Animal Horse

It’s 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don’t get to own. So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free—if they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isn’t easy—the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.

David Watts and Johnny Winall have over 30 years’ experience as independent bookies. Their shocking story takes you behind the scenes that some in the horseracing world would rather not see the light of day. Their roller-coaster journey takes in some staggering tales from the Grand National, Cheltenham Festival, and Royal Ascot. Along with a refreshingly honest account of some calamitous business dealings, the book reveals how bookmakers think and hot to improve your chances of winning.

In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans: Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro) Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo Tolstoy A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen Crane Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov The Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard Kipling The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe The Fly by Katherine Mansfield The Boar-Pig by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Tiger Guest by Pu Songlbying Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka

Cheryl loves horses. She’s been studying thoroughbreds at her family’s horse racing stables since she was old enough to ride on the shoulders of her father, a famous horse trainer. Cheryl wants to be a jockey. One problem—she is a girl, and there has never been a Black female jockey in history! Jetolara is a young thoroughbred finding his place in the herd. When Cheryl literally falls onto his back, and Jeto sprints off across the pasture, Cheryl discovers that she doesn’t just want to be a jockey, she is a jockey—and she and Jeto were born to race.

Die Soul Riders stellen sich erneut Mr Sands und seinen Dark Riders. Um ihre Liebsten zu retten und gegen die drohende Dunkelheit anzukämpfen, müssen Lisa, Alex, Linda und Anne die Dinge in die eigene Hand nehmen. Immerhin erkennen die vier Reiterinnen, was es wirklich heißt, ein Soul Rider zu sein. Doch haben sie noch genug Zeit, um die dunkle Macht und den Untergang Jorviks zu stoppen?

Die vier Soul Riders haben sich getrennt voneinander aufgemacht, um die beiden entführten Pferde Starshine und Concorde zu finden. Anne befindet sich ganz allein in der magischen Unwelt Pandoria, während Lisa auf dem Gelände von Dark Core nach ihrem Vater sucht. Jede weiß um ihre magischen Fähigkeiten - aber ist es eine gute Entscheidung gewesen, nicht zusammenzubleiben? Denn nicht nur eines der Mädchen schwebt nun in großer Gefahr.

Narra la historia de Zazir el caballito pequeño y luminoso, y de su amiga la ranita Dalia. Las páginas de este relato están llenas de ternura, de optimismo, de fe en la belleza de la humanidad y de confianza en el porvenir del mundo.

Join Old Stripe the Badger, Potter-the-Otter, Woo Owl, and Digger Mole in this first installment in Elleston Trevor's Woodlander series. Though they were written over 40 years ago, today's children still love to hear these classic children's stories about the colorful creatures of Deep Wood.

Timmy is rude. He's lazy. He's always cranky. And he's also one of the most famous ponies in all the known world! Until one day when ... Poo happens. Surely one little poo of excitement can’t ruin Timmy’s life. Can it? Yes, it can.

A safety guide covering all aspects of horses and horsemanship. Novice equestrians and professionals alike will find useful tips concerning the welfare of horse and rider. Aimed to simplify the world of horses and help to prevent injury to the equestrian and the horse.

There are winged horses that live in the mirrors of Briar Hill hospital. In the mirrors that line its grand hallways, which once belonged to a princess. In those that reflect the elegant rooms, now filled with sick children. It is her secret. One morning, when Emmaline climbs over the wall of the hospital's abandoned gardens, she discovers something incredible: a white horse with broken wings has left the mirror-world and entered her own.

Tracey had been told this so often as a child. Yet, two months after the horse-riding accident, Tracey was still not able to fulfil it. In fact, at that stage, she couldn’t do anything for herself. You’d think that after nearly losing her life and her abilities to live life as it was before because of the riding accident, that she’d be nervous about getting back on a horse. But her love for horses and riding was so deeply ingrained within her that she couldn’t imagine a life without it. Getting back on a horse...she was determined that she would.

Isaac Burns Murphy (1861-1896) was one of the most dynamic jockeys of his era. Still considered one of the finest riders of all time, Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times, and his 44 percent win record remains unmatched. Despite his success, Murphy was pushed out of thoroughbred racing when African American jockeys were forced off the track, and he died in obscurity. In The Prince of Jockeys: The Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, author Pellom McDaniels III offers the first definitive biography of this celebrated athlete.

Dinky: The Nurse Mare’s Foal is the story of one little foal's fight for survival after being taken from his mother within hours of his birth. Dinky takes us on a poignant trip through the heart and mind of an animal, who was born for the sole purpose of producing milk in the mare.

It was the upset to end all upsets. On 8 April 1967 at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, a 100-1 outsider in peculiar blinkers sidestepped chaos extraordinary even by the Grand National's standards and won the world's toughest steeplechase. The jumps-racing establishment - and Gregory Peck, the Hollywood actor whose much-fancied horse was reduced to the status of an also-ran - took a dim view. But Foinavon, the dogged victor, and Susie, the white nanny goat who accompanied him everywhere, became instant celebrities.

If you've always dreamed of starting a young horse under saddle but are uncomfortable with traditional horse breaking or horse training techniques that assume all horses are the same, this short book is for you. If you're a seasoned equestrian looking for a better way, you'll enjoy trying some of the ideas here too. There are some easy ways you can set up for success with your horseback riding project to keep both you and your horse happy and wanting to learn more together.

Als Lisa mit ihrem Vater nach Jorvik kommt, ist es nicht das erste Mal, dass sie sich an ein neues Zuhause gewöhnen muss und versucht, neue Freunde zu finden. Lisa kennt es nicht anders, ziehen sie doch schon seit ihrer Geburt der Arbeit ihres Vaters hinterher, jedoch dieses Mal ohne Lisas Mutter. Sie starb bei einem Reitunfall und Lisa meidet seither die Nähe von Pferden. Trotz alldem dauert es nicht lange, bis Lisa wieder einen Reitstall betritt - angezogen von den Mädchen Linda, Alex und Anne, sowie ihren wundersamen Pferden. Besonders ein Pferd hat es ihr angetan: Starshine.

Anna Sewell did not write Black Beauty as a novel for children. She said that her purpose in writing the novel was "to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses".

The book broke records for sales and is the sixth best seller in the English language.

Mika scheint endlich angekommen zu sein: Seit einem Jahr wohnt sie nun auf Kaltenbach, kann Ostwind sehen, wann immer sie möchte, und auch Milan, der jetzt auf dem Hof arbeitet, ist an ihrer Seite. Außerdem ist Mika eine kleine Berühmtheit: Pferdebesitzer aus ganz Deutschland legen weite Strecken zurück, um das Therapiezentrum Kaltenbach zu besuchen. Alles könnte perfekt sein. Doch dann gibt es ein schreckliches Gewitter ausgerechnet in der Nacht, in der Milans Schimmelstute ihr Fohlen zur Welt bringt - und am Morgen danach ist nichts mehr, wie es war.

The compelling tale of a spirited young Thoroughbred. Anna Sewell said that her purpose in writing this novel was "to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses." The book broke records for sales and is the sixth best seller in the English language.