Crazy Horse

The Horses of Half Moon Ranch #3

by Jenny Oldfield

A wild and dangerous mountain setting and a daughter who lives, breathes and sleeps horses is a recipe for trouble for ranch owner, Sandy Scott. But Kirstie is undaunted by her mother's warnings. She's at her happiest riding the trails through the tall forests and deep canyons of the Meltwater Range ...

Two horses go missing from the Half-Moon meadow one night. Cadillac’s a real beauty, but Crazy Horse, his inseparable companion, has to be one of the ugliest horses around. Why would anyone steal him?
Kirstie’s guess is that the thieves have used him to lure Cadillac out of the meadow. And, when Crazy Horse returns to the ranch, dirty and dishevelled, she knows he will lead her to the missing horse – whatever it takes …

Genres: Horses, Childrens

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Jenny Oldfield was born in 1949 and brought up in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and studied English at Birmingham University.

She has written a large number of books for both children and adults, including the Home Farm Twins, Animal Alert, and Half Moon Ranch series. A horse enthusiast, many of her novels feature horses and are popular among young horse fans.

Jenny has also written under several pseudonyms: Jasmine Oliver, Donna King, Kate Pennington, Lucy Daniels, Sable Hamilton and Kate Fielding.

Reviews

[AmbWitch · Rating 2 out of 5]

I used to really enjoy this series of books but have now grown out of them and will be getting rid of them after I’ve reread them. Despite this, they do still entertain me for an hour although I am now seeing the flaws that I never spotted when I was younger.


I couldn’t really understand Kirsty and Lisa’s fallout. It seemed unnecessary and seemed to just be because Lisa was being mean about a horse (wanted to say something stronger there). It was out of character and I just don’t get it…


The conflict caused by Mat thinking about leaving school was interesting. It’s one of the most believable things in the series and it made a nice change to see normal family drama through the ever happening dramas of the horse ranch where there is ALWAYS something going on. But wouldn’t it be a boring read if nothing happened?


Once again, the horse saves the day, yawn.


I can’t say that I am particularly impressed with this series of books anymore. However, I am no longer the target audience.


The Horses of Half Moon Ranch Review

1. Wild Horses
2. Rodeo Rocky
3. Crazy Horse
4. Johnny Mohawk
5. Midnight Lady
6. Third-Time Lucky
7. Navaho Joe
8. Hollywood Princess
9. Danny Boy
10. Little Vixen
11. Gunsmoke
12. Golden Dawn (RTC)
13. Silver Spur (RTC)
14. Moondance (RTC)
15. Lady Roseanne (RTC)
16. Steamboat Charlie (RTC)
17. Skylark (RTC)
18. Eagle Wing (RTC)
Summer Special 1. Diamond Charm (RTC)
Summer Special 2. Jethro Junior (RTC)
Christmas Special 1. Starlight (RTC)

[Mia Barrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read most of the book and I love 💕 horses they are my favourite animal but this book wasn’t that interesting for me.

[Marnina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this book! It's sooo exciting

[Uldene · Rating 3 out of 5]

either this series is getting more tolerable or I'm starting to numb to how horrible the writing is...

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good book. Very exciting and entertaining. Wish I had read it when I was younger I might have really enjoyed it more :(

[Ashara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly standard stuff. Enjoyable, and a nice way for child!me to pass the time, but it could have benefited from car chases and guns or something to liven it up.

[Lynette ~ Talia's Tomes ~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book as a kid. This whole series. A lot of really fun horsey book for younger kids.

I'm 15, and I recommend this book. :)

[Christine Meunier · Rating 4 out of 5]

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