Horse Sports category: 686 books

Cover of Dr. Dyslexia’s Guide to Sports Psychology for Equestrians
by Margot Nacey
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2017

Dr. Margot Nacey’s lifetime of experience as a horse person and more than 30 years as a clinical and sports psychologist has given her a front row seat into the equestrian world. In her revolutionary book, Dr. Dyslexia’s Guide to Sports Psychology for Equestrians, Nacey explains the psychological...
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HORSE RACING: THE SYSTEMS

Beat the Races with The Daily Double and Cash-in on Longshots

by M. Mitch Freeland
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017

DON'T LET ANOTHER YEAR PASS WITHOUT LEARNING TO BEAT THE RACES. Note: These are real systems that have worked for disciplined players. The key to winning is discipline. All of us have it when we start, but after a while boredom or, more commonly, fear sets in and the player deviates from the...
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Affirmed

The Last Triple Crown Winner

by Lou Sahadi
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011

In 1978, racing fans witnessed a rivalry for the ages when a horse hailing from Harbor View Farm named Affirmed and an eighteen-year-old jockey dubbed "Stevie Wonder" faced off against the celebrated Alydar and emerged victorious in each leg of the Triple Crown---by a combined margin of...
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The Horse God Built

The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse

by Lawrence Scanlan
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010

He was the perfect horse, it was said, "the horse God built." Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown,...
Cover of ABC’s of Online Horse Racing: Watch – Wager – Win
by Mike Exinger
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016

Back in the day – say, the 1930s – if you wanted to gamble, the only legal action was the local horse track. Sure, Nevada had casinos, but nowhere else. There were no lotteries, no riverboats, no Internet. Horse racing was not just the only legal gambling option, but it was also one of America’s...
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Seabiscuit

An American Legend

by Laura Hillenbrand
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest...
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Crazy Good

The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America

by Charles Leerhsen
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008

A hundred years ago, the most famous athlete in America was a horse. But Dan Patch was more than a sports star; he was a cultural icon in the days before the automobile. Born crippled and unable to stand, he was nearly euthanized. For a while, he pulled the grocer's wagon in his hometown of Oxford,...
Cover of Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012

The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries...
Cover of Glorious Battle Cry
by William E. Austin
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008

Web Site Book Description The entertainment and sports transformation of Atlanta Georgia began with the arrival of the Atlanta Braves baseball team in 1964 and didnt slow down until the 1996 Olympic Games. Every type of sporting event either passed through or called Atlanta home - except thoroughbred...
Cover of Horse Crazy!
by Bob Goddard
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013

If a girl was born with the ability to speak complete sentences, it’s a good bet the first thing she would ask for is a horse. The moment her tiny head popped out, the doctor would be certain of the baby’s gender. “Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Indebt, you have a daughter. She wants a Palomino.”And...
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Hints on Horsemanship

Or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding

by George Greenwood
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2013

Hints On Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece Or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding BY COLONEL GEORGE GREENWOOD, AN OFFICER OF THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE OF CAVALRY. Late Lieut.-Col. commanding 2nd Life Guards. This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS CHAPTER...
Cover of Horse Welfare, Use Not Abuse
by Christopher Hall
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016

This book is dedicated to the protection of horses, ponies and donkeys and is based on first-hand international experience from a lifetime spent with horses – hunting, racing and welfare – whether with The Pony Club, The Jockey Club or international horse charity. The UK alone has more than 1...
Cover of Horses for Beginners: A Horse Handbook of Horse Facts on Looking After and Riding Horses
by Cynthia M. Owens
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013

UPDATED FOR 2019: Horses for Beginners: A Horse Handbook of Horse Facts on Looking After and Riding Horses- A Quick Start Guide to Horse Care and Horse Health Before you go to the great expense of buying a horse, you need to evaluate how good a rider you are, and just how much do you really...
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What Your Horse Wants You to Know

What Horses' ""Bad"" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It

by Gincy Self Bucklin
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008

Listen to and communicate with your horse-successfully "This is a book for everyone who has ever looked at the constantly increasing list of methods and systems marketed as 'horsemanship' and wondered which of the many possible approaches would be most suitable for a particular behavior...
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