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A Horse Story (2016)
When Monica's horse, Champion, breaks horse tradition and reveals to her that horses can talk, Monica helps him figure out what kind of horse he wants to be when he grows up and ultimately discovers her own path as well.
The Essential Fergus the Horse: The Life and Times of the World’s Favorite Cartoon Equine – Jean Abernethy (2015)
In the late 1990s, a little bay horse with four white socks and a blaze was born. Dubbed 'Fergus', he has now traveled the world many times over by print, web, and satellite, inspired a line of merchandise featuring his visage, and gained a fervently devoted following in the hundreds-of-thousands on Facebook and through other social media outlets. Who is this horse and how can we explain his magnetism? What breed does he represent and at which sport does he excel? What makes him so special? Fergus the Horse (Equus hilarious) is the creation of artist Jean Abernethy, and the truth is, he is not meant to represent a particular breed, nor does he pursue one specific equestrian discipline. Perhaps it is this generic quality of 'every man or woman's horse' that has led to his immense popularity...
Black Beauty (2015)
A father allows his daughter to spend the summer with her grandfather rehabilitating an injured horse, and they learn that love and trust can heal anything.
The Compassionate Equestrian: 25 Principles to Live by When Caring for and Working with Horses – Allen M. Schoen, Susan Gordon (2015)
This marvelous book, borne of a unique collaboration between Dr Allen Schoen - a world-renowned veterinarian and author - and trainer and competitor of many years, Susan Gordon, introduces the 25 principles of compassionate equitation. These principles, conceived by Schoen and Gordon, are a set of developmental guidelines, encouraging a level of personal awareness that may be enacted not only through the reader's engagement with horses, but can be extended to all humans and sentient beings he or she encounters. The 25 Principles share stories and outline studies that identify and support methods of training, handling, and caring for horses that constitute a safe, healthy, non-stressful, and pain-free environment. Through their Compassionate Equestrian programme, the authors encourage all i...
Horse Camp aka My Dream Horse (2015)
After she arrives at a horse camp, Kathy (Jordan Lea Trovillion) learns the value of true friendship as the competition heats up with the resident mean girl.
A Barefoot Journey: The Story of One Woman’s Fight Against Horse Shoes – Linda Chamberlain (2015)
The true story of one woman's fight against horse shoes. Linda Chamberlain feared metal shoes were harming horses. In this light-hearted account she tells how she battled with her farrier, coped with derision from other riders and saved a horse from slaughter. Mistakes, falls and triumphs are recorded against the background of a divided equine world which was defending the tradition of shoeing...with prosecutions.
