Young Adult Horse

The Tale of Troy tells of the last great adventure of the Heroic Age. It is the story of Helen and the judgment of Paris; of the gathering of the heroes and the siege of Troy; of Achilles, reared by the centaur on wild honey and the marrow of lions; of Odysseus, his great strategy of the Wooden Horse, and of his many adventures on his long journey home to Greece.

Wilkommen in der glamourösen Welt der Royal Horses! Greta will nur noch weg: weg von ihrer Schule und weg von ihren Freunden, die sie so enttäuscht haben. Da kommt ihr der Ferienjob auf dem Gestüt der Royals gerade recht. Mit Pferden hat Greta zwar nichts am Hut - und mit Prinzen und Prinzessinnen noch viel weniger -, aber das Schloss der Königsfamilie lässt ihr Herz trotzdem höherschlagen. Doch schon am ersten Tag gerät Greta mit Edward, dem Pferdetrainer, aneinander. Er ahnt, dass sie ein Geheimnis hat, und will es um jeden Preis ans Licht bringen.

Fourteen-year-old Sid Everett longs for the excitement and glory of being a famous jockey. Despite having nothing but an old farm horse, he dreams of riding to victory with his name in the headlines and money in his pockets.

Vivienne embarks upon the summer of her dreams as one of the few students selected for a training program back east at Liberty Farms. But as focused as she is on her riding, Vivvie also has a secret agenda: to investigate the death of Joel Parker, her friend who she believes was tragically murdered. Vivvie has hardly set foot in the state-of-the-art barns before things start to go amiss.

As 17-year-old Vivienne Taylor returns to Fairmont Riding Academy for the second semester, she just wants to get past the drama that dominated her first months at the school. Reunited with her beloved horse, Harmony, Vivvie vows to focus on riding, particularly with the announcement that a select group of students will be chosen to compete at a Three Day Event in Kentucky, with access to world-class coaches afterwards. Making the team is exactly what Vivvie needs to get to the next level.

Grace zou wel willen verdwijnen: weg van school en weg van haar vrienden die haar hebben laten zitten. Daarom komt haar zomerstage in de stoeterij van de koninklijke familie precies op het juiste moment. Ze heeft niet zoveel met paarden en nog minder met prinsen en prinsessen, maar zo wordt ze tenminste niet meer geconfronteerd met alles wat er gebeurd is. Alleen krijgt ze al op de eerste dag ruzie met Edward, de paardentrainer. Hij vermoedt dat Grace een geheim heeft en haalt alles uit de kast om erachter te komen wat het is.

The Compton Cowboys are a group who grew up in the city where Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams were raised; a city portrayed in the media as ground zero for gang violence. But in 1988, with the creation of the Compton Junior Posse, a youth program set on a horse ranch in the middle of Compton, these men and women found a safe space.

Will Braddock doesn’t want some old judge dictating his future. The newly orphaned fourteen-year-old embarks upon a quest to determine his own destiny. He heads west to find his uncle, a surveyor on the first transcontinental railroad. He has to convince his only living relative not to sign the judge’s papers sentencing him to a blacksmith apprenticeship.

Suddenly, something big and white bumps up against the car, and I jump. I think I must be dreamin’, ’cause I just saw a horse run by. When Cole’s mom dumps him in the mean streets of Philly to live with the dad he’s never met, the last thing he expects to see is a horse - let alone a stable full of them. He may not know much about cowboys, but what he knows for sure is that cowboys ain’t black, and they don’t live in the ’hood. But here, horses are a way of life, and soon Cole’s days of skipping school and getting in trouble in Detroit have been replaced by shoveling muck and trying not to get stomped on.

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.

Every once in a while a great race horse is born that will become famous throughout the land. This book is about such a horse. Perhaps even rarer comes a truly wonderful story about a horse and the human being closest to it. Two beings, horse and human, are bound in an unspoken love and respect which draws the finest from both of them. This book by award-winning author Kathleen Peyton, tells their story.

Eddie takes great pride in giving riding lessons, but when he moves to a new barn that's full of show horses, he begins to doubt himself and his place in the world-all while his rider is doing the same. A story of self-acceptance and friendship for all ages, Good Boy, Eddie captures the special bonds we form with animals, and what we learn about ourselves along the way.

Book two in The Horse Girls of St. Croix County.

This classic children's story is written from the view point of the horse. Ben Fogle, children's television presenter on animal programmes, gives it an enthusiastic read. Great for all children who love horses.

Ever since Dusty's mom died, life has been rough. Dusty's dad is remote and angry, and a car accident has permanently injured Dusty's back. No matter how much support her classmates in high school offer, nothing can bring back the happy family life she remembers.

Caprice Rydell makes a wish and flips a coin into a fountain, and her life changes. Just for starters, she learns her father is a bigamist, and it's straight downhill from there. If that news being revealed on national television isn't embarrassing enough, it all happens in front of Mill Crocker, the captain of the school polo team and the most gorgeous guy she's ever seen.

It begins in the summer before Gracie will be starting high school, and she is very nervous about it. To make matters worse, her best friend Michie is off spending the summer with her father and Gracie is left all alone. However, her loneliness is short-lived when she meets Henry and they set out on an adventure that Gracie will never forget.

Saddle up and ride along with Kit on her horse, Cloud Lady, as they pursue the equestrian dream of international, world class horse competition. Be part of their adventures as they get caught up in many twists of fate, on a journey that brings them across the world, where friends and soul mates might meet.

A contemporary and irresistible story from Patricia Reilly Giff. Lidie lives in Jales, Brazil, where she’s free to ride, to be a wild girl, and to dream of going to live with her father and older brother, Rafael, in New York City. Finally Lidie is 12 - time to leave Brazil for New York. Meanwhile, a filly is born and begins her journey to a new home. As Lidie’s story unfolds, so does the filly’s. Lidie’s father runs a stable at a famous race track, and Rafael is training to be a jockey.

When Antony and his pony Flash run into the famous film-star Tasman True, amazing adventures begin for them both as they are drawn into the glamorous, colorful, and dangerous world of the movies, a world where appearances are deceptive and nothing is what it seems.