Well, it’s official. The Old Town Road remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is the song of the year as of last night. In honor of Lil Nas X’s win at the VMA’s, we’re serving up a hot list of the best books about horses. Go ahead and take these books to the old town road, and read until you can’t no more.

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

 

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I got the horses in the back // Horse tack is attached…

 

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

 

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…Got the boots that’s black to match…

 

 

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

 

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…Ridin’ on a horse, ha // You can whip your Porsche…

 

The Red Pony by John Steinbeck

 

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…Can’t nobody tell me nothin’ // You can’t tell me nothin’…

 

 

My Friend Flicka by Mary O’Hara

 

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…Cowboy hat from Gucci // Wrangler on my booty…

 

Chosen by a Horse: A Memoir by Susan Richards

 

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…Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road // I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more…

 

 

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