This is the autobiography of the (alleged) first horse whisperer, and relays the events and influences that led Monty Roberts to a kinder and more effective way of 'starting' young horses - the word 'breaking-in' is avoided as being brutal.
The story is told with detail, especially his basically unhappy childhood, yet throughout the book, he refrains from adding too much pathos or self-indulgance, and so although a sad story, it never becomes 'sugary', or disney-like. Indead, at some points, the author appeared almost detatched from his various tragedy, alhtough it is clear they must have been painful.
Altogther, Monty Roberts creates a wonderful atmosphere is his novel, and as well as the accounts of his experiences, includes many insights into horse language in the process for the eager horse-owner, making this book indispensible.
Back cover Blurb: When Monty Roberts was thirteen years old he went off on his own to the deserts of Nevada to watch mustangs in the wild. What he learned about their methods of communication changed his life forever. 'The Man Who Listens to Horses' reveals his deep love and understanding of horses. We learn how, through his relationship with various horses, he gradually aquired his knowledge of their language and developed the methods which enabled him to perform his 'miracles'. According to Monty, anyone can learn the language of the horse and anyone can learn his 'join-up' methods.
Following the increasing popularity of horse whispering, this book was written to show how it could be used. It is the story of a girl, Grace, and her horse, Pilgrimthat areinvolved in a horrendous accident that leaves them both mentally and physially scared. With the help of a horse whisperer, they evenually learn to trust again. However, the main theme is about the relationship between Grace and her mother, and the book also deals with infidelity, death, and learing to trust again.
What the backcover says: In the still of a snow-covered morning in upstate New York, a girl out riding her horse is hit by a 40-ton truck. Though horribly injured, both thirteen-year-old Grace Maclean and her horse Pilgrim survive. But the impact on their lives and the lives of those who love them is devastating.
Grace is the only child of a prominent New York magazine editor, Annie Graves, and her lawyer husband Robert. In a way which none of them at first understands, their destiny comes to depend upon Pilgrim's. So mutilated and traumatized is he that even the vet who saved hs life now wishes he hadn't. Annie refues to have him destroyed, sensing that if she does, something in Grace will die too. She hears about a man in Montana, a 'whisperer' who is said to have the gift of healing troubled horses. Abandoning her job, Annie sets off across the continent with Grace and Pilgrim to find him. The man's name is Tom Booker and he lives on the Rocky Mountain Front, a place of daunting beauty. Here under the massive Montana sky, all their lives are changed forever.
This is a series of books about three friends ; Carole, a horsey know-it-all; Stevie, the pratical joker; and Lisa, the sensible one. They all ride at Pine Hollow riding school and have lots of adventures, including rescuing kidnapped horses, and learning all they can about horses and riding. There are about seventy books at the moment, but one comes out approximately every month.
What the back cover says: Saddle up and ride free with Stevie, Carole and Lisa. These three very different girls come together to share their special love of horses and to create The Saddle Club.
A set of books about a young girl, Jinny, and her wild Arab horse, named Shantih. In the first book of the series, Jinny and her family move from suburban life to the wilderness of Scotland. Even before they have settled in their new home, a road accident occurs nearby, freeing a beautiful, and ill-treated, performing horse onto the moors. Jinny falls in love with her, and aims to own her one day. After many struggles, Jinny finally rescues Shantih from near-death in a snow-storm, and brings her home. Jinny's challenges now involve training Shantih not to be so wild, and battling with her own fears of the spiritual side of herself.
Back-cover blurb: Jinny is never really happy unless she's with Shantih, her beautiful chestnut Arab mare. Together they roam the wild Scottish moors around Jinny's home, riding free with only the wind for company. But sometimes their peace is shattered by events beyond their control.
Back-Cover Blurb: Jill's dream is to have a pony of her own but the nearest she gets to this is feeding the piebald pony in the nearby paddock. When Farmer Clay, Black Boy's owner tells her she can buy him she knows it's still an impossible dream.
Dreams can sometimes come true, and Jill unexpectedly finds herself the proud owner of Farmer Clay's piebald pony. But that's where the problems begin. Ponies are expensive - where will she find the money for jodpurs and tack? How will she feed and groom her pony? And most, important, how will she learn how to ride?
