Classic Horse Books

Fury: Stallion of Broken Wheel Ranch 
This is an amazing book! It's about this horsecrazy orphan boy named Joey who gets adopted by 2 horse ranchers. When Joey gets adopted …

Man o' War by Walter Farley (1983 edition) 
This is a great book about the greatest race horse ever. It is told from the point of view of a boy named Danny who was with Man o' …

The Big Red Horse: The Story of Secretariat and the Loyal Groom Who Loved Him 
This is a true story about Secretariat's relationship with his groom Eddie Sweat. It starts from when his groom was born to when Secretariat …

Dark Horses 
This book looks really old but so far the book is pretty good an its by Heather Cato. Here's the blurb: After Kate's father …

The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat 
The Horse God Built by Lawrence Scanlan is the untold story of the great horse Secretariat! It tells all about Secretariats life and …

Justin Morgan Had a Horse 
This is a very famous horse book that tells the story of how the Morgan horse breed started in the US. It’s a great story about a special …

Seabiscuit: An American Legend 
One of the best horse books of all time! In 1938, a year of monumental turmoil, the number one news maker wasn't Franklin Roosevelt …

My Friend Flicka 
The Flicka series are 3 of the best horse stories! The first book is called "My Friend Flicka" and it tells the story of how Ken …

War Horse 
War Horse is about a horse named Joey that is taken away from his owner, Albert who loves him to death. Joey is taken to war and he …

I Am The Great Horse 
It is a wonderful story about King Alexander, but this story is through the eyes of his horse Bucephalas. Here is the blurb: I AM …

Misty of Chincoteague 
This is a very famous book, and one of the great horse book classics! On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives …

King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 
This is an amazing story written by the same author who wrote the Misty of Chincoteague books. It is a beautiful and magical tale of …

Black Beauty 
Black Beauty is one of the greatest classic horse books for horse lovers. It tells the story of a horse who goes through many difficulties …

Secretariat 
Based on an impossible true story, Secretariat is about a race horse who wins the Kentucky Derby and other races with record times that …

National Velvet 
It is about a girl called Velvet and she has a little brother called Donald and 3 sisters called Edwina, Merideth and Malvolia. …

The Black Stallion 
It's about a wild black horse who becomes friends with a little boy. That's all I'm going to say about the book, you will have to read …

My Guy Barbaro 
It's ALL about Barbaro, the best racehorse I have experienced (other than Big Brown and Eight Belles but Barbaro's better) It's talking …

The Something-Special Horse Not rated yet
It's about a boy who loves horses. But the only problem is that his dad is a Kill Buyer, who buys horses, fattens them up, and sells …

Famous Horses of the Civil War Not rated yet
It's an awesome book about the horses of the Civil War that I never even knew existed!