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March
2003 features
books and links about
Horses |
Non-fiction
- Basic training of the young horse
by Reiner Klimke translated by Sigrid Young
- Beginning English exercises
by Cherry Hill
- Beginning
Western exercises by Cherry Hill
- Breaking
your horse's bad habits by W. Dayton Sumner
- Centered riding
by by Sally Swift
- Centered riding 2: further exploration
by Sally Swift
- Cross-train your
horse: book one, simple dressage for every horse, every sport
by Jane Savoie
- Getting the most from riding lessons
by Mike Smith
- Horse handling & grooming : a step-by-step photographic guide to mastering over 100 horsekeeping
skills by Cherry Hill
- Horse
health care by Cherry Hill
- Horse housing : how to plan, build, and remodel barns and sheds
by Richard Klimesh and Cherry Hill
- Horse owner's veterinary handbook
by James M. Giffin and Tom Gore
- Horses and horsemanship by M.E. Ensminger
- Horses, mules, and ponies, and how to keep them : practical hints for horse-keepers
by Henry William Herbert
- How your horse works
by Susan McBanNatural
- Longeing and long lining the English and Western horse: a total program
by Cherry Hill
- Nutrition and the feeding of horses
by Beth Maloney
- Trailering your horse : a visual guide to safe training and traveling
by Cherry Hill
- Training for trail horse classes
by Laurie Truskauskas
- Training the young horse: schooling for success
by Pippa Funnell
- The United States Pony Club manual of horsemanship : basics for beginners/D level
written and illustrated by Susan E. Harris ; Ruth Ring Harvie, USPC
editor
- The United States Pony Club manual of horsemanship : intermediate horsemanship/C level written and illustrated by Susan E. Harris ; Ruth Ring Harvie, USPC
editor
- The United States Pony Club manual of horsemanship: advanced horsemanship, B/HA/A levels
written and illustrated by Susan E. Harris ; Ruth Ring Harvie, USPC
editor
- Veterinary notes for horse owners
by M. Horace Haye
Horse Fiction
reviewed by Betsy Dressler
The Horse Hunters
by Robert Newton Peck
This is the story of a horse hunt in the everglade of Florida.
The hunt is for a white stallion. The sense of atmosphere is
palpable - you will probably be swatting mosquitoes before you are
done. As it says on the jacket, "...tale of a horse who
becomes a legend and a boy who becomes a man."
Horse Heaven
by Jane Smiley
If you listen to Wisconsin Public Radio you are probably aware of
chapter-a-day. This book was one of the selections last
year. It is the story of a horse and a dog and of the people who
revolve around them. It is also a funny, sad portrait of the
world of the really, really rich. And because Jane Smiley is the
author, it is a philosophical treatise. There are horse races
and trips to Ireland and attacks by a very small but determined
dog. All in all it is a wonderful world to, for a time, to
become a part of.
Airs Above the Ground
by Mary Stuart
This is a tale of love and the Spanish Riding School and adventure and
really great writing. Ms. Stewart is a writer from the past who
is worth reading. Her style is cool and collected and
engrossing. There is a sense of immediacy and of danger just
around the corner.
The Reivers
by William Faulkner
It has been a long time since I read The Reivers and watched the movie
but both have a place in my heart. Now I am a sucker for horse
stories and horses and a sucker for really good writing - both can be
found in this book. As an introduction to the writing of
American's greatest author, it is swell. As a great story about people
and horses and people and horses together, it is even better.
"A mule ain't like a horse. When a horse gets a wrong
notion in his head, all you got to do is swap him another for it...A
mule.. can take two notions at the same time, a the way to change one
of them is to act like you believe he thought of it first."
So please enjoy Mr. Faulkner and his cast of characters.
Dick
Frances writes murder mysteries and they are all have to do with the
world of horse racing in Great Britain. It will come as no
surprise, when you have become enamored of his writing, to learn that
he was a jockey. Written about the world he knows so well, he is
capable of transmitting his passion on to those of us who only wish it
were our world. While all his books share a common theme, the
variety in murders, charcters, plots and settings will ensure that the
reader will not be bored nor grow too complacent in "figuring it
out".
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