This novel is in the collection purely because, as a horse mad kid I loved it when I was in year 7. The narrative is told from the first 'person' perspective of, a horse. Yep, and it makes sense when you start reading the novel because all of the action and events are being experienced by the horse characters so why not tell it from their perspective.
Mind you, you don't have to be a horse crazy girl to enjoy this novel. If you are interested in different perspectives on life and the elevation of the ordinary to adventure-like status. It is also an interesting story in the fact that the characters are not naturally agents of change but are instead reactionary; at the whims of chance and the humans who use the horses for work in a time before machines were popular.
It's an oldie but a good one. 3 out of 5 stars.
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