In glorious photos and prose, this book celebrates the unique majesty, beauty, and personality of the Appaloosa. Brimming with facts about the breed's history, nature, and physical characteristics, the book is not so much an encyclopedia but a wonderful journey and a feast for the heart, mind and soul.

When her family leaves the reservation to live and work on a large ranch, ten-year-old Jessie has to rely on traditional skills to find a lost Appaloosa horse.

You will experience the Old West with these imaginative stories of mystical horses and their encounters with Native Peoples, European immigrants, covered wagons and fur traders as they cross paths on the grassy plains of the American frontier.

Provides information about the Appaloosa horse, including its appearance, history, and uses, and notable examples of the breed.

Appaloosas are best known for their spots. No two Appaloosas have the same pattern of spots. Learn more about the history and features of this unique-looking breed in Appaloosas, part of the All About Horses series.

Text and photographs of the American quarter horse, bred to be gentle in spirit, swift of foot, and keen of mind.

Describes the Arabian breed of horse, considered to be the first horse as well as the most perfect horse.

Review by Gloria Bellas, Librarian: "In the final book of the trilogy, Pennsylvania Voices Appaloosa Dreams, we view the beauty and the wonders of nature through the eyes of the main character, Allison Grey. Come journey with her to feel the spirit of the Appaloosa and experience the natural beauty of Pennsylvania. The authors once again display a unique ability to tell the story as they instruct the reader in the writing process.

Born Free! Among a patterned herd of wild Appaloosa mustangs running free in the Idaho wilderness lives Blue, a spirited filly the color of rain. Surrounded by her family, including her gentle sister Doe, and protected by her father, the band stallion, Blue lives a life both harsh and beautiful in the rugged terrain of an undiscovered habitat. That all changes, though, when Blue and Doe are captured by rogue cowboys, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens the very survival of their hidden, secret herd.

A man Jess had never seen before stood holding the flyscreen door open. 'Do you own an Appaloosa pony?' he asked. 'Yes.' 'It's stuck in the cattle grid down near the old drovers' yards.' Jess's blood ran cold. At the start of the summer holidays, the unthinkable happens when Jess's beloved pony Diamond has a terrible accident. Why won't Shara, Jess's closest friend, tell her what happened down on the river flats that day? Jess suspects the worst, and feels as though she's lost not just one best friend, but two. But new friends and new horses come into Jess's life, along with the chance to compete in the Longwood campdraft. And there's one little filly who needs her help... Can Walkabout heal Jess's broken heart in return?