Four of a Kind

A very good story. Parts are well told, parts a bit rough. A young boy chooses a back-woods life working horses with his grandfather over the hi-tech world of his father.You learn a lot of the boy's respect for the horses, from bottle feeding the new foal to rescuing a friend from a fallen tree. He learns responsibility, hopes and dreams, and the love of his undemonstrative grandfather.You also learn some of the dangers and problems of hauling hay, cutting timber, and training work horses. The *very* rural perspectives and virtues focus on enduring, and caring for the livestock. The story takes place in recent times, in a remote part of Idaho.Although the end of the book is a competition, the end of the story is that the boy, the horses, and the grandfather each have taken a solid step into a useful life.

Parts of this book made me cry! It is very good for any horse-lover! Although it's a classic plot, and very predictable, it's an excellent read!