A Filly for Joan

by C.W. Anderson

The story of a young girl who wants a horse of her own. Gallant Lady, bred of champions, is handled with love and understanding by Joan and Don Clark, a veteran trainer who lends a hand in the training. Filled with details of racing and competition, accompanied by Anderson's lovely black and white drawings.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Horses, Animals

104 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

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C.W. Anderson - aka Clarence William Anderson
From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence...

Clarence William Anderson (1891–1971) was an author and illustrator of children's books. Known professionally as C.W. Anderson, Anderson had an interest in horses and drawing.

Anderson started his career by illustrating for other authors, but eventually began developing texts to accompany his realistic and lively black and white drawings. He is best known for his "Billy and Blaze" book series.

The adventures of Billy and Blaze would revolve around proper care of the horse, while teaching a lesson. Anderson would go to great lengths to give accurate information. He would even go on to write Heads Up, Heels Down as a training tool for young horse lovers. All of the stories Anderson wrote would be based on true stories or people that Anderson knew, only the plots were fiction.

By the end of Anderson's life, he had written and illustrated over thirty-five horse books, and also had created covers for the Saturday Evening Post.

Reviews

[Amy Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated story--girl meets horse and lives happily ever after.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a staple in my horse girl childhood. It brings me so much peace to read it again as an adult.

[Catherine Meza · Rating 4 out of 5]

For every girl who wants to raise a foal of her own, here is a warmhearted story about a young lady for whom everything goes right and a limited and sanguine look at the world of thoroughbred racing. There is a lot of information here about horse conformation, breeding, handling, and training as well. As always, the illustrations are outstanding.

[Shawnee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gallant Lady Farm ❤️🤗