Books about horses

Horses have long been a favorite with young readers I thought I’d take today to post some titles about horses. Maybe these books will rekindle some of your memories when you read one or more of these books.

Black Beauty

The Horse and His Boy

My Friend Flicka

The Black Stallion

National Velvet

King of the Wind

Misty of Chinocteaque

Homer the Racehorse

The Phantom Stallion series

Hoofbeats

Seabiscuit

War Horse

The Man Who Listens to Horses

Taming the Star Runner

The tack room

The tack room has a wide selection of reins, halters, saddles, pads, girths. Each horse or rider has specific equipment.

The sidewalkers look at the posting of the day's riders, the horses they will ride, and the equipment specific to the horse and the rider. Some riders need stirrups, some do not. Some need a thin pad under the saddle. Volunteers select a pad, a saddle, extra pad, girth, lead rope, reins, and the halter. We then get the bucket with the different types of brushes and the pick for the hoofs of the horses. Sidewalkers start the grooming process, but the horse leader supervises the saddling and putting  the halter on. 

When the horse is moved from the "grooming area" to the arena, the instructor checks everything on the horse again.

When the rider is on, another check is performed by the instructor to make sure the rider is seated properly. 

Then it is time to "walk on" and begin the fun. 

In the Waiting Area

Two of the horses are in the four-horse stall area await their grooming. You can see the buckets at the bottom with the items to be used. The pick on the top is for the hoof. The brushes are used after the curry comb.