Let’s Discuss: Horsey Characters
Fellow bookish folks of Horse Nation, here’s your chance: Black Beauty? Shadowfax? Justa Bob? Joey? I know you’ve not-so-secretly got them ranked. Who are your favorite equine characters between the pages?
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It’s hard to put one over another. Any time I see an equine character in a book, I fall in love. It’s just like meeting a horse face-to-face.
a Belgian named “Ren” from a lovely little memoir called “Horsepower” by Annette Israel
I loved, loved, loved the Black Stallion as a kid. I also enjoyed Smokey from Smokey the Cow Horse by Will James. I know there are others but those are the ones that stand out.