Horse Racing category: 231 books

Bill Barich burst onto the literary scene more than twenty-five years ago with this remarkable account of racetrack life. Holed up in a cheap motel in Albany, California, only a few miles from Golden Gate Fields, he looked to the track to help him make sense of his life during a dark peiod of loss...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Top Dressage Riders of All Time, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating...

Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables...

It's the late 90's, the internet has not taken off fully yet but two ultra smart and savvy college room mates decide to drop out of school and head to beautiful Costa Rica, a Central American country thriving with women, off-shore banks and millions to be made off the college and professional sports...

The American Riding System is a basic foundation system for all types of riding. This book has been structured into grades to combine the flat work with the jumping at each level. I started writing this manuscript for my own use to keep my lessons organized, systemized and categorized. In the mid...

Back in the 1940s, when Florida was the Wild West of the East, a few hearty souls dared to think they might compete with the finest, blue-blooded racehorses and their breeders with their own stock raised among palm trees, sand and alligators. Florida was the cracker cowboy state, and cowponies were expected....

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to Irish fox hunting, being a history of its notable figures, groups, and events. With a wealth of information on a great number of packs, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the history of Irish hunting, and would...

Are you ready to enter, or re-enter the barn? Are you a former equestrian longing to ride again? Have you always had a dream of riding? Sarah Montague's The Adult Rider will lead you through the ins and outs of horseback riding today: where to take lessons, which disciplines to consider, fitness and nutrition tips, and what it will cost in both time and money.

Une méthode novatrice et efficace qui allie l'objectif de réussite du cavalier et le confort de l'animal. L'Équitation fusionnée® est une méthode équestre éthologique créée par Didier Viricel. Elle propose de poursuivre l’aventure de l’évolution de l’équitation vers une vision...

Jeff Haag is a native of Crestline, Ohio, and a graduate of Defiance College with a Bachelor of Science degree. He has been in the turf grass profession for the past 25 years, while serving as the sports turf manager/golf course superintendent at Bowling Green State University, and assistant sports...

Richard Dunwoody was the most successful steeplechase jockey of his time. He rode over 10,000 times, often partnering the top National Hunt horses such as Desert Orchid. In this wonderful book, Dunwoody remembers the great horses he has ridden and the high points of his remarkable career. He has ridden...

Mais que va-t-il donc arriver à ce pur-sang aux performances décevantes ? Je bandais mes muscles, attaquais la piste avec pugnacité. En vain. Devant moi, les croupes musculeuses continuaient de me narguer. Malgré les coups de cravache qui pleuvaient sur mes flancs, malgré tout mon courage,...

If only they could talk? Now one of them does. And not just any nag. THE TETRARCH was one of the Turfs greatest racehorses. The oddly marked colt is acknowledged as the fastest two-year-old ever to set hoof on an English racecourse. His freakish powers set him apart: he was a phenomenon. Retired undefeated...

Pimlico è un cavallo. Un purosangue, una di quelle promesse dell’ippica destinate a trionfare nelle corse e ad assicurarsi un nome e una vecchiaia da stallone di lusso. C’è solo un piccolo problema: quando corre in gare decisive, arriva puntualmente secondo o terzo. La sua storia (e quella di...