Equestrian Horse

An engaging, fun and instruction guide with practical ideas to solve even the most frustrating equine problems. In this personable guide, equine professional Nanette Levin illustrates how to get smart, safe and creative when working with your horse. Her positive advice - from how to listen to your horse to crafting a communications and training plan he will embrace - is appropriate for novices and professionals alike.

"WOW!!” Down on her luck, Hannah has nothing left but her horse. And by God, she's not going to let anything happen to him. No way, no how.... “Hannah’s Home” delights in this slice of life story about the hardships of the American farmer and the indomitable free spirit of a single woman. When Charlie leaves home one morning never to return, Hannah purchases a rundown fruit farm and is determined to succeed in turning the barren land into a profitable business. To support herself in the meantime, she sells homemade pies and styles “dead people's hair” at the local funeral parlor...

If you want to learn how to raise miniature horses, then get How to Raise Miniature Horses, written by a person who has real life experience growing up raising miniature horses. This is a guide on how to raise miniature horses. It's an overview of all that's involved in the raising of miniature horses, plus extra information for your knowledge on them. The methods expressed in this guide work for most miniature horse owners and breeders around the world.

The Great Match Race is a captivating account of America's first sports spectacle, a horse race that pitted North against South in three grueling heats. On a bright afternoon in May 1823, an unprecedented sixty thousand people showed up to watch two horses run the equivalent of nine Kentucky Derbys in a few hours' time. Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North, and Henry, an equine arriviste, was the pride of the South.

On the morning of the 1979 Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin in his stall, injuring his foot. He had impressively won the first two races - the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness - but finished third in the Belmont, most likely due to his injury, making him one win shy of becoming the sport's third straight Triple Crown champion. But that loss did not prevent him from becoming one of horse racing's greatest competitors.

Isaac Murphy, born enslaved in 1861, still reigns as one of the greatest jockeys in American history. Black jockeys like Murphy were at the top of the most popular sport in America at the end of the nineteenth century. They were internationally famous, the first African American superstar athletes—and with wins in three Kentucky Derbies and countless other prestigious races, Murphy was the greatest of them all.

Have you wondered what it would be like to ride a horse with ease? Have you watched horses races and wanted to learn more? This audiobook highlights different riding styles and competitions, riding attire, and how to find riding competitions near you.

This stand-alone book continues characters from The Hawkeye Ridge Series. Bryce Wilhelm III, Captain of the U.S. Equestrian Team, was raised in a life of privilege. Fiercely rebelling against his father's parental dictates to become a doctor, he joins the Army and becomes a Green Beret. He serves as the aide to General Prescott, who runs a classified anti-terrorism unit, Bryce becomes his 'troubleshooter.' Severely wounded and discharged from the Army, Bryce agrees to continue to function as General Prescott's undercover 'troubleshooter' on Volcano Ranch, guarding the ranch an General ...

When Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn’t speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, following in the footsteps of his father. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith. Despite his slight size, Frankie’s impact upon the British racing scene was immediate and significant.

In 1904, at age 23, two-time Kentucky Derby-winner Jimmy Winkfield was forced from American horseracing by a virulent combination of racism and hard times. Wink left his beloved Kentucky, bought a steamer ticket for Europe, and made the world his racetrack. There he embarked on a decades-long odyssey, rising to superstardom and winning and losing two fortunes. Driven at gunpoint from Russia by the Bolshevik Army and from France by Nazi occupiers, the 105-pound jockey proved himself the most resilient, courageous athlete of the 20th century.

Winner of the Best International Nonfiction at the 2022 Equus Film and Arts Festival A horse, broken and destined for the meat man, and a trainer, battered and bruised by life, share a life-changing adventure across Costa Rica and discover what can exist beyond forgiveness. In this vivid journey, Andrea Wady shares her path from the world of domination and control over horses to awakening to a new way of being. With Zeus' grace and guidance, the two travel side by side on the trek of a lifetime. Through the eyes of Zeus, one horse's heartbreaking experiences in the cruel world of the "two-...

There is no question that horses are fascinating, but diving in to the world of horseback riding can be daunting. There are so many options to starting to ride and so many conflicting sources of information from stables that it can make your head spin. Take a step back and get some unbiased answers. This book will look at how to go about finding a place to ride, the criteria to look for in a riding stable, questions to ask both your potential instructor and yourself, and how to think about your early riding lessons.

Jill goes to Australia to go showjumping with the Heyward family. She had been told that her father died when she was a young child, but shortly before she leaves her mother tells her that her father is still alive and living in Australia. Struggling to cope with the idea of having a real father and having been deceived throughout her childhood, she is thrown into the family life of the Heywards. Norah Heyward, a young woman of her own age, has a new boyfriend who is deemed entirely unsuitable by her family and JIll is drawn into the drama as she struggles in an environment that is totally ...

Even though she can only afford to take lessons once a week, Daija's increasing talents are on full display whenever she is riding at North Wind Acres—a prestigious (and expensive) equestrian center in her city. So when her trainer offers her a working student position, she quickly accepts. Now she'll be able to pay for extra weekly lessons and join the show team!

The original "Prof. Jesse Beery's Illustrated Course In Horse Training" was 8 blue booklets that were sent via mail-order starting in the early 1900's. This recording is the complete set of those 8 booklets and includes some history of Jesse Beery and a description of some of the useful products. In 1905 Jesse Beery founded Jesse Beery School of Correspondence in Horsemanship. His goal was to transfer the knowledge and techniques he had developed to everyone.

Pool shark Jessie Hewitt likes to call the shots. But apparently her two best friends didn’t get that memo. Candy Poppe has taken up with the wrong man. And Karen Sembler? She’s been kidnapped! Jessie’s no-nonsense husband, Wilson Rye the cop guy, suggests she leave the crime-solving to the experts and the love lives to those involved. Does Jessie listen? Take a guess. Six Easy Pockets is loaded with all the humor, mayhem, and mystery Cindy Blackburn’s fans have come to expect. But this one also includes a millionaire, a mansion, and a princess! Enjoy! “I laugh, giggle, snort, and...

In Winx, Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real stories behind the world's greatest racehorse.

Horse Behaviour is a primer on The Nature of Horses. Sid Gustafson is a practicing veterinarian and lifelong horseman. He is the equine behaviour educator at the University of Guelph. The Nature of Horses is an easy to read scientific guide to help horsefolk keep their horses behaviorally healthy and willing to learn. Understanding the nature of horses is the first step to becoming a successful horse person. To teach horses, you must know them. To know them is to be able to adequately fulfill their nature. Fulfilling the nature of the horses is the key to keeping them healthy and trainable....

Jill Crewe returns to England after a month of dressage training in Germany and is beset with a burning ambition to buy her own dressage horse and compete at the highest levels. During her childhood she dreamed of jumping in the open jumping at Chatton Show, now she wants to represent England in the dressage competitions at the Olympics. She is scheduled to work as an assistant to the Master of the Horse while the film Macbeth is being shot at her home Blainstock Castle, in the Scottish Highlands. By chance, she finds a dressage horse right under her nose and can think of nothing but how to...

From the pen of Texas writer Michael Johnson, comes the tale of his three teachers, Shine, Joe Ben, and the horse called Blue....