Horse Farm

Full of friendship and adventure, this charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo celebrates the way the countryside and its animals can leave an impression on a child’s heart forever. Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him.

Get ready as Shirley Jane Holmes is ready to take on this all new mystery. Shirley and her friends are excited to be in the Buckleville county fair to support Shirley's boyfriend, Ashton Roberts's mom who owns a horse farm. One morning, the Roberts family farm has been robbed. It's up to Shirley, Janice, Joshua and Ashton to solve this mystery or else they will be disqualified for the Buckleville county fair horse show.

Barns, silos, sheds, and coops—farms have so many buildings! What are they all for? What animals live in them? Kids can get to know all about the different buildings on farms in this audiobook.

It is a captivating book. Each horse has come into Diane’s life in a different way. Each came to teach a lesson or bring a message. Horses may be without speech, but they are not without a voice. Life can get complicated, but its truths are often very simple. Her horses are loved no matter who they are or where they are in life. God loves each of us too, individually and completely. We are all “keepers” in his sight. We each carry a spark of God’s heart with an important message to be shared with the world. We can and do make a difference in other’s lives.

“Nowhere is as beautiful as Martins Farm,” assures Bibi, who loves spending summer vacations at the idyllic ranch with her best friend, Tina, and her beloved mare, Sabrina! But a shadow is cast over their summer fun when a big money contractor, Jake Overland, shows up on the farm. Convinced he has finally found the right place to build his luxury holiday resort, Count Falko von Falkenstein refuses to sell him the property, until a mysterious document suddenly appears. The clock is ticking as the fate of Martins Farm hangs in the balance.

Joe, an ugly and unloved horse, trusts no one, and no one trusts him. Until Vicky. This is the story of a troubled horse and the little girl who loves him. Based on the true adventures of the author's childhood 50 years ago, Joe teaches the lesson that sometimes beauty is not skin deep, but heart deep. That the unloved have much to show us about the true nature of love.

There was a beautiful horse on a farm who felt lost and confused because he was the only horse on the farm. He was the tallest animal and also the only one who did all the work, so it seemed. One day, he said to himself, "I am so different from all the other animals. They all look so cool," and then he said, "but me I am so different." Interested in this unique horse's story? Start listening today!

Horses nuzzle their way into our hearts and have a way of teaching us a lot about ourselves, about life, and even about God. Explore the timeless wisdom of God's word through this beautiful horse devotional from horse enthusiast Cara Whitney. Through years spent working with these majestic animals, Whitney has learned countless spiritual lessons that have brought her closer to God.

In the midst of uncertain and sometimes frightening times, sharing God's love with others gives us hope and purpose. With her humorous and often touching stories - many featuring horses, cows, and rascally dogs - Cara Whitney delightfully reminds us that it's always a good time to share the love of Jesus with your neighbor. In Fields of Grace, Cara passes on lessons from her amazing animal teachers.

Emily has always dreamed of riding a horse. When her dad takes her to a real farm, she soon realizes she has to do chores before she can ride. Will Emily ever get to ride a horse?

Whinny and neigh. Gallop and trot. Horses are at home on the farm.

In the 1970s, more than a million young people moved to farms and communes all over the US. There was a war on, and they wanted no part of it. This is a book about those days and one of those communes, told by Peter Gould, one of Vermont's master storytellers, known for decades to fans of Burnt Toast, Gould & Stearns, A Peasant of El Salvador, and Write Naked.

In 1910, when Olaf F. Larson was born to tenant livestock and tobacco farmers in Rock County, Wisconsin, the original barn still stood on the property. It was filled with artifacts of an earlier time - an ox yoke, a grain cradle, a scythe used to cut hay by hand. But Larson came of age in a brave new world of modern inventions - tractors, trucks, combines, airplanes - that would change farming and rural life forever. When Horses Pulled the Plow is Larson's account of that rural life in the early 20th century.

Following the disappearance of her mother when she was just a young child, Drift has been raised by her father, growing up to work alongside him as an itinerant cattle drover along the beautiful coastline of remote Western Australia. It's a tough life, but nurtured and taught by two wise women—Wilma, a gentle travelling librarian, and straight-talking Charlie, the legendary mobile saddler—Drift grows up to become a confident, idealistic young woman.

On a lovely sunny morning at Bluemont Sanctuary big changes are afoot. Today is the day Roxy, the first horse to live here, arrives. Beep, beep, beep goes the gate, Carl drives in the trailer. There is so much to do to help Roxy begin her new life in her forever home, everybody helps. Meet Roxy, Thor, Henny Penny, Hef, Mama Cat and her kittens, and learn all about life at Bluemont Sanctuary. This beautifully illustrated book is full of animals, farm life, and fun words to say out loud.

Outstanding narration using character voices. Great bedtime story also for ages 2-5. A horse named Hickory steps outside from the walls of his stall and finds new animal friends. His assistance during the evening hours is well needed.

This is the story of a very happy goose that is always trying to do good for his friends on the farm, but in his own way makes a mess of it and then manages to make everything better and learn valuable lessons in the meantime.

Shebdon the Shire Horse Tries to Keep Cool is the 31st Pete the Bee story by British author Paul Cook. The short stories are centered around the rescue farm where Pete and his friends live. In this story, Shebdon goes to his favorite slate tile to cool down from the sun, but a large, heavy sack has been left on it. What will he do?