Smoky, the Cow Horse

from auntieknickers

I didn't read a great many horse books as a child, but this was a favorite. I think my parents found it at a used book sale; I remember the cover, which had a similar illustration to the one pictur...

from SHARONTHEIL

We experience this story primarily through the eyes of the horse. This is one of only two horse stories to win the Newbery Medal. The other is King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian. ...

from PamelaHornsby

Read this when I was a child and loved it so. The drawings are wonderful, done by the author. This is the book that made me realize my destiny. I work with animals. I rescue as many as I can from c...

from aussiecowgurl

This is the book that started my obsession with Will James. If you love simple language and horses, this is the book for you. It's the chronicle of a man who breaks and trains a wonderful horse nam...

from tjsjohanna

This was an enjoyable read, though the colloquial language took some time to get used to. Mr. James convincingly describes the life of Smoky, the cowhorse. While he describes Smoky as having some h...