Horses and humans have a long history together, from wild steppe to farm field to battlefield, from rodeo arena to backyard. In Horses, Jay Dusard and Thomas McGuane illuminate the special bond that grows between riders and mounts. Their book is a memorable collaboration between two masters: Dusard offers his insight in words as well as in his extraordinary photography, McGuane in a pair of essays.
Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.
American soldiers, aided by an Austrian colonel who was both an Olympian and a trainer of Lipizzaners, attempt to kidnap horses that had been taken by Nazis "for the glorification of the Third Reich" and smuggle them to safety.
Provides advice for training and bonding with horses, discussing how horses and humans communicate through body language, concepts of classic horsemanship, and holistic principles to use when handling horses.
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry (1948) ^^~This book tells the story of the Godolphin Arabian, a horse born in 1724. He's one of the three “founding sires” of the Thoroughbred breed—all Marguerite Henry once wrote that she was a ...
The true story of a detective, two bronze horses and the dictator who set the world on fire.
This book gave me insight into his overwhelming kindness, generosity, and spirit.” —SHARON A. CARR, Broadway producer, Pippin, Trip to Bountiful, Cinderella “If you love Elvis, if you love horses, (and I do love Elvis and I do love ...
Aged - this is what you call a horse that is more than nine years old already 2. Backyard horse - this is a kind of horse that does not live in a barn. Instead, it lives with its owner or master. 3.
Hundreds of thousands are abused, neglected, or abandoned by callous and irresponsible owners. Author Melanie Bowles takes some of these horses into her sanctuary called Proud Spirit.
As varied as the stories are, all share the same conclusion: “My horse saved my life.”
Evocatively written, interweaving the author’s growing understanding of horses and how we connect with them with his deeply personal experiences, Land of the Horses brings to life a young man’s transformation alongside the horses, ...