Fire Pony

Roy and his big brother, Joe, are on the run from their past. When they fetch up at the Bar None ranch their shared passion for horses soon wins them great respect, and Roy is offered the chance of a lifetime – to break in a wild pony that runs like the desert wind. He is even promised that if he can ride Lady Luck, he can keep her – a dream come true. But Roy knows that Joe has a dangerous secret... a dark obsession that could explode at any time and send Roy’s dream, and their whole world, up in smoke. Full of rich detail of life in the American west, Fire Pony is an emotionally charged thriller by the internationally acclaimed author, Rodman Philbrick.

Cricket O'Conner's summer hasn't shaped up the way she'd hoped. She's stuck training a headstrong colt for her mother and dry lightning storms have increased the threat of wildfire. Even buying a uniquely painted model horse does little to help Cricket's growing unease. There's something odd about the little horse. Is it just her imagination, or does it sometimes seem to talk to her?After an especially stormy night, the Little Bear fire is racing down the valley, filling the sky with smoke. Two young horses have disappeared, forcing Cricket to make a choice. Should she help her mother defend the house and barn from flames or listen to the Fire Pony when he urges her to find the missing colts? She's already helped rescue thirty cats and a litter of Border collie pups. Isn't that enough? She doesn't know what to do and time is running out.

Eleven-year-old Roy lets himself find a loving family and a new home on the horse ranch which he and his older half-brother happen to come upon.

Cheeky Charlie: "Have you ever wondered where ponies came from long ago? How they grew from the size of a dog? How they coped in the ice ages? When people became friends with ponies and why? How the different breeds started and their many uses? Lettie, the ice age pony, helps to tell you." David James Smith is an investigator, historian, breeder, and natural horseman, with national style and performance competitor success. He writes for the pre-teens in an interactive style thereby inspiring their knowledge of world geography and history with many useful illustrations and many surprises.

It was a lovely day in Finchfield; a typical country village in the east of England. Ten Pony Club riders and their ponies were enjoying a village gymkhana. But not everything was going to plan; Tarzan, a little black pony, had gone missing just after he won the gymkhana. He had to be found and the other ponies wanted to be the ones to find him. See what other adventures they get up to and who they meet on their quest to find Tarzan. And this is no normal pony book... the ponies in this book CAN TALK!

Young readers will read true stories of horses helping to battle fires and learn how these four-legged firefighters were trained to work alongside humans.

Updated and enhanced information on the most recent topics added to the Pony Club curriculum This C Level manual builds on material covered in The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Basics for Beginners/D Level. Whether you're a Pony Clubber who has passed the D Level tests or simply a rider who has mastered the same basics, this manual enables you to increase your skills and teach you what you need to know in order to rise independently and correctly with good position, balance, and use of the aids on the flat, over fences, and in the open. At the intermediate level you're expected to take more responsibility for the care and management of your pony, and you'll learn how to do this as well. In addition, you'll learn the skills needed for conditioning and preparing your pony and yourself for competitions and special events. New and revised coverage of land conservation and horse health and safety Better organization to ease reference A full review and update of critical developments in riding, instruction, and competition In-depth revision of nutrition and veterinary topics, the two areas in which there has been the most significant research and development over the past two decades From the C Level, you may go on to higher Pony Club ratings such as B, H, A, or A Ratings, or specialize in such disciplines as dressage, show jumping, eventing, and showing. Or you may just want to have the pleasure of caring your horse or pony and participating in your favorite riding activities. Either way, The United States Pony Club Manual of Horsemanship: Intermediate Horsemanship/C Level will give you an excellent basis in horsemanship for the lifelong enjoyment of horses and horse sports.