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What do we, as a nation, care about books?

 How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses?

~John Ruskin (1865)

Some glory in their birth...
Some in their wealth,
some in their body's force.
Some in their hounds and hawks,
some in their horse.

 ~William Shakespeare

There are an endless supply of equine books available.   This love of books is often initiated in the very young reader by a first acquaintance with books about horses.  From the early remembrance of children's book clubs comes a lifelong curiosity and fascination that grows more encompassing as time goes by.  To be a collector of books about horses is to meet an insurmountable, yet gratifying, challenge.  The subject matter and knowledge contained within these books is enormous and unlimited.  From ponies to draft horses, fiction to reference, paperback, hard back, and the rare treasures, there are thousands of books available for both  the casual reader and avid collector.

 

Featured Book ~ Horsepower, by Annette Israel

 

He was just an aged Belgian draft horse, left alone in a pasture to live out the remaining days of his twilight years. He spent his time drooling and swishing flies. But one day the old horse stepped out of a wobbly wire fence, and into a new life. He became useful again, as a horse, when he teamed up with the author, who had always wanted a Belgian draft horse.

 

He immediately began to subtly influence her and other people who crossed his path. The horse weighed one ton and was physically strong. He was also kind and gentle, with an uncanny manner of getting involved in the lives of the people he met. Through trials and good times, through laughter and tears, this grand old horse conveyed many messages about life.

 

Horsepower - A Memoir; is a true story. It's a passionate, warm and humorous portrayal of an old horse's life as told by his last owner and friend. Richly enveloped in a series of nostalgic flashbacks, you will find yourself laughing and crying, sometimes both on the same page, as you read about his escapades, and ponder your own experiences.

 

ISBN-10: 1440102511

ISBN-13: 978-1440102516

November 2008

126 pages

 

Available for purchase through Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Ingram.

Also available through the publisher, iUniverse, Inc. 1-800-288-4677

Recommended Sources for Equine Books and Video

The following are recommended for their reliability of service and excellent customer support. 

The Russell Meerdink Company, Ltd.

Amazon.com

 

Shop at Derby Memorabilia,

the Internet Horse Racing Shopping Mall.

 

To catalog your personal collection, or to see part of an actual equine collection, follow the link to

Librarything.com

 

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