Horse Book Reviews
Horse lovers eat, sleep–and read–horses. We have an insatiable appetite for how-tos that make us better horse people, and we relish novels that mix mystery, romance and who-knows-what with our favorite sports. Here’s what we’re reading
Book Review: Alexandra the Great
The Story of the Record-breaking Filly who Ruled the Racetrack
Book Review: Fergus, a Horse to be Reckoned with
Tthe cartoon horse with more than 300,000 Facebook likes!
Book Review: Lead with Your Heart, by Allan J. Hamilton, MD
Lessons from a Life with Horses
Book Review: Unrelenting -- The Real Story: Horses, Bright Lights, and My Pursuit of Excellence
George H. Morris collaborates with writer Karen Robertson Terry in a tell-all autobiography spiced with anecdotes by major figures in the horse world.
Book Review: Horsefever
Author Lee Hope's adult novel explores a woman's desire to excel in eventing and the emotional turmoil it causes in her marriage.
Book Review: Kids Riding With Confidence
Beginner lessons to build trusting, safe partnerships with horses
Book Review: The Horse--The Epic History of Our Noble Companion
Wendy Williams takes on a daunting task--to explore 56 million years of horse history and show how the human-equine bond has evolved.
Book Review: Classical Riding with George H. Morris
The editors of Practical Horseman magazine have compiled 30 years of training articles by one of the greatest coaches of the modern era.
Book Review: Two Books on Reckless, America's War Horse
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.
Book Review: John Blackburn's Healthy Stables by Design
This book is at once a coffee table book of dream barns and a primer on how to build barns that are safer, healthier and cheaper to maintain.