Horse Sports category: 686 books
by Dorothy Ours
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
The moving story of a tough little horse, a gifted boy, and a woman ahead of her time.
The youngest jockey, the smallest horse, and an unconventional heiress who disliked publicizing herself. Together, near Liverpool, England, they made a leap of faith on a spring day in 1938: overriding the...
Trail Riding
A Complete Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2007
Experience the sheer joy of being one with your horse and one with nature.
When you're riding the trails with your horse, you enjoy a refreshing feeling of freedom, the exhilaration of exploration, and an invigorating escape from the demands of the day. You're in control--as long as you can...
Dressage with Mind, Body & Soul
A 21st-Century Approach to the Science and Spirituality of Riding and Horse-And-Rider Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
"A new approach to the classical methods of training dressage horses--methods that can cause the animals undue physical and emotional distress--these powerful new techniques from world-renowned horse trainer and behaviorist Linda Tellington-Jones improve not only the dressage horse's performance but...
by Susan E. Harris
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Knowing about horse conformation, movement and soundness is important to any horse owner, whether you are selecting a horse, judging horses, or evaluating a horse's strengths, weaknessess, and ultimate potential.
The USPC Guide to Conformation, Movement and Soundness clearly explains and illustrates...
by Anne C. Wade-Hornsby
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2018
The second volume of 'A School Horse Legacy...More Tails Volume 2' continues the stories of the school horses that endowed their riders with skills and character that those students carried with them long after they left the riding school. Each horse had a special place in the school and in the hearts...
by Wayne Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Horse Rider's Guide
This is No Dog and Pony Show
Well, maybe half. It's nothing about dogs. But it IS about ponies or even horses.
If you have ever thought of riding or even owning your own horse you need to read on.
We have everything you ever needed to know about the...
Collection or Contortion?
Exposing the Misconceptions and Exploring the Truths of Horse Positioning and Bend
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Ten years ago, Dr. Gerd Heuschmann rocked the equestrian world with his international bestseller Tug of War, a searing indictment of modern training and riding techniques that are sometimes used to the detriment of the horse. Now Dr. Heuschmann returns with this follow-up book: a critical examination...
by Ellen F. Feld
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Book seven in the Morgan Horse series.
The Further Adventures of Blackjack takes the reader to the exciting world of Morgan shows. Heather and Blackjack have had a fantastic show season, and they have qualified for the Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma. But transporting...
by Ellen F. Feld
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Robin, the fourth book in the Morgan Horse series, introduces the character of Karen Greene and her Morgan, the lovable Robin. An avid horse-lover, Karen is traumatized by a traumatic riding accident. Can Heather, Nicholas, and the horses of Gallant Morgans help Karen overcome her fear so that she...
Bombproof Your Horse
Teach Your Horse to Be Confident, Obedient, and Safe, No Matter What You Encounter
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Every horse, from the pampered show-hunter to the family pet, is faced at one time or another with an object or situation that is overwhelmingly terrifying, or just downright confusing. With his systematic approach to "bombproofing," Sergeant Rick Pelicano of the Maryland National Capitol...
by Ellen F. Feld
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Blackjack introduces Heather Richardson, a horse-loving youngster who has a problem: She keeps dreaming of a beautiful black Morgan Horse, and her dreams have told her that he s in danger and that she needs to save him. She s thrilled when she discovers that the horse is real and, with the encouragement...
by Muriel Lennox
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
A tale of passion, obsession, and greed. Join best-selling author, Muriel Lennox, in discovering how the Celtic Tiger, Ireland's astonishing economic resurgence, was sparked by a horse. Lennox invokes the Chaos Theory or butterfly effect, where a small change, like the flapping of a butterfly...
Horse-Racing Strangest Races
Extraordinary but true stories from over 150 years of racing
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport's history. Andrew Ward recalls the time when spectators mounted two fallen horses and rode them to second and third places; the race which had to be re-run...
Off-Track and Online
The Networked Spaces of Horse Racing
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
How horse racing's pioneering use of communication and information networks helped shape the modern media, information, and leisure environment.
The horse racing industry has been a pioneer in interactive media, information networks, and their deployment. The race track and the off-track betting...