#instrutional

Novels 

National Velvet (Dover Children's Classics) by Enid Bagold

A teenage girl wins a horse in a raffle, trains it, and rides it in the Grand National steeplechase.

Horse Heaven (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Jane Smiley

A novel about the life of horse racers from California to Kentucky; and even Paris

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

The perils of war are told in the story of one horse’s incredible journey back home through the fields of World War I.

Non Fiction

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

At the annual Pony Penning roundup, Misty becomes the beloved pet of two children and a beloved icon of horse loving children everywhere.

Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle) By Laura Hillenbrand

Modern day masterpiece about the small colt who became an American racing legend when the country needed him most.

Black Beauty (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics) by Anna Sewell 

Told straight from the horse’s mouth, Black Beauty’s tumultuous life in Victorian England. One of the first books to deal with the welfare of the horse.

Instructional and Informational

Just Horses (Just (Willow Creek) : Living with horses in America By Margot Page

Beautiful images capture the spirit of the horse from quirky publisher Willow Creek Press.

Heads Up - Heals Down. A Handbook Of Horsemanship And Riding. by C.W. Anderson

The classic introductory guide to end all guides about horse riding

True Unity: Willing Communication Between Horse and Human by Tom Dorrance The first and last word on natural horse training, from one of the men who started it all in modern times.

Klimke on Dressage: From the Young Horse Through Grand Prix by Reiner Klimke

The master of dressage illustrates the ideal development of a horse through the levels.

Hunter Seat Equitation by George H. Morris