Books with author Glenn Balch

Flax was born to be wild.Born among the wild horses of the Owyhee up-lands in Idaho, Flax is separated from the other horses in her band by a twist of fate. She's helped by the kindness of a boy named Jim Thorne, but when the eighteen-year-old cowboy leaves Flax's side, she runs into an unexpected adventure. With no family to call her own, Flax joins a new band of horses and learns to run from rope-swinging cowboys. She'll keep running until she finds a true home.

Would you buy a horse Peck o' Trouble?Peck o' Trouble is a high-strung race horse that won't settle down. Ben Darby is a boy from an Idaho ranch who sees some good in Peck and convinces his uncle Wes to loan him enough money to purchase the anxious horse. The trouble is Peck may have to learn how to walk again before he's ready to run, and Ben only has one summer to train him, race him, and resell him. With a race horse that's afraid to race and a loan he can't afford to pay back -- guess you could say Ben Darby is in a peck o' trouble.

This is the story of a Little Falcon, a Plains Indian boy and Shadow, a paint pony that he raises from birth. It is written BWM, so the Native American way of life is mostly intact - with the only contact with whites are the mountain men and fur traders. The trials that Falcon must go through to keep his horse and the bravery he shows when confronted with setbacks is a terrific life-lesson for young and old. Told from the point of view of both the boy and the horse, the story keeps the reader engaged from beginning to end.