Animal Horse

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.

Als die 13-jährige Isi für einen Schnupper-Reitkurs auf Gut Fuchsbühl ankommt, traut sie ihren Augen nicht. Die Tochter der Gutsbesitzerin sieht ihr total ähnlich! Und nicht nur das: Bella ist ihre Zwillingsschwester! Die Mädchen verstehen die Welt nicht mehr. Wieso haben ihre Eltern sie getrennt? Könnte es sein, dass die magischen Hexenkräfte etwas damit zu tun haben, die Isi plötzlich an sich bemerkt? Kurzerhand beschließen sie, die Rollen zu tauschen. Während Bella zu ihrem Vater in die Stadt fährt, bleibt Isi auf dem Hof.

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.

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.

Der Lakeside Reiterhof ist ihr zweites Zuhause und der geheime "Horse Club" ihre Mission. Als die vier auf dem Dachboden eine versteckte Kiste mit alten Fotos und einer Karte von Lakeside finden, haben sie eine Idee... Die vier Freundinnen Hannah, Lisa, Sarah und Sofia lieben ihre Pferde über alles.

A love of horses, friendship, and adventure are the key elements of the White Cloud Station series, which combines great storytelling with an in-depth knowledge of horses and horsemanship. Suzy, Alexa, and Lucy live and breathe horses. But unfortunately for Suzy, her allergies mean she is forbidden to have a horse of her own. When the three girls attend the round-up of the wild horses at White Cloud Station, Suzy falls in love with a curly-coated horse that she desperately wants to buy.

The forthright, fascinating memoir of Peter Moody, trainer of Black Caviar and one of Australia's most high-profile and best-liked racing identities. The classic story of a boy from the bush who worked his way from outback Queensland all the way to Royal Ascot. As a kid growing up in tiny Wyandra, Peter Moody learned to ride almost before he could walk. Horses were part of life, and as a teenager working for local trainers he learned many lessons - some of them painful - as he built his understanding of them. A mate's introduction got him a stablehand's job for the legendary trainer Tommy Smith in Sydney, and his life changed forever.

Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he's sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits' Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime - he's good at it, and it's more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin' Mary, a stronghearted Irish girl who's determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change.

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.

Mit ihrer besten Freundin Fanny fährt Mika in den Sommerferien zum Gestüt ihrer Großmutter Maria Kaltenbach und ist überglücklich. Doch dann entdeckt Mika unerklärliche Wunden an Ostwinds Bauch. Zudem stellt sich heraus, dass Gut Kaltenbach kurz vor der Pleite steht! Nur ein Sieg von Mika auf Ostwind bei den Kaltenbach Classics könnte die Rettung bringen. Doch zuerst muss Mika mit Sam und Fanny das Rätsel um Ostwinds Verletzungen lösen.

Tilly Redbrow lives, breathes and dreams horses. The only thing missing from life with her adoptive family is a pony of her own. But on the day Tilly helps rescue a terrified horse from the roadside, her dreams begin to come true. She quickly forms a special bond with Magic Spirit, the beautiful grey horse that is now being cared for at Silver Shoe Farm. It's the start of a partnership with a horse that only she can ride to stardom, but they both have a lot to learn along the way.

When Thomas Rose first spots the girl concealed in a ditch outside his rural village, she looks as drab as a lark, blending with the English countryside. Only her bright-red kerchief gives her away. Yet French Hélène, who goes by “Ling”  -  for the year is 1757, and England and France are at war - is no ordinary bird. She is tiny and agile, with huge dark eyes and hair as black as plums. Ling enchants Thomas with tales of the circus, where she danced atop Belladonna, a pure-white horse with a tail the color of barley. But the leader of the troupe has sold Belladonna....

The riders of Old Quarry Lake Farms are enjoying their summer together. Newcomer Shelby Simone and her friends Katherine Wilson and Rose Jensen spend all of their free time hanging out at the barn and exploring the town. Shelby is taking part in her first horse camp at the farm. Between her lack of riding experience and having Katherine as a junior counselor, Shelby feels equal parts confident and awkward. Katherine and Rose have been riding horses for years, and they’re all the same age—Shelby will never be able to catch up with them!

Life is passing Holly Grant by. She had dreams of being a journalist. Now in her late twenties, she's a bored office worker. But on her train home, Holly has eight thousand pounds drop into her lap, along with a curious note. Does she get off the north-bound train, as normal, and pop the money into the local police station on the way home to her scatter-brained mother, or does she stay on the train until it reaches Newcastle and take the money to someone who might know what the note means and allow her to pursue the mystery further?

Wanted: young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week. When young Levi Anderson reads this ad in a local newspaper, he can hardly resist the urge to saddle up and head out for a new job. Trouble is, his horse Dusty doesn't think it's such a good idea.

'Can all animals talk?' Jack asked. 'Well, of course they can,' said Boadicea the Shetland Pony. 'We're not idiots, you know.' Jack has to live with his drippy aunt Violet, his smelly uncle Ted, and his evil cousin Kelly. But one day he accidentally runs away and, much to his surprise, finds himself on an adventure to free his mum from prison - with the help of rather a lot of talking animals!

As a Jew whose parents survived the Nazi concentration camps, I learned life is fragile, and survival arbitrary. As a jockey, I developed an approach to life of living in the moment, of pushing the envelope, of reacting first, because not reacting can cost you the race, or maybe your life. Jockeys are modern day serfs that travel the country picking up rides where possible, for the most part earning scraps, guaranteed to be seriously injured. Did I bend the rules? Yes. Did I break many of them? Most certainly, because that's the way the game is played.

When Macadoo is just a colt, he challenges his father, a huge Belgian stallion, in order to protect his mother and the rest of the herd. From that moment on, Mac knows that his purpose in life is to help and serve others however he can. Though Macadoo endures much adversity - leaving the only home he’s ever known, being separated from his dam, and surviving an auction that for many horses is their final stop before the slaughterhouse - he finds the courage to "walk on" through even the most difficult circumstances.