times and may not survive. Rich suburbs are taking root everywhere and the ranchers must adapt or fail. The days of proud horse breeding are over. The new business is catering to the needs of wealthy suburban horse lovers. It’s the direction and reality of modern life. There is nothing they can do to halt it.
Alice’s transition into adolescence is just as inevitable and wrenching, but there’s a twist. At twelve, Alice is already an adult. It’s primarily Alice’s body that’s undergoing change, but naturally the bodily changes induce a flood of emotional and psychological changes as well. It is these that Alice has difficulty understanding, and there is no one in her life to help. Alice’s mother is clinically depressed–she’s barely left her bedroom since Alice was a baby. Once a star horsewoman, now she is a mental invalid incapable of parenting Alice in any meaningful way. Alice’s father, Joe, is overwhelmed keeping his business afloat, and is blind to his daughter’s emotional needs. He fails his daughter at every turn. Alice has had to parent herself–in almost every way, she is mature beyond her years. Alice’s older sister is gone. She ran away a year ago to marry a cowboy. Alice has no friends–she’s different, isolated, not like the other primarily suburban girls that populate her school. Adding to her emotional anguish, a classmate recently drowned. It’s a difficult time, and Alice feels isolated, alone, adrift, and abandoned.
Alice’s father, Joe, treats her like an adult ranch hand. When she’s not at school, she’s expected to do a man’s work. Joe is a rough unsentimental realist, and is obviously trying to raise Alice in the same mold. But Alice is having a hard time remaining unsentimental. Unlike her father, she is acutely aware of the emotional side of life, particularly the emotional needs of animals. She looks at their suffering and feels that the world is as blind to their needs as it is to hers. With practiced detachment, she takes in all the everyday cruelty and abuse that often forms the foundation of ranching. Outwardly, she does not flinch, but inwardly she rails against it. Alice knows all too well that the world can be cruel and unforgiving.
Two adults eventually enter Alice’s life and offer her some degree of emotional support. Unfortunately, she finds out that both are merely using her to achieve their own private agendas.
This is a simple story about everyday realities. I loved both the human and animal characters, as well as the rich acceptance of reality that underscore this humane novel. I also loved the author’s fresh, powerful prose.
This is a subtle, unflinchingly honest view of life in all its complexity. It is a book about coming to terms with the reality of human isolation and cruelty. It’s about making peace with the dark core of humanity.
My eyes brimmed with tears when I finished this novel–not with sadness, but with acceptance and truth.

My daughter needs to teach her horse such things as standing while being mounted, getting on the bit, and jumping (he has done the slightest little bit of poles and 2′ jumps). What books can you recommend?
My daughter has been riding hunter/jumper for the last 6 years. The horse is not green, but he has primarily been an English pleasure horse and needs to be "polished".

Thanks for the recommendation of "The Horse Whisperer", but I couldn’t get past the raunchy language on the first page. I’ll think I’ll have to pass on letting my daughter read it. lol

These are the follwing books I like, you do not have to buy them from the links, you can find them on ebay and amazon and most bookstores should be able to order them.

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/comhorridman5.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/hanandunhorb1.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/schoolwitgro1.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/cavbyinreink.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/usmanofhorba.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/unstatponclu1.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/usmanofhorin.html

http://uspcbooks.stores.yahoo.net/usguidtolona.html

I want to ride english,so what are some good books to read? I’m 13
Fiction or non fiction

The Saddle Club books by Bonnie Bryant are really good:
The Saddle Club
Regular series

1. Horse Crazy
2. Horse Shy
3. Horse Sense
4. Horse Power
5. Trail Mates
6. Dude Ranch
7. Horse Play
8. Horse Show
9. Hoof Beat
10. Riding Camp
11. Horse Wise
12. Rodeo Rider
13. Starlight Christmas
14. Sea Horse
15. Team Play
16. Horse Games
17. Horsenapped
18. Pack Trip
19. Star Rider
20. Snow Ride
21. Racehorse
22. Fox Hunt
23. Horse Trouble
24. Ghost Rider
25. Show Horse
26. Beach Ride
27. Bridle Path
28. Stable Manners
29. Ranch Hands
30. Autumn Trail
31. Hayride
32. Chocolate Horse
33. High Horse
34. Hay Fever
35. Horse Tale
36. Riding Lesson
37. Stage Coach
38. Horse Trade
39. Purebred
40. Gift Horse
41. Stable Witch
42. Saddlebags
43. Photo Finish
44. Horseshoe
45. Stable Groom
46. Flying Horse
47. Horse Magic
48. Mystery Ride
49. Stable Farewell
50. Yankee Swap
51. Pleasure Horse
52. Riding Class
53. Horse-Sitters
54. Gold Medal Rider
55. Gold Medal Horse
56. Cutting Horse
57. Tight Rein
58. Wild Horses
59. Phantom Horse
60. Hobbyhorse
61. Broken Horse
62. Horse Blues
63. Stable Hearts
64. Horse Capades
65. Silver Stirrups
66. Saddle Sore
67. Summer Horse
68. Summer Rider
69. Endurance Ride
70. Horse Race
71. Horse Talk
72. Holiday Horse
73. Horse Guest
74. Horse Whispers
75. Painted Horse
76. Horse Care
77. Rocking Horse
78. Horseflies
79. English Horse
80. English Rider
81. Wagon Trail
82. Quarter Horse
83. Horse Thief
84. Schooling Horse
85. Horse Fever
86. Secret Horse
87. Show Jumper
88. Sidesaddle
89. Lucky Horse
90. Driving Team
91. Starting Gate
92. Million-Dollar Horse
93. Horse Love
94. Horse Spy
95. Show Judge
96. New Rider
97. Hard Hat
98. Horse Feathers
99. Trail Ride
100. Stray Horse
101. Best Friends

Super Editions

1. A Summer Without Horses
2. The Secret of the Stallion
3. Western Star
4. Dream Horse
5. Before They Rode Horses
6. Nightmare
7. Christmas Treasure

Peripherals

* Just For Girls: The Saddle Club: Happy Horse Day

Hope this helps! :)

I have a 25 year old mare and i would like to treat her the best i can. I still ride her and stuff like that. But if anyone new of any good books for older horse care i would really love it if you could tell me! Thank you so much time!!

Here is a link where you can buy some books on older horses: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=older+horses
I’ve never read any of them, so I don’t if they are good or not.
For an older horse the most important things are good quality feed, regular vertrinary care (teeth floating, etc) lot’s of gentle exercise if they can handle it, and regular turnout. Good luck with your horse!

I want to get a horse, but feel the need to learn more about taking care of one. I know all the elementary things about horses and have been riding for a long time. I have rented books from the library, but it takes me some time to read them all. I would like to buy them, for a fair price, but just don`t know were to get them. I want books about how to talke care of them, breeds and their origings, and how to ride better in both english and western. Can anyone hep me?

Making Natural Hoof Care Work for You

http://tinyurl.com/lg6nqj

Natural Horsemanship Training Videos. Set Of 7 Horse Training Videos That Teach You How To Train Horses Yourself Using Natural Horsemanship Techniques.

http://tinyurl.com/laf22t

Horses, 3rd Edition: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

http://tinyurl.com/la7pc4

Train Your Horse & Cure Bad Habits! EBook(R) Package Revealing Powerful And Effective Horse Training Techniques Of Old Time Master Horse Trainers.

http://tinyurl.com/n8b64r

Complete Horse Care Manual

http://tinyurl.com/la44x8

regards
Khurrum Kamaal