Horse Book Reviews & Recommendations

I’ve been spending a lot of time reading horse books. Below is my ongoing list of books I recommend. I am not paid for my opinion. The majority of books I have read are either free on Kindle Unlimited, books I have purchased, or books checked out via the local library. If I have received an ARC, I will indicate it in the review.

Children’s Illustrated Books

• A Barrel Racer’s Dream – M. D. Ford
• A Day at the PeeWee Rodeo – M. D. Ford
• Mutton Bustin to Bull Riding – M. D. Ford
• Cowgirl Lessons – Rae Rankin
• Cowgirl Christmas – Rae Rankin
• Cowgirl and the Ghost Horse – Rae Rankin
• Show Day: A Cowgirl Lessons Adventure – Rae Rankin
• Buckaroo Beau Lives on a Ranch – Kacy Burke
• Vera Vaquera Gets a New Horse – Kacy Burke

Early Chapter Books

• Lulu and Pebbles – Reeba Korde Pagnoni
• The Earthkeepers Gift – Maria Longella Sorgie
• Reins of Love – Laurie Salisbury

Middle Grade

• The Forgotten Horse (Book 1 of 6)- Elaine Heney
• The Rose Legacy (Book 1 of 3) – Jessica Scott George
• The Queens Secret (Book 2 of 3) – Jessica Scott George
• Swing Sideways – Nanci Turner Steveson
• Lizzie Flying Solo – Nanci Turner Steveson
• The Outside of a Horse – Ginny Rorby
• Liberty Biscuit – Melanie Sue Bowles
• New Beginnings – Christine Meunier
• Sofia’s Surprise – Laura Holt Haslam
• Ravensbay Series – Cressida Burton
• Little Pearl Series – Helen Haraldsen
• Show Strides Series – Piper Klemm
• Astra – Chris Platt
• Horse Girl – Carrie Seim
• The Stallion and His Peculiar Boy – M.J. Evans

Young Adult

• Born to Run – Ann Hunter
• Appaloosa Summer – Tudor Robins
• Crazy About Horses – Patrick Coughlan
• Silent Harmony (Book 1 of 3: Fairmont Riding Academy) – Michele Scott
• Dark Harmony (Book 2 of 3: Fairmont Riding Academy) – Michele Scott
• Perfect Harmony (Book 3 of 3: Fairmont Riding Academy) – Michele Scott
• Runaway Alex – Natalie Keller Reinert
• Red Rock Ranch Series – Brittney Joy
• The A Circuit (Book 1 of 4: The A Circuit Series) – Georgina Bloomberg/Catharine Hapka
• My Perfect Mistake (Book 2 of 4: The A Circuit Series) – Georgina Bloomberg/Catharine Hapka

Adult Fiction

• Starting Over in Maple Bay – Brittney Joy
• Second Chance at Maple Bay – Brittney Joy
• Country Stars in Maple Bay – Brittney Joy
• The Lady – Anne McCaffrey

Inspirational

• The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and the Horse – Charlie Mackesy

Non Fiction

• A Man Walks Into a Barn – Chad Oldfather
• Faraway Horses – Buck Brannaman
• Chosen by a Horse – Susan Richards