From Library Journal
A veteran writer on horses, Price (The Quotable Horse Lover) has assembled a varied collection of tales on the noble steed. Unlike Paul B. Staudohaur's Boxing's Best Short Stories (LJ 10/15/99), this work blends fiction with book excerpts, newspaper columns, and even poetry. The selections include horseracing, cowboy life, rider training, and veterinary practice. Especially appealing are an "All Things" selection by James Herriott, Alexis Podjajsky's Spanish Riding School memoir, and Maxine Kumin on girls' love of horses. Lay readers may long for Price's The Horseman's Illustrated Dictionary (LJ 12/00) for help defining some of the terms used, but this is a fine adult and YA choice for public libraries. Morey Berger, St. Joseph's Hosp. Lib., Tucson, AZ Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Price, an equestrian writer, provides an excellent justification for a new anthology of horse stories by pointing out that all the stories help us to see ourselves in relation to horses. In 30 short stories, essays, and articles, the reader is led to a greater understanding of the bond between horse and rider. The bond can be monetary, as Dick Francis shows in his humorous contribution about a botched attempt at robbing a racecourse--or was it botched? The union between a beloved horse and his longtime rider is explored in Jane Smiley's essay on the death of her favorite mount. James Herriot writes of the inevitable changes to farm life with the passing of the age of draft horses, and Gene Smith shows us the wonder of a once-crippled horse, intended for the racetrack, that now teaches handicapped kids to ride. An essay on the death of Secretariat is a guaranteed weeper. Nancy Bent
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Review
"This delightful anthology ... will appeal to any horse person no matter his or
her interest as there is something for everyone."
- Just About Horses


"This book mixes drama, humor, fact and inspiration to offer the best of the equestrian genre."
--The American Quarter Horse Journal



Review
"This delightful anthology ... will appeal to any horse person no matter his or
her interest as there is something for everyone."
- Just About Horses


"This book mixes drama, humor, fact and inspiration to offer the best of the equestrian genre."
--The American Quarter Horse Journal



Book Description
Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man''s partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship.
The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer, and a story about the Spanish Riding School''s dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey.
Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little-known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination-and captivation-with horses.


From the Back Cover
Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man¿s partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship.
The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer; and a story about the Spanish Riding School¿s dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey.
Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination - and captivation - with horses.



About the Author
Steven D. Price is the author of eighteen books on equestrian subjects, including The Horseman''s Illustrated Dictionary, Essential Riding, The Quotable Horse Lover, and The American Quarter Horse. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Practical Horseman, and America''s Horse. He lives in New York City and rides horses wherever he can.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship.

The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turneds mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope: a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer: an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer: and a story about the Spanish Riding School's dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey.