If you want a horse, or know some ten or eleven year old about to acquire one, this is the shortest possible book aid you can hand over. It could, in fact, be used as a deterrent with the child unrealistically determined to own a horse. Mrs. Hoyt spares no detail of the care, cleaning and cost of maintaining the animals and all the necessary equipment that goes with them. She presents the schedule horse ownership demands and hers is a sober assessment of its rewards--the tough trail to pleasure through hard work and self discipline.