Mountain of Grace Homeschooling and Life Thereafter : Review~ History on Horseback: The Early Years

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Review~ History on Horseback: The Early Years

Disclosure~I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

History is one of our favorite subjects here up on the mountain to study. There are so many exciting adventures to discover when studying history. The kids were thrilled when we were given the chance to review History on Horseback: The Early Years from Sonrise Stable Books.

For this review, we received a physical copy of the book History on Horseback: The Early Years 1493 to 1866 from Sonrise Stable Books. The book is 8.5 by 11 in size. The paperback cover is made of a thick, glossy stock-paper. The cover has beautiful colored images. The inside of the book is black and white. There are plenty of black and white pictures to bring the stories to life. The book allows readers of all ages to discover all the amazing, yet different, roles horses have played throughout the history of the United States. This particular book focuses on the years from 1493 to 1866. The book is a non-fiction book that contains information about actual horses, historical characters from history, and events that took place.

The book is geared for students 12 and up, but can easily be adapted to students of younger ages. The book contains 53 chapters and is over 180 pages. Each chapter is 2 to 5 pages long, so making this an easy book to get through. History on Horseback is a wonderful addition to any homeschool history curriculum. It adds some new exciting stories for all students, especially horse lovers. Of course, the book can be read all on its own. There's no need to add it to any curriculum either.

Just a few of the interesting stories, facts, events, and people that will be presented are....

Arrival in America

The Palomo, the Dream Horse

Lewis & Clark

Coal Mining

Oregon Trail

Stagecoach Travel

Old Bob & Old Douglas

Pony Express

Brave War Horses

Union & Confederate Horses

Buffalo Soldiers

How to Use History on Horseback: The Early Years?

This amazing book can be used as stand alone read, a supplement for a history curriculum, or used as a full curriculum if it's use with the study guide. The study guide is currently being worked on. It should be available later on in 2020.

Two more volumes will follow. The second volume will pick up with the post-Civil War and the third volume of History on Horseback will bring readers up to the present day.

What We Thought of History on Horseback: The Early Years?

I found this book to be very interesting and highly enjoyed reading it. The stories are short and easy to read. I love how they are broken up. The stories can easily be added to any homeschool curriculum, which is what I plan on doing next year when we start learning about United States history again. Both my kids are in high school, so they each read the stories on their own. Since we were focusing on the middle ages for history, I had them pick a few of the stories to read themselves. My goal is to use the entire book in its entirety next fall.

Therese has always loved horses. In fact, as a little girl, she often asked for one. She found History on Horseback to a fun book to read. She said the stories were interesting, definitely not boring. She likes reading books like this rather than old, boring textbooks. This probably because we like living books for our history lessons.

Michael loves learning about American history. He can't what until next year. He enjoyed this book immensely. The stories were informative, interesting, and exciting. he especially loved the stories about the west and how the horse played such an important role in the expansion.

Both kids felt the book was a different approach to history. The enjoyed reading about the different horses, people, and events. History was not just being presented with boring facts.