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Does anyone know of any articles or books that describe how cowboys broke horses all those years ago?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:06 +0000

I’m looking for some books or articles talking about how cowboys used to break horses. I need stuff that talks about "cruel methods of breaking horses" and basically stuff that natural horsemanship people think is bad for horses.
hah… tying a horse to a post is what Parelli does…he just doesn’t tell anyone about it…

Read the Monty Roberts books. He gives a few descriptions as to how is father use to break horses.

I detest the methods used and hate the use of the words broke or break as it means breaking the horses spirit so it submits to you rather than the horse learning to accept you on the same level.

What they would do is tie the horse to a post with no food and water or shade until it becomes submissive. They also used to tie its legs up. They would throw on a saddle and bridle and ride the horse until it’s too weak and tired to fight back.

The whole method is cruel and disgusting.

Good fiction horse books to read?

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:36:57 +0000

I am 17 and I’m looking for books about horse back riding (not just "has horses in it") Mostly english riding and competeing, but western’s fine too.

I have read Horseplay / Flying Changes/Riding Lessons / and Another Kind of Cowboy/ and Chestnut Hill series

I’m craving horses!!!
or anything about jumping OR working students!!!
i need books!!!!!!!

If you like the classics, then perhaps Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.
If not then maybe Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
or
The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans

I think most things written by Dick Francis has horses in it. The only one I’ve read is Bolt, which is centered around a jockey.

Any Good Western/Cowboy series or saga? 10 POINTS!!!?

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:21:06 +0000

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone knows of any good western or cowboy series or sagas?

I have already read:
Janet Dailey’s: Calder Saga
Linda Lael Miller’s: The McKettrick Series (all of them)
Genell Dellin’s: Montana Series
Teresa Bodwell’s: Loving Mercy & Loving Miranda
Linda Lael Miller’s: Orphan Train Series

Thats all I can think of right now. So any recommendations?

The only thing is that I really want western type books. But if you have any other books that are amazing you can include those as well.

If you want to include other books besides western/cowboy, I like teen, romance, horror, basically any book that is really good.

I will give 10 points to the best answer!

Thanks in advance!

The border trilofy by Cormac McCarthy

Anyone know any good western romance books?

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:13:05 +0000

I’m looking for a western romance novel. Western I mean cowboys, horses, etc… whether it is in old days or modern day on a ranch.

Diana Palmer and Linda Lael Miller are two excellent authors that write great western romance books. I love Miller’s McKendrick books. They are a must read series!!

What does grandpa want for christmas?

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:30:07 +0000

I’m his granddaughter. I’m 13 years old. He love playing cards all day. But he has like 20 decks. He loves western cowboy movies and books but i don’t know what books and movies he has. and what is a good present if you already have it? He also likes to fish, read comics, cookies, and random funny crap.

you might think about doing some of the things he likes with him and having someone take pictures of it. then you can put them all in a frame for him to have. Older people are more sentimental, so its not important how big and expensive the gifts are. He might even like a digital frame so that all the memories can rotate. Something like that.

Looking for a couple of books. If any one can help I would appreciate it.?

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:42:13 +0000

The first book was from the early 90’s and was sort of a cyberpunk type novel, maybe put out by HarperCollins/HarperPrism, the only thing I can remember is it was about this guy who spent most of his time hooked up to his computer in a virtual reality enviroment. That was how he socialized.I think there might have been a character named Cowboy. The other book is from the late 70’s or early 80’s and I want to say the name of the series was Chill or maybe Chiller, it sems like the title was also the name of the main character. There was one book I think number 6 took place around a philipine "monster"? Looking for a ong time for this books hope someone can help.

I agree with Mingus Brasslane, the first book definitely sounds like Neuromancer by William Gibson.

The second book sounds like the Chill series by Jory Sherman.
1 – Satan’s Seed
2 – The Sepulchre
3 – The Bamboo Demons
4 – Vegas Vampire
5 – The Phoenix Man
6 – House of Scorpions
7 – Shadows

Looking for new books. Read question details before answering.?

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:28:28 +0000

I am in desoerate need of some new books. I want books that are similar to the following:
Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Freaks by Annette Curtis Klause
Thief Lord (ugh, I forget the author’s name. >_X)

I want something that has to do with horses (no cowboy-ish stuff. I want books having to do with english riding like dressage and hunter/jumper), circuses back around the 30s (in other words, about circuses that travel by train), or something about freak shows (also with a preferrably older setting, not modern). And I want FICTION, not books that give me information about any of the above topics.
I was something that is either
desperate**

lol, so many spelling errors! sorry! I’m half asleep right now, so you’ll have to excuse all my typos.
I’m looking for books for an age group between 15-30. Nothing for little kids.

The Thief Lord is written by Cornelia Funke. She has written series about a bookmaker and his daughter based between times. It has a very clever story and plot. I think if you like the Thief Lord you’ll love this series; Inkspell and Inkheart.

I am trying to remember the name of a 1930s book about a wild horse and a cowboy that became friends.

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:12:27 +0000

After many years the cowboy retired and the horse returned to the wild. I am looking for the name of the horse which is also the name of the book.

This may not be the answer you’re looking for, but I think it’s worth telling. When I was in elementary school, I remember reading Smoky, the Cow Horse, by Will James. I loved this book and on occasion, still think about it. This book was published in the 1920s. In the book, the cowboy called this gray horse a mouse-colored horse. The book covers the horse’s life from the time he is tamed by the cowboy and then stolen, until he is found years later by the same cowboy.

I’m looking for some good books?

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:18:10 +0000

The type of books i’m looking for at the moment are cowboy and
books set in the 1700’s

There are some good Westerns by Elmore Leonard, before he started writing comedies.

The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford- Ron Hansen

Anything by James A. Michener

Louis L’amour- yeah despite the name, he writes westerns

Any books like Little House on the Prairie but geared towards adults?

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:50:02 +0000

I enjoy reading the Little House on the Prairie books to my daughter, but am now looking for something for myself. Are there any other books like this, but for adults?

I like the theme of the Westward migration of pioneers, and I like the level of detail in the Little House books, in terms of showing what life was like back then.

I am definitely not looking for romance novels, and not necessarily cowboy/outlaw novels either (which is what the Louis L’Amour novels seem like).
I looked up the Avonlea and Sarah Plain & Tall books, but they are in the "Young Adult" category. Any other books which are full-fledged adult level?

Rose Wilder Lane wrote a book called Young Pioneers, YA or adult.

Similar to LHOTP is Carol Ryrie Brink’s Caddie Woodlawn, but it’s classified as a kids book, too.

LI Wilder published a series of letters home to her husband called West From Home, chronicling a trip she took to visit her daughter in San Francisco and go to the World’s Fair. It is interesting to read from her point of view how much live changed during her lifetime.

California Gold is a good book (first in a series of, I think, 3 books) by John Jakes. He also wrote the Kent Family Chronicles. Very well researched historical fiction, and not too romancy or cowboy-y.

Check at your local public library. Librarians are excellent resources for reader’s advisory, and there are reference books with genre lists, one of which is called What Do I Read Next? You look up a book you liked, and it recommends others.