Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told

Introduction.............................................ix
Mr. Ts Heart.............................................1................ Jane Smiley
The Lady Who Rides to Hounds...........7................Anthony Trollope
Pure Heart..................................................12..............William Nack
Nona Garson.............................................27...............Nancy Jaffer
A Royal Rip-off at Kingdom Hill............32...............Dick Francis
Breakneck Hill...........................................40...............Esther Forbes
The Horse Whisperer..............................49...............Paul Trachtman
A Vote for Ta Wee...................................61...............Red Smith
The Imperial Spanish Riding School.....64...............Felix Salten
Sleeping Sickness.....................................69..............Ben Green
Tallyho and Tribulation...........................81..............Stephen Budiansky
Why Is It that Girls Love Horses?.........89..............Maxine Kumin
Mustard-Pot, Matchmaker......................94..............Gilbert Frankau
Horses and Horsemen.............................108............Andy Russell
All Horse Players Die Broke...................114............Damon Runyon
Dreaming...................................................128.............Bill Barich
Was There A Horse with Wings?.........136............Beryl Markham
On Winning..............................................145............William Steinkraus
Buster........................................................149............Tom McGuane
All Things Bright and Beautiful............161............James Herriot
Tips on Horses.........................................171...........Ring Lardner
The Champion...........................................173..........Gene Smith
School Horses...........................................183..........Colonel Alois Podhajsky
Horsefolk are Different.............................203..........Cooky McClung
The Diverting History of John Gilpin.....207..........William Cowper
Tip on a Lost Race....................................216..........CArey Winfrey
The Ponies are Talking.............................221..........Holly Menino
Personals....................................................236...........Melissa Pierson
Good Horse Keeping................................242...........Paul Zarzyski
Two Sisters................................................251...........Ellie Phayer
Acknowledgments....................................254