In this final installment of the Horsestory series, learn about the amazing contributions of horses and mules in modern times.
As time passed, most of the brute strength tasks of the horse were taken over by machines. But something important was lost in that transition from living creatures to metal. A horse is more than a machine. Relationships that formed between man and horse as they worked together can never be replicated by machinery.
In all the many months Siegfried has been my comrade, my protector; he has carried me out of trouble many times; he has listened for me and warned me of any danger. I had always relied upon him in a thousand and one situations. I had cried on his shoulder when I was in despair, and he had even made me laugh at some of his antics. He had never complained when I had nothing to give him, not even water. To me he had not been “just a horse,” he had been my best friend, a friend in a thousand, full of warmth and understanding. —a German soldier, warfarehistorynetwork.com
Horsestory III covers the years from the late 1920s to modern times. While horses still served in a limited capacity in war and work, a shift occurred to more recreational roles. Learn about the horses who delivered books and carried nurses to remote Appalachia, horses who took the adventurous on cross-country trips, famous and not-so-famous racehorses, as well as equine movie stars.
You'll also meet the heroic mules of the Burma campaign in World War II; Reckless, a little mare who fought valiantly with Marines in the Korean War; horses used for shrimp fishing; mules who continue to deliver the mail; BLM Mustangs, and much more! See the Table of Contents below.
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Paperback, 8.5x11, 260 pages with b&w illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-7333912-4-5
Age range: 12 to adult (there isn't anything objectionable in the content, this is just an estimate based on reading ability and interest level)
1. Equine Bookmobiles
2. Gypsy Queen
3. Frontier Nursing
4. Tschiffely’s Ride
5. Mustang Defenders
6. BLM Mustangs
7. Woman Bronc Rider
8. Elmer Gantry
9. Early Equine Movie Stars
10. Phar Lap
11. Seabiscuit
12. Phantom Ranch
13. Pack Horse Librarians
14. Military Mascots
15. The Quarter Horse
16. Across Canada
17. Amish Horses
18. Equines in Modern War
19. Sand Pounders
20. Heroic Mules
21. Chindit Minnie
22. Kellogg Ranch
23. Operation Cowboy
24. Striding Horses
25. King Ranch Thoroughbreds
26. Island Ponies
27. Additional Equine Stars
28. Equine High Jumpers
29. The Last Cavalry Horse
30. Reckless
31. Swaps
32. Annie Wilkins
33. Snowman
34. Kennedy Equines
35. Black Jack
36. RCMP Horses
37. Ride & Tie
38. The Great American Horse Race
39. Man vs. Horse
40. Secretariat
41. Secretariat’s Descendants
42. Ruffian
43. Alydar
44. Insurance Fraud
45. Scamper
46. Reagan and His Horses
47. Sefton
48. Shergar
49. Harvey Wallbanger
50. Sweetwater Oak
51. Zippy Chippy
52. Black Ruby
53. Zenyatta
54. Rachel Alexandra
55. Magna Fortuna
56. White Bliss
57. Recent Triple Crown Winners
58. Almost Triple Crown Winners
59. Paardenvissers
60. Wadden Sea
61. Mule Train Mail
62. Rich Strike
63. Mounted Search and Rescue
64. Equine Therapy
65. Carousels
FREE PDF Study Guide for Horsestory Volume III Coming soon.
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