On Horseback Selected Journalism

Name: On Horseback Selected Journalism
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ISBN: 9780002572156

ISBN-10: 000257215X

ISBN-13: 9780002572156

Edition: 2000

Authors: Simon Barnes

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On Horseback celebrates the magic of horses, the wild spirit they embody and the relationship between human and horse. It explores the joys and tribulations of being involved with horses, covering the whole spectrum of the horsey world.

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication date: 12/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.45" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.100

Foreword
Introduction
Horse-whispering (part one)	p. 1
A morning with Venetia	p. 6
Mark Phillips, my teacher	p. 11
The voice: Sir Peter O'Sullevan	p. 16
A leg-up on Desert Orchid	p. 21
Circle of folly	p. 26
Learning to be Lester	p. 31
On the cutting edge with Martin Pipe	p. 36
A brief guide to breeding a champion	p. 41
Stable lads: a race of heroes	p. 51
Mark Todd: the best ever	p. 59
Why fillies are politically incorrect	p. 64
No one likes us, we don't care	p. 69
Sheikh Mo (part one)	p. 74
A gallop with a racing dynasty	p. 82
The ride of a lifetime	p. 87
A spot of mindless violence	p. 92
Riding side-saddle	p. 95
A day at Pony Club camp	p. 100
Peta Beckett (part one)	p. 103
The pig-cart horse	p. 110
Supervising my string on Newmarket Heath	p. 115
Carl Hester: a brush with perfection	p. 120
Dressage for the blind	p. 125
Betting: Barney Curley (and me)	p. 130
The greatest show-jumper ever	p. 138
One Man: the reasons why	p. 143
Sheikh Mo (part two)	p. 148
A triumph	p. 153
A victory	p. 158
Horse-whispering (part two)	p. 163
'Four-in-hand' Barnes	p. 172
There but for the grace of God ...	p. 177
An afternoon as a champion	p. 185
Just like Clint	p. 190
Wisdom and folly	p. 195
How to be a prodigy	p. 200
On Watership Down	p. 205
Riding the dressage camels	p. 210
Starting afresh	p. 215
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