San Antonio College Library

An anthology of stories about horses in the American West includes thirty-two selections, spanning the traditional short story, reminiscence, folk tale, journalistic and historical sketch, and mythology.

Aimed at a YA audience, Rabe's fun, galloping romp of a story launches a new fantasy series. In the magical land of Paard-Peran, the horse-like members of the Finest Court, the favorites of the gods of creation, look after the "Fallen Favorites," those few humans deemed worthy of their attention. Kalantha and her brother, Meven, are wards of Bishop DeNogaret, a high-ranking priest who's been caring for them since their parents' death. The teenage...

Galwyn, son of a Roman Celt, escapes from his tyrannical uncle and joins Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, using his talent with languages and way with horses to help secure and care for the Libyan horses that Artos hopes to use in battle against the Saxons. When Lord Artos, later known as King Arthur, needs an interpreter, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his father's honor and make a name for himself. But Galwyn goes farther than that by riding...

In the pages that follow I have tried hard to tell you about Chico, the most beautiful horse on any man's range.

Will Testerman is a young Wyoming horse trainer determined to make something of himself. Money is tight at the family ranch, where he's living again after a disastrous end to his job on the Texas show-horse circuit. He sees his chance with a beautiful quarter horse, a filly that might earn him a reputation, and spends his savings to buy her. Armed with stories and the confidence of youth, he devotes himself to her training -- first, in the familiar...

Through his intense devotion to the colt Flicka, a young boy, living on a Wyoming ranch, begins to learn about responsibility and gain a better understanding of his brusque father.

Three years in the life of Thunderhead, child of Flicka, and the domestic problems of Ken and his parents.

A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades.

Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

When six-year-old Sandra rides her horse, Chico, to see the newborn calf on her father's ranch, she encounters a rattlesnake and depends on Chico to get them back safely.