Equestrian Horse

Want to improve your connection and trust with your horse? Enjoy 28 remarkable stories from horsemen and women all over the world who were inspired by the award-winning documentary Listening to the Horse, and discover the remarkable events that happened when they began listening to the horse. This audiobook is the perfect inspiration for all horse riders and owners looking to create a strong bond and partnership with their horse.

It was a cool, quiet evening at Calumet Farm, where the most valuable racehorses—including the prolific stallion Alydar—had settled into their stalls for the evening. Alton Stone, filling in for the regular night watchman, completed his rounds at the barn. Although nothing seemed out of the ordinary, an inexplicable hunch led Stone to check on Alydar. What he found—a grievously injured horse with no discernable cause—jump-started one of the biggest mysteries to ever hit the horse racing world.

Horses of The Aga khan Dynasty is an exploration of the history, tradition, and legacy of the Aga Khan family. Mapping their history from Aga Khan I to the current Aga Khan IV and his eldest child, Princess Zahra, we discover not only insights about equestrian sports, horse breeding, and rearing, but learn why a family has been able to consistently produce excellent horses. This book is not simply about horse racing and its tradition, but it is a look into how thorough understanding has both revolutionized and evolved a simple sport into a careful study.

Jules Thornton didn’t come to Florida horse country to make friends. With her beloved horse Dynamo and her ruthless ambition, she is intent on becoming a world-class rider and trainer. Chasing dreams this big doesn’t leave much time for things like friends or vacations or properly cooked meals. And she certainly doesn’t have time for Pete Morrison, the handsome heir to one of Ocala’s grandest horse farms who keeps beating her at events and, for some reason, asking her out to dinner. But even Jules has to admit that she is hanging on by a thread.

At age nine Jenna Michaelson had her whole life already mapped out - future world and Olympic three-day-eventer. At age fourteen, she's a know-it-all teen living alone with her mum in London - not a horse in sight. Can a few weeks staying with her grandparents back at the stables change all that, or has she really put horses out of her life for good? Meet the whole Michaelson clan, and their four-legged friends, at the Quicksilver Stud in Book 1 – Born in the Saddle. Teen fiction for horse lovers, especially eventing fans. Ideal for fans of Claire Svendson, Amanda Wills or Samantha ...

Deja and her friends have been through so much over the course of the year. They have overcome difficulties and become closer than ever. When the teens get a chance to help out some horses in need, they jump at the chance. But Deja has doubts that she can handle the task. What if she fails her horse? What if her horse is too scared to be able to find a new home? Deja’s horse needs the most help, but she is determined to make sure that she does her best. The friends decide to work together to help Deja and her horse, who needs some extra love and care. Will Deja and her friends be able to ...

It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins...but then comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out of the window instead of taking an exam? Enter Flicka, the chestnut filly with a wild spirit. Over the course of one magical summer, both will learn the meaning of responsibility, courage, and, ultimately, friendship.

Frankel was born on 11th February 2008, with four white socks and a blaze, from impressive equine lines on both his parents’ sides. Simon Cooper revisits the whole of the horse’s life, giving listeners an inside tour of the calm oasis that is life on a stud farm, where a foal will live with his mother for the first year of his life. Next, the atmosphere of heady possibility that marks the early days of training. Roadwork. Gallops. Trials. Turning raw potential into something more. Frankel begins to set himself apart.

Jo Anne Normile was not supposed to keep the foal, an exuberant Thoroughbred with only a few white hairs on his reddish-brown forehead. But she fell in love with the young horse, who had literally been born into her arms. The breeder finally said she could keep the colt, whom she nicknamed "Baby" - but only if she raced him. It was difficult to take Baby away from the safety of his pasture. But Normile had made a promise.

Learn about the US Triple Crown of Racing with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. The Triple Crown is the most esteemed horse racing trophy in North America. The Triple Crown trophy was introduced in 1930 after a journalist suggested that Gallant Fox's triumph in America's three biggest horse races, the Preakness Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, deserved a trophy of its own. He suggested the name, the Triple Crown, after the British Triple Crown trophy.

Enjoy this Listening to the Horse-inspired book, packed full of stories, lessons, case studies, and exercises for you and your horse. This book is the first book in the Equine Listenology trilogy.

This bundle includes the short story ‘Jill and the Mystery of the Missing Horse’. Jill Crewe spends the summer at Blainstock Castle helping with the paying guests. The visitors are a mixed bunch and there is shooting, walking across the moors, riding, sailing on the loch and dancing to entertain them. One night the horses are let out of their stables and one mare goes missing. Jill fancies herself as a Super Sleuth and sets out to solve the mystery. The fourth book in the series ‘Jill and the Steeplechaser’ tells the story of when Jill goes back to Chatton to live in her original ...

Elena Marlow, a former junior champion, is thirty-two and staging a comeback in the elite world of competitive dressage. Years away from the arena, filled with "diapers and carpools," have left her hungry to prove she's "not just a mom, not just a has-been junior champion". Astride her Warmblood mare, Solstice, Elena feels the familiar pull of ambition, but also the weight of years lost and a deep-seated guilt. The path back to glory is anything but smooth. Elena faces the unyielding demands of her old-school German coach, Klara, who believes "the horse must submit" and "suffering shapes ...

Zara Bloom’s got 230K followers, a scruffy bay rescue horse named Chaos Theory, and a knack for turning dressage into a millennial TikTok empire—until her bourbon-soaked train wreck of a mom, Darla, crashes the Barn Burners Gala with a thermos of “tea” and a pyrotechnic disaster that’d make a gator blush. Southern Grace Stables was supposed to woo investors with classy demos and a fake fire, not erupt into a glitter-gargling, swamp-siren shitshow featuring Darla’s line-dancing chaos, a rogue chopper pilot named Remy, and a kid who thinks “Auntie Darla” is a superhero. Now ...

Livy’s life is a mess. She needs a new job and a better place to live, but she definitely doesn’t need a man because experience has proved they simply can’t be trusted. And since her years as a pony mad kid ended in heartbreak, she believes she’s firmly closed the door on her love of horses. But life has a funny way of making you question what you think you want. When she discovers a neglected Arabian horse in a paddock near her flat, her passion for horses is rekindled, and she dreams of riding once again. Her colleague, Simon, offers her a lift to work, and what starts out as a ...

Part Three of the Midnight Sky Series A rosy future seems certain but Laura has some tough decisions to make. Maggie is devastated by her daughter’s plans, but Jess is determined to remove the past from her life no matter the upset it will cause. James is no longer running from his past, but a multitude of unresolved issues are set to catch up with Laura. As an orphaned foal and a motherless teenage girl slip seamlessly into her life, are they key to a positive change or an omen for impending danger? Armstrong is a troubled young man and a trail of minor events ends in a catastrophe no ...

Are you looking for a new challenge or a way to spend your free time? Do you love animals? Are you also a sport lover? Then horseback riding might be the perfect hobby for you. In this book, you will discover how to understand your horse, how to own a horse, how to prepare for a ride, different riding styles, how to ride a horse, safety measures to be aware of, and much more. The step-by-step guide in this book is so easy to follow that you will have success with it, even if you have failed at every other hobbies in your life.

The foundational work you do now is critical, and you’ll always have it to fall back on. Make sure your horse is never spooked in a dangerous moment again…From desensitizing and disengaging to backing up, these are fundamental training procedures you can’t afford to get wrong...and they’re not procedures you’ll only ever have to engage in once. You don’t need to spend years in equestrian school to learn these skills: You simply need access to all the essential knowledge distilled and explained in one clear resource.

Clinging to a four-legged rocket ship among the Pyramids in Egypt. Riding a racehorse on the Curragh in Ireland. Winning a first endurance ride in Texas. Flipping a packhorse down a cliff in California. Flying on a Lord of the Rings horse in New Zealand. Cowgirling it in Idaho. All of these serendipitous equine adventures, and more, are disparate pieces of a puzzle that have merged to create the eclectic, nomadic lifestyle that Merri Melde lives every day with horses. And none of them might have happened if she had not first met the racehorse Fred, who taught her how to fail spectacularly ...

A young horseback riding instructor gets caught up in a geeky web of intrigue. It seems that Alexa has been refined to a new system named the Onyx. There's a problem, though. Onyx has her designs on taking over more than just those routine household tasks; she plans on revamping the entire human race. Who runs who? Can Melissa alert enough people before Onyx works her magic over all of mankind?