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Where horses run free : a dream for the American mustang by Cowley, Joy, Layne Johnson is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>She is the lead mare of a herd of wild horses that run the range. When people come to capture them, she leads the herd in a run for safety. But trucks and helicopters drive the horses into pens. Imprisoned behind barbed wire, the fire in the mare's heart is reduced to embers. Her spirit is almost broken—until a cowboy comes and promises to set the horses free. Joy Cowley's deeply felt story, with breathtaking illustrations by Layne Johnson, is based on the true story of Dayton O. Hyde, founder of the Institute of Range and the American Mustang, a nonprofit organization that owns the eleven-thousand-acre Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is a special place, where the wild horse is allowed to be wild.</p> <p><b>Joy Cowley,</b> author of more than three hundred books for children, is best known to young readers as the creator of <i>Mrs. Wishy-Washy.</i> Her other titles include <i>The Rusty, Trusty Tractor; Mrs. Goodstory;</i> and <i>The Video Shop Sparrow.</i> Ms. Cowley lives in New Zealand.</p> <p><b>Layne Johnson</b> has illustrated a number of books for young readers, including <i>Ben, King of the River</i> by David Gilfaldi, and
Who reads Where horses run free : a dream for the American mustang?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Cowley, Joy, Layne Johnson
- Publisher
- Honesdale, Penn.: Boyds Mills Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781590780626
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Music, Children'S, Science
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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