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REVIEW: Howrse

Published by GHC • Jun 5th, 2007 • Category: Games, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews

Title: Howrse
Publisher: Owlient
Platform: Online (Windows or Macintosh PC)
Game Category: Virtual Stable
Reviewed by Julia, age 13
I think one of the best web sites for horse people is Howrse. Howrse is a stable simulation game where you breed, train, buy and sell your own horses or ponies as well as run your own Equestrian Center. It’s all [...]



PREVIEW: My Dream Stable

Published by GHC • Jun 2nd, 2007 • Category: Games, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews, Web Sites

Title: My Dream Stable
Publisher: Sudd
Platform: Online (Windows PC with Internet Explorer)
Game Category: Virtual Stable
Previewed by Animalsrkool, age 12
It’s new, it’s cool, it’s here. My Dream Stable (MDS) is now in the UK! MDS is a horsey website where you can design a stable, buy, train, and sell virtual horses, and make new friends!
There’s Horse [...]



REVIEW: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Published by GHC • May 30th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, DVD and TV, Junior Blogger Archives, Previews & Reviews

Author: Anna Sewell
Title: Black Beauty
Category: Books, DVD
Genre: Fiction
Our Rating:

Reviewed by Animalsrkool, age 12
I expect most of you horse gals have either read Black Beauty or seen the movie. It’s an amazing book, written by a woman who believed in what she was writing. The movie is quite different from the book, as is often [...]



REVIEW: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

Published by GHC • May 16th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews, by Pony Princess

Author: Marguerite Henry
Title: Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West
Category: Books
Genre: Fiction
Our Rating:

Reviewed by Pony Princess, age 12
I just finished reading a fascinating book. Marguerite Henry has written a story that kept me captivated until the end.
Her book Mustang: Wild Spirit Of The West brings you on the adventure of Annie Bronn and her fight [...]



Preview: The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle

Published by LeadMare • Apr 13th, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, Previews & Reviews

Seriously, I’m NOT one of those over-the-top-horse-obsessed girls who must read every new horse book and get her hands on every new horse product that comes along. But I do play one on the Internet. ;) Considering a component of Girls Horse Club is about encouraging young (and not so young) writers through their love for horses, I was intrigued by the debut novel The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle, a 24-year-old writer…



Review: Templeton Thompson - girls & horses

Published by LeadMare • Jan 9th, 2007 • Category: Music, Previews & Reviews

Artist: Templeton Thompson
Title: girls & horses
Category: Music
Genre: Country
HORSE GIRL APPROVED
Have you ever heard a song that touches your soul? It’s as though the songwriter got inside your head and put words and a tune to your thoughts. A song like that can ignite strong feelings. It can make you laugh or cry. It can inspire [...]



REVIEW: Airs Beneath the Moon by Toby Bishop

Published by LeadMare • Dec 21st, 2006 • Category: Previews & Reviews

by LeadMare | When an author contacted us offering to send a preview copy of her latest book Airs Beneath the Moon, I was thrilled. But now that I’ve finished reading it, I’m sad. Why? Because I want to keep reading…



Preview: Horsez PC Game

Published by LeadMare • Dec 19th, 2006 • Category: Games, Previews & Reviews

I recently got a copy of the new Horsez game for the PC (Windows XP). The plan was to play it and write a review for others who might be interested. I’ve only played for a couple hours, but wanted to share a preview of the experience so far in case it’s on your holiday [...]