John Varian gives a tour of the Earthquake Center of the World from his jeep. Jack and Zee Varian own the 17,000-acre ranch, which is open to the public during roundup season as a dude ranch. Zee, John's mother, rides in the area and demonstrates how she trains their horses.

When fifteen-year-old Abby is seriously injured, her wounds go far deeper than her broken back. Rehabilitation therapy teaches her to cope with her new physical reality but once she's home with her family, she refuses to participate in life and withdraws into a world of drugs. Abby's family discovers her addiction, and she is sent to a farm that specializes in Equine Assisted Therapy. She must still do battle with her cravings, but when she witnesses...

Fourteen-year-old Reese's dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when her beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. While still reeling from that loss, her family suffers a second tragedy-one that results in the end of their family business, the sale of Trusted Treasure, and irreparable damage to Reese's relationship with her father. Heartbroken and still longing to find Trusted Treasure, Reese meets Wes, a Lakota Indian,...

In this ode to some of the most wondrous species on Earth, a celebrated photographer and several best-selling science writers explain how a creature without a brain or without bones perceives the world, discussing the biology and advanced cognitive abilities of these spineless denizens of the deep.

In this beautiful collection, veteran travel writer Mark Bedor takes readers on a journey through twenty of the great ranches of today's Wild West. With over 200 stunning full-color photographs, reading Great Ranches of Today's Wild West is almost as good as being there. Take a horseback ride through the snowy woods at Vista Verde Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, or follow in the footsteps of Butch Cassidy on the Outlaw Trail at Utah's Tavaputs...

Cassie's family's ranch is struggling financially and the ranch will go under if the cows and calves aren't brought down safely from high summer pastures before the weather turns cold. The stakes are high: if the cattle are lost, so is the ranch and their way of life. Cassie and Jasper head for the mountains to bring the cattle home. Trail riding, camping, and herding cows is nothing new for the seasoned ranch kids, but an early snowstorm, rustlers,...

When a unicorn decides to visit the zoo, a group of children do their best to catch it.

Twelve-year-old Winnie faces three big problems--an orphan foal that refuses to eat, problems with training a miniature horse, and a classmate who seems to be an unreliable friend.

"Thrilling in the extreme, holding the reader's interest, as only true tales of adventure can...historically correct...good reading...Visscher was acquainted with many of the famous riders and Indian fighters who...contributed personal experiences and recollections...intensely interesting." -The Pittsburgh Press, June 16, 1908 "Visscher...wrote...the first book-length history of the Pony Express in 1908 after interviewing a number of old timers."...

At age thirteen, Dayton Hyde, a spirited beanpole of a boy, ran away from home in Michigan to Yamsi, his uncle's ranch in eastern Oregon. This was in the 1930s, and Yamsi was one of the last great cattle ranches of the West. Soon the boy, nicknamed "Hawk," was riding a horse, soaking up ranch life from the hired hands, and winning the cowboys' respect. A natural bronco buster, he eventually became a rodeo rider, bull fighter, clown, and photographer,...