Readers discover why horses are truly captivating animals. Accessible language guides readers as they explore the world of horses that live and work on a farm, and learn what it is like to ride one of these amazing animals.

Life-sized photographs depict nineteen animals that children might encounter while on the farm, with facts for each of them.

For years, Joey was a war horse, pulling ambulance carts and artillery through the battlefields of World War I. Finally, he returned to Albert and the farm. Now, decades later, Albert's son loves to tell his own grandson stories about the remarkable horse, including its feats in the war and of the time the family risked everything betting that Joey could win a daring race.