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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Equestrian & animal sports
As a child, Katie loved ponies, all things pink and sparkly and
dashing event rider Roger Fleming Bowen. Now in her twenties, she's
escaped a desk job in London, packed her collection of pink polo
shirts and moved to Northumberland to work for her childhood hero.
The attraction between the two of them is instant and Katie's keen
to win more than rosettes and the silver spurs on offer at the
Scottish Championship, but Roger has vowed to never again get
involved with his staff, having learnt from casual but disastrous
relationships in the past. Then, at an international competition
near Inverness, catastrophe strikes for Katie, and Roger is forced
to question everything he has been so certain of...
A comprehensive guide to the conditioning, producing, training, and
exhibition of the heavy horse breeds. The author gives advice on
general care, handling, feeding, shoeing, plaiting, and preparation
for the show ring. Harness, handlers, carts, and carriages are
examined and the problems of transporting these gentle giants and
their vehicles are covered.
Fully updated with a new chapter on A.P.'s knighthood, the BBC
Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement award and his
new role as a TV pundit When Tony 'A.P.' McCoy announced his
retirement from racing, the shockwaves reverberated across the
world of sport. With more than 4,300 winners to his name, McCoy
seemed to be at the peak of his powers when he suddenly brought
down the curtain on an extraordinary career. But then A.P. McCoy
has always done things his way. In Winner: My Racing Life, AP
reflects upon his unparalleled career, taking the reader from his
humble beginnings in County Antrim to the emotional day at Sandown
when horse racing bade a tearful farewell to arguably its greatest
ever star. McCoy relates in forensic detail the process that led to
his decision to retire, recalls some of his greatest rides, lifts
the lid on his family life and looks ahead to a future no longer
driven by the constant pursuit of victory. The result is a
remarkable insight into the private and public life of a true
winner.
From the Wild West shows of the nineteenth century to the popular
movie Westerns of the twentieth century, one view of an idealized
and mythical West has been promulgated. Elyssa Ford suggests that
we look beyond these cowboy cliches to complicate and enrich our
picture of the American West. Rodeo as Refuge, Rodeo as Rebellion
takes us from the beachfront rodeo arenas in Hawai'i to the
reservation rodeos held by Native Americans to reveal how people
largely missing from that stereotypical picture make rodeo--and
America--their own. Because rodeo has such a hold on our historical
and cultural imagination, it becomes an ideal arena for
establishing historical and cultural relevance. By claiming a place
in that arena, groups rarely included in our understanding of the
West--African Americans, Native Americans, Mexican Americans,
Native Hawaiians, and the LGBT community--emphasize their
involvement in the American past and proclaim their right to an
American identity today. In doing so, these groups change what
Americans know about their history and themselves. In her journey
through these race- and group-specific rodeos, Ford finds that some
see rodeo as a form of escape, a refuge from a hostile outside
world. For others, rodeo has become a site of rebellion, a place to
proclaim their difference and to connect to a different story of
America. Still others, like Mexican Americans and the LGBT
community, look inward, using rodeo to coalesce and celebrate their
own identities. In Ford's study of these historically marginalized
groups, she also examines where women fit in race- and
group-specific rodeos--and concludes that even within these groups,
the traditional masculinity of the rodeo continues to be promoted.
Female competitors may find refuge within alternate rodeos based on
their race or sexuality, but they still face limitations due to
their gender identity. Whether as refuge or rebellion, rodeos of
difference emerge in this book as quintessentially American,
remaking how we think about American history, culture, and
identity.
#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a
truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant
recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him
for eighty dollars. On Harry's modest farm on Long Island, he
ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and
inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time,
against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive
thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport
of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War-era
America--a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the
chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots--and
their win was the stuff of legend.
Riding a Dressage Test demystifies the requirements for dressage
competition at preliminary, novice and elementary levels. The
international dressage judge, David Trott, explains in an
easy-to-understand way exactly what the judge expects to see in the
different movements of the tests. In addition, an example of each
test movement is given, with comprehensive guidelines for riding
the movements correctly. This book, together with its stable
companion, Preparing for a Dressage Test, is essential reading for
both trainers and riders and will help competitors to maximize
their test-riding potential.
NLP is the science of excellence. In this important book, List 3
Dressage Judge and NLP Master Practitioner Wendy Jago shows riders
for the first time how NLP tools can help: improve rapport between
rider and horse; ensure that the horse is really getting the
message the rider intends; improve riders' body positioning and
clarify their muscular 'language'; transform their problems into
recipes for success; and become relaxed and confident - even in
competition. NLP explains the essentials of great communication -
and great riding is great communication. There is clear and
practical help here for every rider and every horse, whatever their
level or goals. Illustrated by photographs, line drawings,
practical exercises and case studies, this book will show you how
to create the solutions to your own individual problems.
Xenophon's The Art of Horsemanship is the earliest known work on
the horse and how to ride it. Though Xenophon wrote his treatise
twenty-three centuries ago, it still provides the modern-day
equestrian enthusiast with much food for thought and is
delightfully easy to read. In this translation by Morris H. Morgan
Ph.D., there are chapters on the Greek Riding-Horse, and Points of
the Horse, with Notes on Xenophon's text. Illustrated throughout
with numerous photographs and line drawings, carefully chosen by
Professor Morgan for their usefulness in explaining the various
subjects treated in the text, Xenophon's work appears for the first
time in paperback.
Here, for the first time, is the story of how America's first
national resort gave birth to, then nurtured, its first national
sport, introducing the country to a parade of champions and their
spectacular supporting characters. To experience this adventure is
to see why the Saratoga Race Course, America's oldest major sports
facility remains one of its most beloved and most successful.
They're Off! is as much a social history as it is sports history.
Edward Hotaling opens with a little-known visit by the first famous
tourist, George Washington, who tried to buy the place he called
"the Saratoga Springs". Soon the pursuit of happiness at our
original vacationland helped redefine America. Even at the height
of the Civil War, the country's first organized sport was launched
on a national scale.
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