frogza

When I was very young I read a book about a race horse and I want to find it again for my little sister to read.

I don't remember the whole story but I'll give you what I can remember. The horse starts out being trained as a racehorse but for some reason that didn't work out. It then is bought to help pull a fire wagon and later gets hurt while going to a fire and it can't pull the wagon any more. He's then bought by a man who sells flowers to pull a flower cart. The man turns out to be mean and beats the horse and doesn't feed him well. The horse nearly dies from the poor treatment. Fortunately a doctor finds the horse and buys him, nurses him back to health and everything ends well.

Any ideas?

Jetée

Is the eventual horse's savior a man, woman, boy or girl? I know you state 'doctor', but does the doctor care for it through and through, not giving it as a gift to a nephew/neice or anything?

I've found a few titles like "Harry's Horse" and "Chosen by a Horse" that fit part of your plot description, but it I doubt either book is the one you are describing, as the key differences in scenario easily eliminate them from being your elusive unknown title recalled by memory.

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after an additional 15 minutes of searching, I'm still nowhere closer to effectively pinning down your title, frogza.

Perhaps this listing may help jog a memory loose: WPL Kids' Reading Lists: Horse Stories

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CinnamonGirl

My first thought was Black Beauty...but I don't remember him being a racehorse. Hmmmmm.

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frogza

The doctor was a man. The "grand Finale" of the book is when the doctor rides the horse through a blizzard to save a sick child.

ring

I had this book as a child back in the 60's and I can't remember the title. Darn.

If Shani is around, I know she's been helpful with these kinds of questions.

I searched for twenty minutes and couldn't find it.

frogza

It's been driving me nuts for days, I even resorted to using Bing since I couldn't find it with google

Redlemon

I couldn't find a result in a quick search, but the best place for you to go would be Loganberry Books: Stump the Bookseller. It costs to post a question ($2), but all threads are publicly viewable, so you might find the answer without having to pay.

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Jetée

Have you had any luck yet in locating the elusive title, frogza?

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