Dale Leatherman

The Story of the Record-breaking Filly who Ruled the Racetrack

• By Dale Leatherman
  Feb 20, 2017

Tthe cartoon horse with more than 300,000 Facebook likes!

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 30, 2017

Lessons from a Life with Horses

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 30, 2017

The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

• By Dale Leatherman
  Sep 9, 2016

George H. Morris collaborates with writer Karen Robertson Terry in a tell-all autobiography spiced with anecdotes by major figures in the horse world.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Apr 28, 2016

Author Lee Hope's adult novel explores a woman's desire to excel in eventing and the emotional turmoil it causes in her marriage.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Mar 15, 2016

Beginner lessons to build trusting, safe partnerships with horses

• By Dale Leatherman
  Mar 15, 2016

Wendy Williams takes on a daunting task--to explore 56 million years of horse history and show how the human-equine bond has evolved.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Dec 4, 2015

The editors of Practical Horseman magazine have compiled 30 years of training articles by one of the greatest coaches of the modern era.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Feb 22, 2015

A talented young trainer arrives at Bittersweet Farm to work with two very rich--and very different--teen-aged half-sisters. Trainers don't last long at Bittersweet, but Lockie Malone is different, and things soon change for everyone.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Dec 23, 2014

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 11, 2014

On July 26, 2013, a statue was unveiled at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. The statue was of a hero, of course, but a most unusual hero . . . a heroine, actually—a diminutive mare named Reckless.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 8, 2014

Maggie Dana, author of the Timber Ridge Riders series for middle-grade readers (9-13), steps fearlessly out on a limb with Turning on a Dime, which follows two horse-crazy girls who live very different lives . . . 150 years apart.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jul 24, 2014

12 Lessons to Take You from the Basics to Your First Show

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jun 24, 2014

The author scores a hit with her first book, a "comic crime novel" set in the colorful world of rodeo. Filled with entertaining characters and plot twists, it's a good read.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Dec 15, 2013

Before the advent of digital magic in film, stuntwoman Martha Crawford Cantarini was the real deal, risking life and limb in classic Western movies and popular television shows.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Nov 17, 2013

Author Maggie Dana scores a hit with the first in her nine-book Timber Ridge Riders series. She hooks not only her 9-13 readership, but adults as well. Everyone enjoys a tale of good-vs-bad, winning-vs-losing and the challenge of being a good person, goo

• By Dale Leatherman
  Nov 17, 2013

Yasmine's two-week stay at summer camp with her horse Flint becomes way more exciting--and dangerous--than she ever imagined.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 18, 2013

Emma and some of her fellow riders are chosen to ride in a theatrical event at a new theme park. They're thrilled until thefts, arson and attacks on individuals threaten to cancel the show.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 18, 2013

Jenny Hughes latest novel is a treat for girls aged 9 to 12. In it, Casey has to cure her new horses dangerous tendencies or be forced to give him up.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 18, 2013

The action picks up speed in the second book in Georgina Bloomberg's The A Circuit series for teens, with lots of boy-girl drama among the riders at elite Pelham Lane.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 20, 2013

Georgina Bloomberg draws on her life experiences on the show circuit to create the first book in a series of young adult novels.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 20, 2013

The second book in Linda Snow McLoon's Brookmeade Young Rider Series continues the adventures of Sarah, who has acquired her dream horse and now must train the young Thoroughbred.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 15, 2013

This is the true story by Cindy McCauley of a rebellious Tennessee Walking Horse whose fate was uncertain until a chance encounter with novice horseman Rafael Valle. Together they showed the world what training with love and understanding can do.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Dec 17, 2012

Not only are Abby and Sophie dealing with horse problems, they're entering high school, a nerve-wracking time for any 14-year-old. Their experiences there will draw knowing smiles and a few winces from young readers.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Oct 17, 2012

True Blue is the third novel by Jane Smiley about young rider Abby Lovitt and her adventures on the family ranch with the horses that her dad buys and sells.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Oct 17, 2012

In Linda Snow McLoon's debut novel for young readers, Sarah Wagner wants a horse of her own more than anything. But is Crown Prince more than she bargained for?

• By Dale Leatherman
  Oct 6, 2012

Author Denise Lee Branco chronicles her 30-year relationship with a horse she named Freedom Sky.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 8, 2012

Head's up, riders in the Sunshine State! Kathy Wright shows you how to find more than 100 trails, some of them not well known.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 8, 2012

Author Caroline Akervik's story of an extraordinary dressage horse is written for young readers, but adults will enjoy it, too.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Aug 2, 2012

Deborah Eve Rubin has created a delightful collection of puzzles, quizzes and trivia that will fascinate parents as well as children.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jun 18, 2012

Your horse is your best friend, right? But are you his best friend? Bea Borelle's book shows you new ways you and your horse can have fun together.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jun 13, 2012

Author/researcher Kerry Thomas explains how to use a horse's "emotional conformation" to chose training methods that improve performance.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jun 6, 2012

Denny Emerson examines seven elements that are critical to becoming a world-class rider.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jun 1, 2012

Set in Nova Scotia in the early 1800s, The Island Horse by Susan Hughes is a great book for readers about the same age as ten-year-old Ellie, the book's main character.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Apr 25, 2012

Luke is a little boy who lives by the sea but wants to be a cowboy in the West. In the picture book by Dorie McCullough Lawson, readers get to share his dream.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Apr 25, 2012

Marilyn Holdsworth mixes romance and horses in a novel about a widowed journalist's efforts to expose abuse and stop the slaughter of wild horses.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Apr 1, 2012

• By Dale Leatherman
  Feb 7, 2012

This is the book for every woman who as a little girl dreamed of horses, choosing Breyers over Barbies--plastic horses over plastic dolls. Written by Melinda Folse.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Feb 4, 2012

Helen Hills' book belongs on every horse person's bookshelf. It is packed with advice, inspiration and entertainment that resounds with riders, drivers and horse keepers of all ages. Hills interviews 20 other "elder" horse people whose stories will convin

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 26, 2012

Hidalgo is great entertainment, but viewers should take the riding feats with a grain of salt. Get the real story on long-distance trekking in this astounding chronicle of a five-year, 22,000-mile ride by Elly and Nathan Foote.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 7, 2012

Set in the show jumping and eventing worlds. Lyndon Stacey's two novels rival Dick Francis' racing classics for mystery and authenticity.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 7, 2012

In this page-turner about murder and mayhem in the hunt country of Virginia, author and Master of Foxhounds Rita Mae Brown reprises some of the fine characters she introduced in Outfoxed.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jan 7, 2012

• By Dale Leatherman
  Jul 15, 2010

The Makers Mark Secretariat Center in the Kentucky Horse Park finds new careers for former racehorses.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Dec 18, 2009

Many of the horses at the Kentucky Horse Park have moved on to celestial pastures, but their passing has not gone unnoticed. Here's a guide to the equines buried on the park grounds, and why they deserve the honor.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Nov 10, 2009

Your dream vacation could be a cattle drive, following the outlaw trail of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, or a stay at a dude ranch. Or it could be learning to jump fences in the Caribbean. Or an inn-to-inn ride in Europe. The possibilities are endless, and there are rides to fit every budget.

• By Dale Leatherman
  Nov 6, 2009