Top Picks

If you were starting a horse library what would your “foundation stock” be? Here are books from different age levels that ReadingRider would definitely choose again. These books stand out for their stories, characters, explanations, research usefulness, or ability to give a new twist to the meaning of “learning riding from a book.”

White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry
Hunter Seat Equitation by George H. Morris
Panky and William by Nancy Saxon
Summer Pony by Jean Slaughter Doty
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett
Starting Riding by Helen Edom
Centered Riding by Sally Swift
Silver Birch by Dorothy Lyons
The Noble Horse by Monique Dossenbach
Horses and Horsemanship Through the Ages by Luigi Gianoli

Additionally, some illustrators have made it to the winner’s circle. If you are reading a book illustrated by one of these people then you are in for a treat!

Sam Savitt
Wesley Dennis
Jan Brett
C.W. Anderson

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