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Horses and Us

True stories of horses and their humans
Brief Description
The bond between human and horse is so special. Horses & Us brings together 23 true stories from across Aotearoa New Zealand, which show the incredible things that are achieved when humans and horses come together. Featuring illustrations by award-winning artists as well as poems, artworks,... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Warm-hearted stories about the horse-human connection

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The bond between human and horse is so special. Horses & Us brings together 23 true stories from across Aotearoa New Zealand, which show the incredible things that are achieved when humans and horses come together.

Featuring illustrations by award-winning artists as well as poems, artworks, and photographs, Horses & Us celebrates the animals we love and the people who love them.

Aimed at young readers, it will delight grown-ups too!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781991309167

Publisher: Massey University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Massey University Press

Illustration: 75 Illustrations, color

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 200

About the Author

Johanna Emeney has a background in teaching and writing poetry. She lives in Coatesville with her husband, David, and their cats, goats, sheep and ponies. In 2022, she and Sarah Laing created the book Sylvia and the Birds, about Sylvia Durrant, the Bird Lady of Rothesay Bay, which combines comics, photographs and text to tell Sylviaโ€™s life story and teach young people about ways in which they can protect our taonga birds. It was shortlisted for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

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