Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales

Name: Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales
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ISBN: 9781592280117

ISBN-10: 1592280110

ISBN-13: 9781592280117

Edition: 2004

Authors: Steven D. Price

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Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship. The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 5/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 257
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English



Introduction


Mr. T.'s Heart



The Lady Who Rides to Hounds



Pure Heart



Nona Garson



A Royal Rip-off at Kingdom Hill



Breakneck Hill



The Horse Whisperer



A Vote for Ta Wee



The Imperial Spanish Riding School



Sleeping Sickness



Tallyho and Tribulation



Why is it that Girls Love Horses?



Mustard-Pot, Matchmaker



Horses and Horsemen



All Horse Players Die Broke



Dreaming



Was There a Horse with Wings?



On Winning



Buster



All Things Bright and Beautiful



Tips on Horses



The Champion



School Horses



Horsefolk Are Different



The Diverting History of John Gilpin



Tip on a Lost Race



The Ponies Are Talking



Personals



Good Horse Keeping



Two Sisters



Acknowledgments