Animal Horse

With a show-jumping career spanning over 40 years, Nick Skelton is a legend in the equestrian world. No other rider has won so many major competitions on so many different horses, and he is as popular at Olympia and Hickstead as he is at Aachen, Geneva, Paris and Spruce Meadows. In 2000 Skelton was forced into retirement after he broke his neck. But following an amazing recovery, he came out of retirement in 2002. Now he tells the full story of his eventful life and matchless achievements.

When Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn’t speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, following in the footsteps of his father. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith. Despite his slight size, Frankie’s impact upon the British racing scene was immediate and significant.

Samantha discovers a plot to wipe out the wild horses near her family's ranch, but she can't convince anyone else that the Phantom's herd needs help. When her insistence that the mustangs are in danger pits her against her family, her classmates, and the local sheriff, her only friend left is the Phantom Stallion. Can he help her solve the mustang mystery before her dad sends her out of harm’s way, back to San Francisco?

When a hard-luck horse named Jinx comes to River Bend, everyone thinks he's a curse. Samantha knows he's not, but he is unruly, skittish, and the fastest horse she's ever seen. Then there's a runaway in the middle of the night, and someone gets a snakebite. Is the bronco really a jinx? Or could he be the good luck charm Sam needs to save the day?

Black Beauty is the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London, it follows Beauty's life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.

Horse Care 2.0 is a how-to guide to become and remain a horse owner from the very beginning. While it may take an entire set of encyclopedias to cover every possible horse topic, this audiobook pulls the must-haves and must-dos from the horse world that every beginner needs to know.

A thirty-something single woman, the untried colt she inherits, a horse-crazy little girl, and their band of misfits and has-beens stick it to the establishment in the cutthroat world of horse racing.

A puzzling photograph, a box filled with faded toy horses, and a single fractured memory are all that Maya has left of her mother. In Grandmother's house in California, she lives like a captive, tethered by Grandmother's rules: no talk of her mother, no friends, no foolishness of any kind...until a shocking event changes everything.

In the Black Hills of South Dakota lie eleven thousand acres of breathtaking rangeland and rimrock, canyons and pastures - home to more than three hundred wild mustangs. This preserve was the vision of one man - Dayton Hyde - who conceived of a place where wild horses could live and die in freedom and dignity.

Felicity loves riding horses far more than stitchery or serving tea. When she falls in love with a beautiful chestnut mare, she schemes to save the mare from its cruel owner with the help of Ben, her father's young apprentice. Yet as talk of revolution rumbles around her, finds it harder to tell right from wrong. Ben wants war, while her best friend's family remains loyal to the king. Then receives an invitation to the Governor's Palace, and she must decide where her own loyalties lie.

In more than a century of American Thoroughbred racing, only 13 horses have won the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, all won in the same season). Veteran turf writer and racing historian Edward L. Bowen takes us through the rich history of one of the most formidable and exciting challenges in all of sport. Bowen covers the trainers, owners, and jockeys who etched their names into the annals of thoroughbred racing, and the “lucky 13” who captured all three jewels of the Triple Crown, racing’s most prestigious prize.

Own your first horse like an expert, regardless of your experience. Discover how to care for and nurture your horse, even if you’ve never set foot in a stable before. The journey from a complete novice to an accomplished rider is a meaningful and rewarding experience that simply can’t be rivaled. The love and affection between horse owners and their animals is astounding–it’s no joke when riders say their horse is their best friend.

Samantha and Alisa never let a little snow and sub-zero temperatures get in the way of an adventure. But when a mysterious and possibly criminal situation comes to their attention involving the Casara Family, the girls must fight not only the Wisconsin winter, but almost every adult they have come to trust. The stakes are high, and people are getting hurt. Will their friendship survive?

Carolina Aguasvivas's oldest friend, Vida Jones Castillo, has never been interested in riding horses -- until now! Carolina is thrilled for her BFF to join Paradise Ranch, along with new sponsorship student Brielle Stuart. The barn is a full, happy house!

Niende bind i den succesfulde serie om Heartland - en hestefarm i Virginia - og om Amys bestræbelser for at drive farmen videre efter sin mors død. Hesten Merkur var en gang dygtig til at springe, men nu vil han ikke engang springe over det laveste hegn. Amy tror på, at hun kan kurere hestens frygt og lære ham at springe igen. Men da det mod hendes forventninger ikke går fremad, bliver Amy usikker på, hvad hun skal gøre og beslutter sig for - stik mod Tys råd - at konsultere en klog kvinde i bjergene.

Horses are an important part of our lives. There are more than 250 breeds of horses and ponies in the world. Horses vary in size from a small pony to a full-sized horse. Around 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the horse were small with three to four toes on each foot. It may have had a striped coat for camouflage from predators.

Bibi genießt mit Tina und ihrer Lieblingsstute Sabrina den Sommer auf dem geliebten Reiterhof. Doch ein Schatten fällt auf das Sommerglück...

Als die Autorin von ihrem Mann einen Gutschein für Anfängerstunden in der nahen Reitschule erhält, trifft sie dort auf das schwer traumatisierte Schulpferd Sanchez, dessen Schicksal sie nicht mehr loslässt. Gegen alle Vernunft kauft sie das Pferd und lernt, auf sein Wesen und seine Bedürfnisse einzugehen. Doch Sanchez leidet an einer heimtückischen Krankheit, die beide vor neue Herausforderungen stellt.

In Ilmarsh, England, local police detective Alec Nichols discovers sixteen horses' heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. After Veterinary Forensics expert Cooper Allen travels to the scene, a pathogen is discovered lurking within the soil, and many of those who have come into contact with the corpses grow critically ill. A series of crimes comes to light—disappearances, arson, and mutilations—and in the dark days that follow, the town slips into panic and paranoia.

Wie gemein – Ellis ältere Schwester darf Reitunterricht nehmen und sie nicht! Zum Glück weiß Oma ihre Enkelin zu trösten: Sie vertraut ihr die geheimnisvolle Muschelfarbe an, mit der Elli ein wunderschönes Pferd malt. Kaum hat sie den letzten Pinselstrich vollendet, bringt ein Farbstrudel Elli ins verborgene Tal von Umbra. Neben ihr steht plötzlich jenes Traumpferd, das sie eben noch gezeichnet hat: Wundermähne. Es ist zum Leben erwacht! Gemeinsam mit weiteren Wildpferden und Liron, dem Hüter der Herde, lebt Wundermähne geschützt in dem verborgenen Tal.