Horse and Pony Stories

Compiled by Vic Parker. "Horse and Pony Stories" is a delightful collection of well-loved classics, legends and folktales from all around the world. The book features some of the most famous, brave and beautiful horses in fiction, such as "Black Beauty", "Pegasus and Invicta". The classic tales, by well-known authors including E. Nesbit, Anna Sewell, Lewis Carroll and L. Frank Baum are brought to life with a wealth of charming illustrations.

"Horse and Pony Stories":

• Enchanting illustrations by renowned artists;
• Contains short stories and extracts;
• Five clear sections with beautiful frame artwork.

Into the saddle

• My breaking in
• Alice and the white knight
• The ponies of the plains
• Taken for a ride
• The good luck horse
• Taming the colt

Noble steeds

• The white horse
• The lightning horse and the Prince of Persia
• Soldier-boy
• The naming of black beauty
• The war horse of Alexander
• Old Gunpowder and the ghost

Ride like the wind

• The enchanted horse
• The dun horse
• The magician's horse
• Al Borak
• Going for the doctor
• The prince of horses

Adventures on horseback

• Ciccu and his helpful horse
• Washed away
• The giand and the unicorn
• A stormy day
• The brave horse brothers
• The princess on the Glass Hill
• The horses of the Sun Meadow

Home free

• The horse and the colt
• The horse and the olive
• Winding-up time
• Jupiter and the horse
• The hippogriff
• A horse fair

About the artists