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Not the tagged book, but by the same author. This horse story has languished on my shelves for decades, and I'm not sure why I've never read it. Published (and set) during the Korean War, a young man leaves for the armed forces. His younger brother, who has a club foot and is ineligible to fight, stays behind and raises the colt they're convinced can be a champion harness racer. While fairly typical horse book fare, I still really enjoyed this ⬇

I always snatch up these Famous Horse Stories if I find them in antique shops. Published mostly in the 50s, they're pretty typical MG/YA horse stories from that era. This one is part of a series about kids who live in a ranch in Idaho and their interactions with a wild horse band led by (of course) a magnificent black stallion named King. In this volume, a man claiming to be King's true owner appears and a lot of this story was actually about ⬇

Sound logic!

I‘m sure there‘s a savings too ☺️

#WonderousWednesday

1. The tagged book was one of them. Definitely one I remember getting me on the reading craze!

2. One that popped into mind was Mom doing my hair for the ninth grade dance; I looked and felt amazing!

3. This past Friday at the 21+ zoo event where I walked through the “haunted” pirate trail! 🏴‍☠️

@GondorGirl @PirateJenny @VioletCavalier

I did very well for my #joysofJune goals. I successfully kept up with all three serial reads, read the one main physical book, and 3 audiobooks with the physical read to speed up the tempo on two (kingdom of copper, and the black stallion). I hope that momentum can keep up so I can have even more TBR items on my July list. 🥰

3✨ Alec loves his black stallion “the black”. Unfortunately, the rightful owners of his horse come to claim him. Heartbroken Alec and others go to The Blacks rightful home to see if they can get him back. There is a lot of action in this story. It was a fun read.

As part of a series, this book focuses on Twilight , a direct descendant of the most famous pony ever, Misty of Chincoteague. Twilight has greatness in her blood and now it's her turn to shine.

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#SeriesLove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

I've been doing an amazingly bad job of posting reviews here lately, but I did 21 books, plus stayed caught up with the Middlemarch buddy read!! This is the closest to a cover-all I've had for #BookSpinBingo in a while - I list my challenge/buddy reads, which usually comprise 10-15 slots, then the rest are free spaces that I fill in in order. I hit all my challenge goals for the month, and was only 147pgs shy of my 250pg/day goal for the month!!

Loved seeing Shaitun, the Black stallion‘s son, sent to America and his new owner's struggles in training him.

#horses #ponybooks #childrensbooks #vintagechildrensbooks

A children‘s book set on a horse ranch in Wyoming. Love how different pony books in the US are to English ones.

#vintage #ponystories #childrensbooks