"Mane" Character Energy

"To ride a horse is to ride the sky." These stories tell about the bond between people and horses, famous horses, and horseracing.

Updated January 23, 2026
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The ride of her life : the true story of a woman, her horse, and their last-chance journey across America
Letts, Elizabeth
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER .The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion presents a "heartwarming and engaging folk-hero biography" (Kirkus Reviews) of a woman who fulfilled her lifelong wish to see the Pacific Ocean by riding...
Crossing the line : a fearless team of brothers and the sport that changed their lives forever
Rosser, Kareem
Paper Book
"A marvelous addition to the literature of inspirational sports stories." - Booklist (Starred Review) "This remarkable and inspiring story shines." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Crossing the Line will not just leave you with hope,...
Two minutes to glory : the official history of the Kentucky Derby
Brodowsky, Pamela K.
Paper Book
The world's greatest horse race comes to life in the beautiful pages of this definitive history of the Kentucky Derby. Take a front row seat at "the Run for the Roses" with the first comprehensive history of the Kentucky Derby. The Derby is one of America's yearly iconic events that is...
Secretariat
Nack, William.
Paper Book
In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The only horse to ever break the two-minute mark in winning the Kentucky Derby until recent winner Monarchos, Secretariat also pulled off one of the most astounding victories in the annals of horse...
Affirmed : the last triple crown winner
Sahadi, Lou.
Paper Book
In 1978, racing fans witnessed a rivalry for the ages when a horse hailing from Harbor View Farm named Affirmed and an eighteen-year-old jockey dubbed "Stevie Wonder" faced off against the celebrated Alydar and emerged victorious in each leg of the Triple Crown---by a combined margin of less than...
Lexington : the extraordinary life and turbulent times of America's legendary racehorse
Wickens, Kim
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER . "A vivid portrait of America's greatest stallion,the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived."-Geraldine Brooks,author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained...
The last ride of the Pony Express : my 2,000-mile horseback journey into the Old West
Grant, Will
Paper Book
USA Today Bestseller! Selected by the Smithsonian as Best Travel Books of the Year "Spellbinding" (Douglas Preston) and "completely fascinating" (Elizabeth Letts), cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey...
Ghost riders : when US and German soldiers fought together to save the world's most beautiful horses in the last days of World War II
Felton, Mark
Paper Book
It is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered . . . As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report about a POW camp soon to be overrun by the Soviets. Locked up, the report...

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