A lovely anthology of fourteen stories arranged into categories: “Difficult Horses,” “Dream Horses,” “From the Horse’s Mouth,” “Horses in Danger,” and “Horses to the Rescue.” Included are short excerpts from classics, Black Beauty and Misty of Chincoteague and other books, such as Michael Morpur go’s War Horse, Peter Dickinson’s Merlin Dreams, and K. M. Peyton’s story of a pit pony, Pony in the Dark. Other selections include retold stories from folktale and romance sources plus an American Indian story, “Mud Pony.” New short stories include “Bucephalus” and Crebbin’s “The Gift Horse.” A glorious full-page watercolor illustration accompanies each story. hc

Originally published by Walker Books Great Britain, in 2005.