The Greatest Books of All Time on Horses
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508 | Black Beauty | Anna Sewell | 1877 | British | English | |
| 751 | All the Pretty Horses | Cormac McCarthy | 1992 | American | English | |
| 2739 | My Friend Flicka | Mary O'Hara | 1941 | American | English | |
| 5392 | The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans | 1995 | British | English | |
| 7216 | Smoky the Cowhorse | Will James | 1926 | American | English | |
| 7859 | The Scorpio Races | Maggie Stiefvater | 2011 | American | English | |
| 8968 | Contos Gauchescos | João Simões Lopes Neto | 1912 | Brazilian | Portuguese | |
| 9230 | Foal's Bread | Gillian Mears | 2011 | Australian | English | |
| 13500 | The Power Of Horses And Other Stories | Elizabeth Cook | 2021 | British | Unknown | |
| 13716 | The God Of Animals | Aryn Kyle | 2007 | American | English | |
| 14940 | The Red Pony | John Steinbeck | 1933 | American | English | |
| 14931 | Equus | Peter Shaffer | 1973 | British | English | |
| 15916 | Tschiffely's Ride | A. F. Tschiffely | 1933 | British | English | |
| 16544 | The Black Stallion | Walter Farley | 1941 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Grass | Sheri S. Tepper | 1989 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Our Horses In Egypt | Rosalind Belben | 2007 | British | English | |
| 17163 | Dun Lady's Jess | Doranna Durgin | 1994 | American | English | |
| 16989 | Misty Of Chincoteague | Marguerite Henry | 1947 | American | English | |
| 17011 | King Of The Wind | Marguerite Henry | 1948 | American | English | |
| 17163 | Pony Confidential | Christina Lynch | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17163 | Big Red Of Meadow Stable | William Nack | 1988 | American | English | |
| 17163 | All The Horses Of Iceland | Sarah Tolmie | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 17163 | Blood Sport | Dick Francis | 1967 | British | English | |
| 17163 | Rough Magic | Lara Prior-Palmer | 2019 | British | English | |
| 17163 | Blood Horses | John Jeremiah Sullivan | 2004 | American | English |