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Horsestory Volume II: Longhorns to Lady Wonder

$19.99

Horsestory Volume II: Longhorns to Lady Wonder

Although our past is intertwined with horses, the stories of those strong and loyal helpers have mostly been forgotten. The Horsestory series highlights the diverse roles horses played over the years, and, when available, relates the stories of specific animals.

The series is very visual with many historical photos. It's an enjoyable read on its own for those who love horses or history. Volume II covers the time period from the days of the cattle drives out west to the early 1920s.

Test your Horsestory IQ. Did you know?

  • A president was once arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

  • A blind horse helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.

  • Horses helped save hundreds of lives by carrying warnings of a dam collapse in 1874.

  • Fifteen of the first twenty-eight winning jockeys in the Kentucky Derby were black.

  • A Thoroughbred mare’s photos were used in one of the earliest versions of a motion picture.

  • Twenty mule teams, usually consisting of eighteen mules, hauled 20,000,000 tons of borax.

  • Horses moved an entire village of fifty-five houses a half mile to its new location in 1897.

  • Most of the Rough Riders walked.

  • Horses played a vital role in the lifeboat system that saved people from shipwrecks.

  • Horses were instrumental in developing the antitoxin for diphtheria.

  • Seven and eleven-year-old brothers rode alone from New York to California in 62 days.

  • A “psychic” mare helped searchers locate two missing boys in 1952 and 1955.

In Volume II: Longhorns to Lady Wonder, you’ll not only find the stories listed above but many more—sixty-two chapters of incredible ways horses collaborated with humans to achieve amazing things.

PDF Previews and Free Study Guides Available

Horsestory Volume II: Longhorns to Lady Wonder

Although our past is intertwined with horses, the stories of those strong and loyal helpers have mostly been forgotten. The Horsestory series highlights the diverse roles horses played over the years, and, when available, relates the stories of specific animals.

The series is very visual with many historical photos. It's an enjoyable read on its own for those who love horses or history. Volume II covers the time period from the days of the cattle drives out west to the early 1920s.

Test your Horsestory IQ. Did you know?

  • A president was once arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

  • A blind horse helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.

  • Horses helped save hundreds of lives by carrying warnings of a dam collapse in 1874.

  • Fifteen of the first twenty-eight winning jockeys in the Kentucky Derby were black.

  • A Thoroughbred mare’s photos were used in one of the earliest versions of a motion picture.

  • Twenty mule teams, usually consisting of eighteen mules, hauled 20,000,000 tons of borax.

  • Horses moved an entire village of fifty-five houses a half mile to its new location in 1897.

  • Most of the Rough Riders walked.

  • Horses played a vital role in the lifeboat system that saved people from shipwrecks.

  • Horses were instrumental in developing the antitoxin for diphtheria.

  • Seven and eleven-year-old brothers rode alone from New York to California in 62 days.

  • A “psychic” mare helped searchers locate two missing boys in 1952 and 1955.

In Volume II: Longhorns to Lady Wonder, you’ll not only find the stories listed above but many more—sixty-two chapters of incredible ways horses collaborated with humans to achieve amazing things.

PDF Previews and Free Study Guides Available

FREE PDF Study Guide for Horsestory Volume II

194 page study guide!

This is a free download, but it's designed to be used with the print book, so it won't be terribly useful without that. This PDF is purely optional. If you'd rather just read the book without it, you won't need this file.

Feel free to copy the pages for use within your own family. I include my suggestions for usage at the beginning. Each chapter contains:

  • Questions for writing or discussion

  • Online resources containing links to relevant articles, photos, and videos (Use your own discretion/supervision here. The links in the pdf are clickable, but I can't guarantee that the content hasn't changed since I viewed it. I suggest a parent preview and select appropriate resources.)

  • Related information when available

  • Print resources when available

  • The Appendix contains:

    • Suggestions for supplemental history texts if desired

    • Historical fiction lists

    • Video sites

    • Sources for public domain images

    • An overview timeline (in list format) from the explorers to modern times

    • A chronological list of U.S. presidents including their years in office, vice president, and if their term ended early

    • Presidential thumbnail images

    • Western-themed writing pages

    • A variety of outline horses to color to match the horses in the book.

Table of Contents

  1. Cowboys and Longhorns

  2. President Arrested For Speeding

  3. Blind Tom

  4. Fire Horses

  5. Wonder Horses

  6. Ten-Foot Cops

  7. The Great Epizootic

  8. Flood Warnings

  9. Aristides

  10. Sleepy Tom

  11. Comanche

  12. Black Beauty

  13. Animal Welfare

  14. First Equine Movie Star

  15. Tom Bass

  16. Buffalo Bill

  17. Twenty Mule Teams

  18. Riding For Ladies

  19. Bucking Horses

  20. Beautiful Jim Key

  21. Clever Hans

  22. Talking Horses of Elberfeld

  23. Captain

  24. The Great Cowboy Race

  25. The Great Horse Manure Crisis

  26. Horse vs. Bike

  27. Rural Free Delivery

  28. Equine Moving Company

  29. Rough Riders Or Rough Walkers?

  30. Rodney

  31. Lifeboat Horses

  32. Horse Fountains

  33. The First Cowgirl

  34. Horses, Dogs, And Diphtheria

  35. Black Jockeys

  36. Wink

  37. The Midnight Ride To The Presidency

  38. The Roosevelts Are Horse People

  39. Horses And Bears

  40. Banquet On Horseback

  41. Horse Correspondence School

  42. Polar Ponies

  43. The Abernathy Brothers

  44. White House Stable Wrecker

  45. Two-Gun Nan

  46. The Girl from Wyoming

  47. Riding For Women’s Suffrage

  48. Riding To Every Capital

  49. The Great War

  50. Warrior And His General

  51. Simpson And Murphy

  52. Notable WWI Animals

  53. Wartime Horse Rescues

  54. Army Remount

  55. Exterminator

  56. Grand Canyon Mules

  57. Sir Barton

  58. Man o' War

  59. Automobiles Pass Horses

  60. Silent Cal's Hobby Horse

  61. Diving Horses

  62. Lady Wonder