Equestrian and animal sports

No serious horseplayer should be without Beyer on Speed, the third jewel in Andrew Beyer's literary triple crown.

''Behind the scenes'' description of British flat racing based on Cassidy''s experiences working in Newmarket.

With a rugged yet romantic mystique, western riding is as American as the Old West, Roy Rogers, and John Wayne.

Unless you're familiar with the sport, you're probably intimidated!

Techniques to help riders fine-tune their communication and riding skills This follow-up to How Your Horse Wants You to Ride helps intermediate to advanced riders improve their communication with their mounts and polish their overall riding skills.

A crucial element of eventing is that horse and rider complete the cross-country course within a set time ('the optimum time').

In praise of Fitness, Performance and the Female Equestrian"e;This book is an important guide for women who want to feel well, ride well and extend their active years.

A Practical Guide for Adult RidersThe Howell Equestrian Library is a distinguished collection of books on all aspects of horsemanship and horsemastership.

This is the definitive book on grooming your horse to catch the judge s eye.

This guide helps horse owners, riders, and trainers at all levels learn how to assess any horse's fitness, strengths, and weaknesses.

Many riders want to try jumping, but are intimidated.

With three full exercise routines for riders at beginner, intermediate, and advanced fitness levels, this guide helps you achieve a good basic riding position that is centered, aligned, balanced, and relaxed.

The sudden death of Gordon W.

There can be no better way of getting to know Ireland than by visiting its racecourses: from the glamour of Leopardstown and the class of The Curragh to the majestic mountains around Killarney; from the warm welcome at Gowran Park and Clonmel to the summer holidaymakers' meetings and 'industry' days in the winter months.

As even a quick glance around a saddler shop or through a tack store catalog will show, the world of horse bits is both enormous and mystifying.

"e;May be the most fascinating untold sports story in American history.

"e;After a number of up-the-track finishes by authors trying to emulate the success of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a worthy successor has at last broken out of the pack .

Guts and glory, bulls and barrel racing, spurs and scars are all part of rodeo, a sport of epic legends.

Who would have dreamed that a one-day calf show would evolve into a top-five professional rodeo that raises millions of dollars for education?

Thetriumphanttruestory of the native Hawaiian cowboys who crossed the Pacific to shock America at the 1908 world rodeo championshipsOregon Book Award winner *An NPR Best Book of the Year *Pacific Northwest Book Award finalist * A Reading the West Book Awards finalist"e;Groundbreaking.

Bill Barichs widely praised work is at its peak in these intimate glimpses into the stories behind the stories, the real people behind the public faade of the athletic realm.

ONE OF USA TODAY'S ';20 SUMMER BOOKS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS' In the bestselling tradition of works by such authors as Susan Orlean and Mary Roach, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores why so many peopleincluding herselfare obsessed with horses.

*THE TOP 10 BESTSELLER FROM THE MOST DECORATED BRITISH FEMALE OLYMPIAN IN HISTORY*'Refreshingly honest [.

Engaging new ways to understand and implement time-proven systems of horse training.

WINNER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS DR.

Winner of the prestigious Dr.

WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE 2021 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'An intelligent and often beautifully observed book' Donald McRae, The Guardian'A must-read about a career which never dropped out of top gear' Racing Post'A thoroughly engaging memoir.

Dr Tony Ryan Award finalist, 2019'A wonderfully insightful, detailed and emotional biography of the legendary trainer's later years' Racing Post'[Cecil's] is a remarkable story and it has now been told with compassion, love, honesty and wonderful insight by Tony Rushmer' David Walsh, Sunday TimesWith a foreword by John GosdenWhen Henry Cecil sent out just 12 winners in 2005 it seemed as if the 10-time champion racehorse trainer's career was in terminal decline.

Exciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again.

Bestselling author Michael Korda's Horse People is the story -- sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes sad and moving, always shrewdly observed -- of a lifetime love affair with horses, and of the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years.

This up-to-minute book follows the story of Barbaro, the Triple Crown contender whose unlikely fight back from almost certain death from a shattered leg and ensuing complications captured the hearts of a nation who responded with a stunning display of love.

A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006.

Discover a thoughtful approach to horse training that combines traditional methods with modern equine science in this comprehensive guide to natural horsemanship and equine behavior.

From the depths of their existential angst, these profound pooches ask some of the most pertinent questions of their time.

'After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTT'An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POST'Endearingly honest.

Follow the Thunder is the searingly honest autobiography of former Premier League star and record-breaking wonder kid Jason Dozzell, who later faced the consequences of a chaotic life off the field.

During the boom years of the 1980s, the massed oil wealth of the princes of Dubai and Saudi Arabia were pitted against British millionaire Robert Sangster in a battle for control of one of the world's rarest, most precious and most unpredictable commodities: top-pedigree thoroughbred racehorses.

Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Another excellent book from the Francis stable' 5***** Reader Review'An excellent gripping story in true Francis fashion' 5***** Reader Review'Usual Dick Francis excellence.

The Majesty of the Horse is a celebration of an animal that has shaped the fate of mankind.

The man who listens to horses talks to people.

Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it.

A heartwarming collection of stories from a woman who brings together disadvantaged children and abandoned racehorses, with remarkable results.

How one man turned a midlife crisis into the realisation of a childhood dream at 4pm at WincantonDominic Prince, journalist, documentary-maker, racing enthusiast and bon viveur hit the scales at nearly 16 stone on his 45th birthday.

Questo libro approfondito sull'addestramento equino offre una guida dettagliata per migliorare il rapporto tra cavaliere e destriero attraverso tecniche moderne e scientificamente provate.

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Welt der Pferderassen in diesem umfangreichen Nachschlagewerk.

Based on decades of practical experience, as well as classic horsemanship theory, this book will teach anyone (from novices to experienced riders) the essentials of a horse's structure, natural balance and way of moving.

How horse racing''s pioneering use of communication and information networks helped shape the modern media, information, and leisure environment.