So I was sent a copy of this book to review by Palmer Higgs Books and must say, I’ve enjoyed this quick read! Made up of 80 pages, Horsing Around is an entertaining look at the amusing world of owning a first horse.

Of course, before owning a horse, the wannabe owner must first convince their parents that this is an ingenious idea. Author Beverley Heselton writes with her pre teen, horse crazy audience in mind.

The language is easy to follow, helps to explain horsey terms and humourously touches on what the world of owning a horse will look like.

In between work and other commitments, I was able to devour this book over a couple of days and found myself often chuckling, remembering my first riding lesson and attending pony club for the first time. Horses are an obsession not easily broken, so for the child who is entertaining the idea of owning an equine in the future, Horsing Around would be a great addition to their horse library.

You can view a more in depth review on the An Eventful Life website.

Author: Beverley Heselton
http://www.palmerhiggsbooks.com.au/horsing-around.html
Non fiction – informative and humourous
In my library? You bet! It’s a great read and one that I’ll plan to give to any horse crazy kids I recognise in the future. This book will let them know what they’re in for before they convince the parents a horse is a great idea 😉

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So I received in the mail yesterday two books to review:

• Horsing Around by Beverley Heselton
• An Eventful Life: Life Stories of Eventing Champions by Alison Duthie

Keep an eye out for reviews of these on Equus-Blog in the near future!

I’m also in the process of reading Elyne Mitchell: A Daughter Remembers, so that one should be added to the list of book reviews already done in the not too distant future – watch this space! 🙂

“As old wood is best to burn; old horses to ride; old books to read; old wine to drink; so are old friends most trysty to use.” – Leonard Wright

So the local library has older books for sale cheap and I managed to pick up a couple of hard backed horse books for a few dollars each!  One of these is The Mustangers.

Two men head out in autumn as is their routine each year, heading for northern Arizona. They get talked into helping catch some mustangs that have been competing with cattle for grazing and water.

After this stint of ‘mustanging’ they’re talked into moving onto Mexico to catch horses here for a dog food company. They get caught up in the daily lives of a small town that doesn’t have much entertainment.

Although mustanging proves to be fruitful in St. Teresa, the story doesn’t prove to be. The end is a bit of a let down to, seeming like the author didn’t know how to wrap up the story. You can read a more in depth version at suite101.

One unique feature about this hard back novel that I quite liked was it being printed in large print. This is the first book I’ve seen that caters to those who struggle with smaller print books.

Author: Lauran Paine
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/lauran-paine/
Fiction – Western.
In my library? The jury’s out on whether I’ll keep this one. It’s not a horse book that I really enjoyed, didn’t find very entertaining, interesting or amusing. Although there wasn’t a lot of it, the swearing infrequently found also led to my disappointment in this novel.

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Gotta love the title of this one! This is a little pocket book that I devoured in a day (still a bit of an achievement when coming back from a head injury!)

As is becoming a habit these days, I’ll give you a little overview of the book, but you can read a more in depth review at my Horse Book Reviews channel on Suite101.

And if you love reading and reviewing horse books (fiction and non), then why not consider joining me in contributing to Horse Book Reviews? ?

Now I didn’t believe being a horse addict was a problem until recently! Not one for me, but I am now seeing how it can affect others, such as family and friends 😉

What I also didn’t realise, is that there are noticeable types of horse addicts, and author Tina Bettison both aptly and amusingly describes them. Although I am a little concerned that I seem to most fit into the ‘male horse addict’ category based on identifiable features of each type of addict. I was definitely at first a pony mad child!

This book is a great little resource for the horse obsessed, or someone having to live with one. It’d double greatly as a Christmas present!

Author: Tina Bettison
http://www.tinabettison.com/
Fiction – humour
In my library? Absolutely! A quirky little addition to my still growing horse library.
Want it? Get it now on Amazon.

“The horse addict’s home is spotless in the competition season, but only because she actually lives in a horsebox.” – Tina Bettison

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If you’d like to check out other horse fiction and non fiction that I’ve reviewed, visit Horse Book Reviews.  Recently I’ve acquired A Day at the Races by Frances Paige and The Mustangers by Lauran Paine so look out for these in future reviews!

Tag: horse story, equine book review, tina bettison, equine author, horse library, horse writing