The Year of the Horse

By: Diana Walker

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Synopsis: The moment Joanna Longfellow catches a glimpse of John Holmes, silhouetted against the sky on his prizewinning mare, she is struck by the picture he makes. And when she learns that her young brothers, Maxwell and Julian, have temporary charge of a horse named Horse, she immediately becomes obsessed with the idea of learning to ride herself. On meeting Horse, however, her fantasies of ever impressing John Holmes are rudely dismissed. For Horse, endearing creature that she is, with an inclination toward leaning on people, is more round than regal, more lazy than aristocratic. Yet, because of Horse, the next year of Joanna's life becomes one of adventure and misadventure--mostly misadventure. This delightfully humorous novel narrates the complications, achievements, hysterics, intrigues, triumphs and ultimately gratifying conclusion of that year.