A Horse of Her Own

My Granddaughter loved it and has passed it on to her friend to read - brilliant book.

Great books

Good buy

Lovely book for little girl to read

A*

I love horses and I love to read horse stories. I wanted to like this, I really did. However, it mostly just irritated and confused me. Right from the start there's a whole bunch of characters introduced and it was difficult to keep track of who was who, and who was friend or foe. Their riding instructor is incredibly unrealistic, walking around with a riding crop glued to her hand and regularly smacking it against her boot. (including in the presence of horses) They have an unpredictable horse, but decide to lay a saddle pad on the floor if his stable, for a cat to sleep on. I guess they don't care if it gets trampled. At one point a horse gets colic, and they put down a thick bed for him, then actually incourage him to lie down and roll. One of the characters remarks that rolling won't do him any harm! This part REALLY annoyed me and to be honest, I ended up in tears as it hit very close to home. I lost my horse to colic, after he rolled and twisted his gut. (It was in the middle of the night, so I wasn't there to stop him from rolling) Anyone who knows about horses, knows you shouldn't let a colicing horse roll! I did read it right to the end, but I had to force myself. *Spoiler warning* The ending was terrible too, as the main character was gifted a mystery horse. The 'happy ending' could be short lived, if the horse turned out to be stolen and had to be given back to it's real owners. I usually keep my horse story books and enjoy to re-read them.. but not this one. It went straight in the bin. If you want a good horse story, check out what Jane Ayres has to offer.

This is a classic in the making, I loved this book from start to finish. A great story line which the author followed. ***spoiler Alert*** I loved how the main character in this novel Jane, really was a horse lover like so many of us, loved the "ugly" horse, the crazy horse, and all the horses between. She was talented but not smug, and though she didn't have her own horse she worked so hard to be able to continue what she loved. I bet most of us horse girls know a kid or two like that and some of us were girls like that. Able to relate to characters and her discriptions really got you in the book. You took each fence with jane and wanted to smack emily a lot! My god daughter read it in a single night and has since had a lot of her friends want to borrow it or go out and get there own copy. This book rates right up there with National Velvet, Black Beauty, and my friend flicka! If you have a horse lover in your life, this is a book to give them. Great story of friendship, devotion, loyalty, and honestly, and strength. Jane is a real role model for kids, and i can't wait to try more of this authors books.

10 -13 year old girls love stories about horses. this is a good read.

She said it was good book and fun to read.

I love this book and always have . I bought it when I was younger and read it many times. I was thrilled to see it in e-book form and had to have it. It's well-written and flows evenly. I love the relationships between the people and the horses.. and the teens with each other. Though some didn't get along, there was no violence. Knowing about horses and horse competitions, I enjoyed the reality and correct knowledge and terminology in that field. And of course, I love the happy ending for our young heroin.

I loved this book! It was so good! A combination of a horse book and a spy book towards the end.