If you ever had to move from one house to another, how did you feel? Quincy is a little horse who is the color of a new penny. He lives on a farm with a red barn and loves to ride the trails in the forest with the owner of the farm and his children. When spring comes, Quincy waits for someone to put on his saddle, but no one comes except the neighbor man to fill Quincy’s water tank. Finally a man and a woman come with a white horse trailer to tell Quincy that he has a new owner and a new hom More...

"Quincy was a little red horse. His coat was the color of a new penny. His mane and tail were long and shiny. His eye were soft and brown. On his nose was a long white blaze."

And so begins Camille Matthews' simple narrative about the experiences and feelings of a horse who changes owners and homes. Quincy feels badly when his people stop coming to see him, but happy and proud when a strange woman takes him for a ride. But although he enjoys showing his stuff, he isn't sure More...

A wonderful story about finding a new home, and learning to accept yourself for who you are. Quincy is a horse who is purchased by a new owner. He wants to earn ribbons and jump like the other horses, but his legs aren't tall enough. An older horse explains why the owner bought Quincy, and Quincy then is happy in his new home.

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