Sam Savitt
Personal Information
Description
Sam Savitt and horses have been inseparable practically all of his life. He has written numerous books about horses in all fields, from rodeo to the Maryland Hunt cup Race. His illustrations have appeared in Sports Illustrated, True, Boys' Life, and other national magazines, as well as in over ninety books. His drawings and paintings of horses have been recognised as some of the finest in the United States. Pennsylvania-born Sam Savitt and his wife now lifer on a small farm in North Salem, New york. His favorite pastime—when away from his drawing board—is riding and schooling horses. (Biography from Vicki and the Brown Mare)
Books
A horse to remember
When he learns that his newly acquired, uncontrollable horse was formerly a race horse of distinction, seventeen-year-old Mike Benson and his horse train to race again.
How to draw horses
A step-by-step guide to drawing various horses in motion and at rest.
Sam Savitt's True Horse Stories
Sixteen true stories about horses from various eras and countries.
Vicki and the Black Horse
"Oh Pat," cries Vicki, pressing her face against the black horse. "What have I done to you?" Her once beautiful thoroughbred is thin and listless. He won't eat—and all because he misses his pony friend. Vicki sold the pony, but now she's got to get him back—or the black horse will die!
Midnight, champion bucking horse
A fictionalized account of one of the greatest rodeo bucking horses of all time told in first person from the point of view of each of the three men who knew him best.
Pluto
Describes the discovery, surface features, orbit, moon, and efforts to study the planet Pluto.
Wild horse running
Traces the development of a mustang stallion and the dilemma of a fifteen-year-old boy who, finding him injured, is torn by his desire to keep him and his conviction that Montana's wild horses should be protected in their natural state.
The Dingle Ridge fox, and other stories
A collection of short stories about a variety of animals and their relationship with each other and with humans.
Vicki and the brown mare
One day, Vicki Jordan rides a mare that seems to have the ability to jump but has had no proper training. Vicki convinces Skylark's owner that it is wrong to let a mare with such possibilities "rust out". So Vicki takes over the education of Skylark, and in exchange for doing barn chores for one year will become her owner. During this time, due to Vicki's hard work, the mare becomes a top-rate jumper. Vicki rides Skylark to victory in the small local shows, but when they move into the big time the girl makes a disturbing discover about herself and her horse. The situation is further complicated when the United States Equestrian Team shows an interest in Skylark. The story of the training of a jumper will interest readers of Vicki and the Black Horse as well as new Vicki fans.