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Willow King (Random House Riders)

This inspiring debut novel by a female former professional jockey and horse trainer tells the moving tale of Willow King, a colt born with crooked legs, who is saved from destruction by 13-year-old Katie Durham. Because one of Katie's own legs is shorter than the other, she feels an immediate kinship with the imperfect little colt. With painstaking care, she pulls King through arduous training until he becomes a champion.

Night Mare (Random House Riders)

Thirteen-year-old Janet Marshall spends all of her spare time daydreaming

about horses. One night, she dreams to life a magical white mare, whom she

names Storm. Astride her dream horse, she journeys deep into a wild canyon

where she discovers the remote ranch that is the mare's home. But the dream

becomes a nightmare when she discovers the truth: her horse is a darkly magical

beast that can never be tamed. And the horse's owners are ghosts, doomed to

relive the tragedy that has kept them trapped in time for more than a hundred

years.

Shadow Horse (Random House Riders)

Thirteen-year-old foster kid Jasmine Schuler is immediately drawn to the scrawny, broken-looking brown gelding huddled in the corner of an auction house stall. Feeling a kinship with the lonely animal, Jas convinces her new foster mom, who rescues and rehabilitates abused horses on her Virginia farm, to buy him. Slowly, the horse Jas names Shadow begins to blossom and even to thrive. But when Jas uncovers a startling clue to Shadow's true identity, she becomes entangled in a mystery which could have serious consequences for the two of them.  Both the heartwarming story of a young girl's love for her horse and an intriguing mystery, this inspiring middle-grade novel will appeal to horse lovers and mystery fans alike.

Willow King: Race the Wind (Random House Riders)

Thanks to the faith and hard work of Katie Durham, Willow King no longer has badly twisted legs. After painstaking training, the colt has gained the strength to compete in major races–and Katie is determined to prove he’s a champion. Unfortunately, her new ambition presents her with the most nerve-racking challenge of her life:earning a jockey’s license and riding Willow King in the Kentucky Derby. This inspiring story, a sequel to the author’s award-winning first novel, is based on her real experiences as a jockey, groom, and assistant horse trainer.

The Random House Book of Horses and Horsemanship: (Revised edition) (Random House Riders)

Revised and updated, The Random House Book of Horses and Horesmanship is now available in both hardcover and trad paperback. Illustrated with more than 100 breathtaking color photos and dozens od diagrams and drawings, this new edition is a comprehensive reference packed with information about the equestrian world. "There are pictures enough to make the uninitiated happy just gazing, descriptions of horse care and training...An equiphile's delight."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.  

Night Mare (Random House Riders)