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Ruffian: Burning from the Start
ISBN: 9780345450005 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on the afternoon of July 6, 1975. Ruffian broke down-on the lead-in the middle of a match race at Belmont Park. Later that night she had to be destroyed. Ruffian: Burning from the Start is the story of this exceptional filly, a horse so dominating, so powerful, that writer Walter Farley once suggested she was more like the...
During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shatte...
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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them: Learning from Wild Horses and Small Children
ISBN: 9780595442393 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether standing in a courtroom or a corral, there are very few horsemen who can tell a story like Steve Edwards. In recent years, his love of wild horses has led him to develop the largest herd of Registered American Indian Horses on the entire east coast. Steve's unique riding program teaches natural horsemanship to children as young as five years old. In person or on a DVD, Steve communicates as well with kids as he does with horses. This poignant book, filled with warmth and humor, shows how natural horsemanship improves the lives of Steve's horses and his students. Hidden among his...
Whether standing in a courtroom or a corral, there are very few horsemen who can tell a story like Steve Edwards. In recent years, his love of wild ho...
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The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture: With Comparative Material from Other Western Tribes
ISBN: 9780898754223 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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159,64 |
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A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
ISBN: 9781400033171 / Angielski / Miękka / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every horse story is a love story, writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession.
In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he tells a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence,... Every horse story is a love story, writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To lov...
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68,42 |
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Breeding and Raising Horses
ISBN: 9781410108692 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CONTENTS Introduction Breeds and Their Characteristics Selecting and Judging Horses Breeding Horses Feeding Horses Management of Horses Buildings and Equipment Diseases and Parasites Horsemanship Breed Registry Associations Horse Magazines Precautions
CONTENTS Introduction Breeds and Their Characteristics Selecting and Judging Horses Breeding Horses Feeding Horses Management of Horses Buildings and ...
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97,70 |
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Teachinghorse: Rediscovering Leadership
ISBN: 9781434336057 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a chronicle of my journey toward discovering what horses have to teach us about leadership and living in a community. We are at a time in our history in which the word "lead" has become the latest four-letter word. These days being a leader is seen as an all consuming, often thankless job. It was the love of a horse that inspired me to rediscover what leadership is really all about. As you read this book, you will be taken on a very personal journey by many gifted horse teachers who invite you to rediscover what the word "lead" means to you.
This book is a chronicle of my journey toward discovering what horses have to teach us about leadership and living in a community. We are at a time in...
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124,38 |
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The USDF Guide to Dressage: The Official Guide of the United States Dressage Foundation
ISBN: 9781580175296 / Angielski / Twarda / 339 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whatever your primary equestrian discipline, dressage is an ideal way for you to increase your riding awareness and enhance your relationship with your horse. Providing an overview of basic techniques and a series of helpful training exercises, Jennifer O. Bryant stresses the tenets of harmonious communication between horse and rider as she guides you through the graceful movements of dressage. With suggestions on how to find qualified instructors and information on necessary equipment, this comprehensive guide will inspire you to explore this exciting and rewarding world. Whatever your primary equestrian discipline, dressage is an ideal way for you to increase your riding awareness and enhance your relationship with ... |
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175,71 |
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The Horse Conformation Handbook
ISBN: 9781580175586 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horses with good conformation move fluidly, experience less wear and tear on joints, and are more apt to stay fit. Explaining how conformation relates to structure and function, Heather Smith Thomas shows you how to identify a horse's desirable attributes and potential faults. You'll learn to train your eye to see past an animal's physical beauty and recognize proper balance, leg angles, and height as you confidently select horses that have superior durability, trainability, and athletic potential.
Horses with good conformation move fluidly, experience less wear and tear on joints, and are more apt to stay fit. Explaining how conformation relates...
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Bridle Paths: Europe's Most Famous Equestrian Explorer Rides Through England
ISBN: 9781590480137 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What does the world's most famous equestrian explorer do when he comes home to England after making a 10,000 mile ride from Argentina to Washington, DC? He writes a best-selling book about his adventures, "Tschiffely's Ride," then sets off on a new horse to explore rural 1930s Britain. Through the ancient New Forest, over the lonely mountains of Wales, and across the rugged landscape of Scotland, the renowned author investigated the nooks and crannies of this island kingdom. Mounted on his gentle Cob mare, Violet, Tschiffely details the last roving adventure of its kind. "Bridle Paths" is a...
What does the world's most famous equestrian explorer do when he comes home to England after making a 10,000 mile ride from Argentina to Washington, D...
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Through the Highlands of Shropshire on Horseback
ISBN: 9781590480380 / Angielski / Miękka / 265 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma. How to best explore her beloved English countryside? A motor car was denounced for its lack of involvement with the landscape. The bicycle, a "useful vehicle," was nonetheless ruled out as it restricted the traveler to much the same view afforded from a car. Plus walking allowed only a limited degree of rural investigation. It seemed logical therefore to set out on horseback What better way to do justice to the glorious "Highlands of Shropshire" or experience a sense of wild freedom than from the back of a saddle? A picturesque... It was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma. How to best explore her beloved English countryside? A motor car was denounced for its la... |
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Across the Roof of the World: Equestrian Adventures in the Karakoram Mountains During the Second World War
ISBN: 9781590480403 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wilfred Skrede was nineteen in 1941 when the Nazis occupied his homeland of Norway. Determined to reach a training camp of the free Norwegian Air Force located in Toronto, Canada, the daring young man set off across Russia, Siberia, China, Turkestan and India before finally reaching his destination in far away North America, more than one year later. After the war Skrede wrote about this amazing journey describing in "Across the Roof of the World " how he made his way along the tracks of Genghis Khan's hordes, followed the silk caravans from China, crossed the high mountains of Central Asia,...
Wilfred Skrede was nineteen in 1941 when the Nazis occupied his homeland of Norway. Determined to reach a training camp of the free Norwegian Air Forc...
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Saddles East: Horseback Over the Old Oregon Trail
ISBN: 9781590480427 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A great many equestrian travelers could say they were inspired to take to the saddle because of the exploits of someone who rode before them. However John Beard is the only horseback traveler whose journey can be directly linked to the influence of the famous Buffalo Bill Cody. Beard determined as a child that he wanted to see the Wild West from the back of a horse after a visit to Cody's legendary Wild West show. Yet it was to be more than sixty years after seeing the flamboyant American showman before Beard, and his wife Lulu, finally mounted their dreams. Setting off on a matched pair of...
A great many equestrian travelers could say they were inspired to take to the saddle because of the exploits of someone who rode before them. However ...
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Tschiffely's Ritt - Vom Kreuz des Südens zum Polarstern
ISBN: 9781590482032 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Niemand, der sie ansah, war sich bewusst, da dies ein Held und seine zwei Pferde waren. Stattdessen verspottete die Lokalzeitung den jungen Mann als "einen Irren, der vorhat, quer durchs Land nach New York zu reiten." Wir schrieben das Jahr 1925. Der Ort: Buenos Aires, Argentinien. Ein junger Weitreiter namens Aime Tschiffely war dabei, in die Geschichte des Wanderreitens einzugehen. Neben ihm seine zwei treuen Criollopferde, Mancha und Gato. Ihr unglaubliches Vorhaben bestand darin, uber zehntausend Meilen von Buenos Aires nach New York zu reiten. Niemand hatte jemals solch einen Ritt...
Niemand, der sie ansah, war sich bewusst, da dies ein Held und seine zwei Pferde waren. Stattdessen verspottete die Lokalzeitung den jungen Mann als "...
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Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders: A Year Inside the Professional Bull Riders Tour
ISBN: 9781594865220 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders, award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the Professional Bull Riders tour to witness the death-defying confrontation between man and beast that has made bull riding the fastest growing sport in the world. Success in this sport is measured in seconds-staying on a bull for 8 seconds without getting tossed is likely to secure the rider a big score. Josh Peter captures the high drama of the sport and introduces readers to a culture that's rife with colorful characters: courageous riders, scouts, breeders,...
In Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies, & Bull Riders, award-winning sports journalist Josh Peter takes readers along on the Professional Bull Rider...
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Mounted Archery in the Americas
ISBN: 9781590482629 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This fascinating and amply illustrated book charts the history of mounted archery from its ancient roots on the steppes of Eurasia thousands of years ago to its current resurgence in popularity in the Americas. It also provides the reader with up-to-the-minute practical information gleaned from a unique team of the world's leading experts. Mounted archery is shooting the bow and arrow from horseback at the canter and after a century and a half of neglect on the Great Plains of North America, interest in this thrilling activity is rapidly spreading from the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of...
This fascinating and amply illustrated book charts the history of mounted archery from its ancient roots on the steppes of Eurasia thousands of years ...
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The Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship
ISBN: 9781434355454 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "
NEW for 2016 Version 3 of the companion materials to the Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship, previously distributed on CD, is now available on a FLASH DRIVE. See details below. ***PLEASE NOTE: AuthorHouse does not handle distribution of the flash drive. Please use the order form on Page 83 of the Manual or e-mail me confirmation of purchase at sensei@horsensei.com. The the order form says ""CD,"" however, you will receive the new flash drive.*** What has become of the doctor-patient relationship in the era of managed care and Internet prescribing? How does the electronic... "
NEW for 2016 Version 3 of the companion materials to the Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship, previously distributed on CD, is now available on... |
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Horse Nutrition and Feeding
ISBN: 9780632050161 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horses have been taken from their natural environment and enclosed in paddocks and stables, dramatically changing both life-style and feeding habits. Feeding time has been greatly reduced and cereal and protein concentrates introduced into the diet. As a result, horses are prone to many problems associated with feeding.
This book clearly explains the science of nutrition and combines this with the art of feeding to encourage an understanding of how to feed horses to keep them healthy, and allow them to reach their full performance potential. This new edition - the first since 1992 - has... Horses have been taken from their natural environment and enclosed in paddocks and stables, dramatically changing both life-style and feeding habits. ...
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The Course Companion for the BHS Preliminary Teaching Test
ISBN: 9780851316857 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by a BHS examiner, this examination guide covers the BHS Preliminary Teaching Test, which candidates need to pass before they complete their BHSAI. The book covers the whole test, from the qualities of a good instructor, through the lunge lesson, the private lesson, and the group lesson, to the instructional hack and stable management training.
Written by a BHS examiner, this examination guide covers the BHS Preliminary Teaching Test, which candidates need to pass before they complete their B...
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Horse Behaviour Explained: Origins, Treatment and Prevention of Problems
ISBN: 9781840760378 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A general guide to understanding horse behaviour, how the horse learns and how horse handlers can adjust their behaviour to avoid creating anxiety in the horse. The central theme of this book is prevention or cure of undesirable behaviour through understanding.
A general guide to understanding horse behaviour, how the horse learns and how horse handlers can adjust their behaviour to avoid creating anxiety in ...
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872,61 |
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Art of Taming Horses; With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Ti
ISBN: 9781409783718 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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