Background
Harry Horse was born Richard George Anthony Horne on March 9, 1960, in Coventry, England, United Kingdom to Henry Derek Horne, a chartered surveyor, and Josephine Anne (Moody) Horne, a homemaker.
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Harry attended Wrekin College.
(Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to ...)
Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to find the Last Polar Bears and with him goes Roo - a dog of character and strong views. The intrepid explorers set sail on the good ship Unsinkable and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Eccentric, moving and very funny, their story is told through a series of extraordinary letters.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Polar-Bears-Harry-Horse/dp/0140363823/?tag=prabook0b-20
1996
(In this third adventure starring Grandfather and his dog ...)
In this third adventure starring Grandfather and his dog Roo, the search is on for Roo's grandfather, last heard of living in the Wild West. After starting off in Hollywood, the pair set off to cross America on a Greyhound bus. But this bus is full of greyhounds, on their way to the Silver Whippet race track and Rabbit World. Things go from bad to worse when they miss the bus due to Roo's rodeo exploits and end up hitching. The pair end up in One Horse Town where Roo is elected sheriff and then run out of town. But just as things look really bad - the travellers are trapped in a cave in the snow after following the star buffalo - rescue arrives in the form of Roo's grandfather himself. All ends happily.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Cowboys-Harry-Horse/dp/0141300280/?tag=prabook0b-20
1999
(On holiday in Saltbottle, Grandfather and Roo discover th...)
On holiday in Saltbottle, Grandfather and Roo discover the Unsinkable, the boat which took them to the North Pole in the first book, lying in a sadly dilapidated state and up for sale. At the auction, the short-sighted auctioneer accidentally sellsthe boat to Roo - sold to the old lady in the brown fur coat! Now they have to find the money and the Captain suggests a fishing trip to the Great Cod Banks in the Forgotten Sea. Off they go, but the trip ends in disaster when the boat sinks and Grandfather and Roo are cast away on a desert island. They find their own Man Friday (called Tuesday) but he turns out to be a film director staying in a luxury hotel. Meanwhile, the Captain has found the treasure and rescued the Unsinkable.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Castaways-Harry-Horse/dp/0141314613/?tag=prabook0b-20
2003
(It's Little Rabbit's first day at school. He decides his ...)
It's Little Rabbit's first day at school. He decides his favourite toy, Charlie Horse, wants to start school too, so they set off together. Before they've even got to school, Charlie Horse has made Little Rabbit eat his whole packed lunch and then proceeds to create mischief all day - galloping when he should be listening and jumping in the cake mix. Little Rabbit gets very upset when Charlie Horse leads him away from his new friends on a nature walk and they find themselves all alone in the wood ... But Little Rabbit's teacher and friends find them and Little Rabbit goes home happy, looking forward to his next day at school - having decided Charlie Horse isn't ready to start school and can stay at home!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Rabbit-School-Picture-Puffin/dp/0140568948/?tag=prabook0b-20
2005
(It is Little Rabbit's birthday and his family surprises h...)
It is Little Rabbit's birthday and his family surprises him with wrapped presents and a special trip to Rabbit World Theme Park. Mama Rabbit packs a special birthday picnic and the family sets off for the amusement park with Little Rabbit and his red balloon leading the way. Little Rabbit is excited by the noise, color, and crowded activity of the park. He insists he is a big rabbit now and ignores his parents' warnings to stay close. But when he suddenly finds himself all alone, he doesn't feel quite so grown up anymore. Harry Horse's colorful and buoyant illustrations vividly depict Little Rabbit's growing excitement and bring to life the infectious atmosphere of the amusement park. Readers will cheer Little Rabbit's triumphant reunion with his beloved family and will identify easily with the young character's conflicting desire for independence and his need of loving supervision. For more on this title, visit the Little Rabbit website here.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Rabbit-Lost-Harry-Horse/dp/1682631079/?tag=prabook0b-20
(Little Bear lives all alone on a desert island. He wishes...)
Little Bear lives all alone on a desert island. He wishes he had something to play with. Then a stick comes floating by, followed by a bottle and then a wooden horse. Little Bear and wooden horse play together and have a wonderful time. But problems arise as more and more things come floating by.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Friend-Little-Bear-Harry-Horse/dp/140633166X/?tag=prabook0b-20
(Grandfather is off to Australia, on an expedition to find...)
Grandfather is off to Australia, on an expedition to find lost-lost Uncle Vincent, who ran away to seek his fortune years ago. Accompanying him is Roo, a remarkable little dog with strong views and a short attention span, and a golf cart full of equipment. Roo is worried about being upside down, but that turns out to be the least of their problems. After a tricky flight on Quality Airlines (featuring the only steam-powered plane in the world), our intrepid explorers land in Sidney, Australianot Sydney, as it turns outand must advance up the Snakey River to Gold Town. Grandfather and Roo endure blistering heat, a rebellious camel, and disreputable kangaroos, as they head off on foot to find the Gold Field, last known home of Uncle Vincent.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Gold-Diggers-Account-Adventures/dp/1561454354/?tag=prabook0b-20
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Harry Horse was born Richard George Anthony Horne on March 9, 1960, in Coventry, England, United Kingdom to Henry Derek Horne, a chartered surveyor, and Josephine Anne (Moody) Horne, a homemaker.
Harry attended Wrekin College.
Harry's first book, Ogopogo, My Journey with the Loch Ness Monster, was published in 1983. He also wrote The Last... series of books; this included The Last Polar Bears, which was adapted into a 30-minute cartoon for CITV and a touring theatre production for the National Theatre of Scotland, and The Last Castaways, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.
From 1987 to 1992 Horne was a political cartoonist for Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman; he also drew until his death in 2007 for the Sunday Herald newspapers. His illustrations also appeared regularly in The Observer and The Independent newspapers.
In 1993 he created, designed, and wrote a point-and-click adventure game for Time Warner called Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages. The game was based on a forged manuscript he had written a decade earlier, purporting to have been written by 19th-century poet Richard Henry Horne, who shares Horse's name.
In the late eighties, he was the singer and frontman of the Edinburgh band Swamptrash, which later evolved, without Horse, into Shooglenifty, which still performs.
On 10 January 2007, Horne's body was discovered holding his wife Mandy, who had been terminally ill with multiple sclerosis, in their bungalow in Papil, West Burra. The Sunday Times reported on 13 July 2008 that rather than the "Romeo and Juliet" scene described in many articles relating to their deaths, Horse had stabbed her thirty times before killing their pets and stabbing himself until he too bled to death.
(On holiday in Saltbottle, Grandfather and Roo discover th...)
2003(Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to ...)
1996(In this third adventure starring Grandfather and his dog ...)
1999(It is Little Rabbit's birthday and his family surprises h...)
(Grandfather is off to Australia, on an expedition to find...)
(Little Bear lives all alone on a desert island. He wishes...)
(It's Little Rabbit's first day at school. He decides his ...)
2005Harry married Amanda Grace Williamson, an artist, on March 23, 1990.