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San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion

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This is a wonderful story. Marguerite writes superb books. This books is about a boy becoming a man and a father becoming a true father to his son. If there was a 10-star rating, I would give it to this book! Excellent story. I definatly recommend it to the horse-lover.

I thought this book was really good!!! I liked it a lot. I think that Marguerite Henry is a great author. I love her books! I thought this book was REALLY good. I would definetly reccomend this book to people!

Set in the time of the pony express, Peter Lundy is given a special horse, a Medicine Hat stallion he calls San Domingo. A special bond forms between the two until Peter's father trades the little stallion. Devastated, Peter leaves home and is finally reunited with his beloved horse. Together they embark on an adventure that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.

Peter Lundy loves but two things in his home in Wyoming the mountians and his horse. His father has only one love and sells San for a Thoughbred. Can Peter forgive his father and get his horse back. Here is his story of bad times and good while he struggles to get back his beloved horse. He will not give up even when it seems inpossibe to find him.

Marguerite Henry was, in my opinion, one of the greatest children's authors. Once again, with San Domingo, she creates a winner.
San Domingo is an exceptional horse, blessed with the medicine hat, considered sacred by Native Americans. He proves himself in the end of the book. There is a sad ending, but I think that even small children would be fine reading this book.

I read many, many books as a child, and "San Domingo" has always stuck with me. I just found this book again, after reading it for the first time more than 20 years ago. This is a precious, lovely book, and I highly recommend it for any child, especially those who are adventurous dreamers.

I used to read this book as a child, loving the excitement of the Pony Express part. The writer's vivid and scenic descriptions of the relationship between a horse and a boy live on through memory. It has been years since I last read this, but I can recall a great deal of it! A good book for an older child (has some intense sequences).

This was one of my favorite Marguerite Henry horse stories. I like the entire story-line, and the characters as well. I like the illustrations, too, and it is another one of my favorite books.

Ms. Henry again outdoes herself with this piece of fiction based on fact. The horse in the story and one of the characters were taken from real life. The story is a touching coming of age piece, and an incite into frontier life.

The book was historical fiction which I enjoy. Easy flow and will be enjoyable for my children when they are old enough to read it.