Not a series about horses, and yet horses are among these novels' most memorable characters. This journey across Iceland in search of her own perfect horse becomes a deep dive into a rare culture, and into her own motivations and limitations. A Good Horse Has No Color by Nancy Marie Brown (2001)Ī scholar of Icelandic sagas, Brown becomes enamored of the country's unique horses with their silken gait and fearless disposition. It's only when he describes the best way to use your javelin to vault onto your horse that you remember this guy studied with Socrates and led the Ten Thousand. Xenophon's emphasis on kind handling speaks to the timeless bond between humans and horses. The Art of Horsemanship by XenophonĪfter almost two and a half millennia, this elegant treatise (written circa 355 B.C.) still offers actionable advice on how to choose and train a good horse.
A fearless rider almost from infancy, she shares in this memoir what horses have done for her, and what they have done to her, as she pushes her limits in many varieties of this extreme sport. Horse Crazy by Sarah Maslin Nir (2020)Ī distinguished investigative reporter, Nir has a side hustle as a horse obsessive.
The Horse by Wendy Williams (2015)įrom the dawn horse to modern Equus ferus, from wild mustangs to exquisitely trained Lipizzaners, this panoramic book melds science with story, offering surprising insight on almost every page.
A capacious and generous-spirited novel with a large cast of characters both human and animal, and an intensely satisfying conclusion.
There's humor, but also tension, as rivals vie to produce a champion thoroughbred. Smiley has written many fine books about horses. In Horse, her new novel, she weaves a portrait of America since 1850 by following multiple lives touched by a legendary racehorse and its legacy. Geraldine Brooks is the Pulitzer-winning author of March and four other best-selling historical novels.
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