Animal Sports

The true tale of a voyage that broke a man down and built him back up, with the help of one special horse. At 37 Jesse McNeil - at times carpenter, commercial fisherman, dabbler in real estate - decided to buy an untrained horse, make himself into a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739327620Author Lynn MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Coxstone PressPublisher Coxstone Press

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

Horseracing happens literally every day of the year - which is why unique and unusual events are almost commonplace in the Sport of Kings, Queens and commoners, even when that day in designed to fool you - as many felt was the case when, on 1 April 1929,...

If you enjoyed The Racing Post Quiz Book by Mart Matthews, published in 2019, you are sure to appreciate this follow-up to the hugely popular first volume. The author has delved deep into the archives of the horseracing world to come up with another 1000...

Steve Cauthen commenced his 14-year 'English Odyssey' in April 1979. The erstwhile 'Kentucky Kid' had taken American racing by storm. A champion jockey at 17 and a Triple Crown winner at 18, the teenage prodigy became a bona fide celebrity but a slump of...

A no-holds-barred story of what it takes to reach the top, and stay there, in the world's most dangerous sport - three day eventing.At the age of forty-seven Mary King won a Team Bronze at the Beijing Olympics. In the two 'Cavaliers' - 'Call Again...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929164608Author Deb BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Primedia Enthusiast PublicationsPublisher Primedia Enthusiast PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Enable is a modern day racing heroine, a Queen of the Turf, and she has stirred the emotions of racing fans like few before her. She has won 11 Group Ones to date including the Epsom Oaks, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes three times, the...

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardIn 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in...

There are still many unknowns in the breeding of Thoroughbreds, but the international research coalition known as the Equine Genome Project is facilitating many new exciting discoveries. Dr Matthew Binns is a leader of the project, an enterprise set up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395701324Author Andrew BeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 257gDimensions(mm)...

Just as life in Britain generally changed dramatically during the 1960s, so did London Transport's buses and their operations. Most striking was the abandonment of London's trolleybuses, once the world's biggest system, and their replacement by...

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'Poignant and compelling, an equine Bridget Jones.' Racing PostBeing a stable lass is probably one of the hardest jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma Hogg it is the most rewarding. She works in the beautiful Yorkshire market town of Middleham and if...

Every horse, no matter in what discipline it is ridden, will benefit from working with cavalletti. For Olympic champion Ingrid Klimke, riding over cavalletti is key to success. Cavalletti training improves the horse's basic gaits, develops rhythm,...

Understanding your horse's behavior is an essential aspect of creating a mutual bond of trust, respect, and friendship. In a handy question-and-answer format, Dr. Jessica Jahiel explains the language and logic of how horses learn and communicate,...

Lungeing and Long-Reining, published in association with The British Horse Society, is a step-by-step guide to training, exercising and suppling horses from the ground, written by Britain's leading exponent of the art. The book begins with advice on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590567142Author Christine A. DorchakFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Lantern Books,USPublisher Lantern Books,US

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873674765Author Jeremy JamesFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 750gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

'A horseride through Tuscany, charming characters, a rustic farmhouse and love in the air' FIVE STARS'With the backdrop of the Tuscan countryside the characters come alive with a lively and well crafted plot' FIVE STARS'A lovely story about the...

Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it. His autobiography has been fully updated...

Jockey Pat Vincent has ambitions to become a wealthy sporting hero. But he knows his dreams will never be fulfilled so he's devised a brilliant new scam which, if he doesn't get caught, is guaranteed to make him rich. Pat's girlfriend Zoe is starting her...

Accomplished coach Islay Auty explains how to develop your teaching technique to bring out the best in your pupils, be they top-flight competitors or recreational riders. The text explains how modern coaching techniques can be applied to equestrian sport...

The #1 YA best-seller that went viral.Beth has it all: a grammar school education, a stay at home mother who dotes on her, a father who works hard on his own business, and a little sister who adores her. But when an older man takes an interest in her,...

Good nutrition is essential for a strong and healthy horse. Here are in-depth explorations on the benefits of additives and herbal supplements inform Worth's dietary approach toward treating common health problems that include colic, cribbing, Cushing...

Eventing Explained is a unique, all round view of how to start eventing for riders of all ages wanting to compete in their first affiliated Horse Trials. Packed with top tips and exercises for riders in all three phases, it is an ideal aid for parents or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345521095Author Elizabeth LettsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm)...

BHS Riding Out has been written primarily for people who work, or are thinking of working, in roles that include leading or escorting rides from licensed riding schools, trekking centres, horse hotels and similar establishments. It is recommended reading...

Every movement of the rider's body starts in the brain. In these pages, Olympic competitor and coach Marc Noelke explains how to direct the specific areas of the brain that control stability, sense of rhythm, precision of movement, breathing, and vision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578602462Author Debbie SteglicFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Perigan PressPublisher Perigan PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Every horse person strives to grow in ability and understanding over time whether in the saddle, on the ground, or in the stable; whether in ways that are small or those that are significant. This effort, when done right, lasts a lifetime, and along the...

Punters have never had it so good. In a world of rapidly progressive technology and ever-changing ways to bet, the days of punting solely in the betting shop and on the racecourse are long gone. Since the invention of Betfair in 2000 and the mass move...

"I never can resist a touch of the dramatic." The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is now best remembered for its concluding story in which the great detective appears to plunge to his death into the waters at the bottom of the Reichenbach Falls, locked in...

Internationally renowned Master and huntsman Hugh J. Robards, MFH engagingly informs foxhunters, new or experienced, how to more fully absorb the drama of the hunt. What is the huntsman doing? Why does he do that? What about the whippers-in? The Field...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781292404271Author Paul ClowreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Pearson Education LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams)...

Mike Tucker was born into a life of farming and horses. His passion and hard work enabled him to progress from international groom to successful international event rider, top level Eventing official and television commentator. The pinnacle of Mike's...

In athletics as in architecture, form follows function, and nowhere is that truth more important than in equestrian sports. The better a horse's conformation (how the animal measures up to, or "conforms," to the ideal standards of its breed or type), the...

For decades Peter O'Sullevan was one of the iconic sports commentators, providing the sound track for half a century of horseracing as he called home such legends of the sport as Arkle, Nijinsky, Red Rum and Desert Orchid. His rapid-fire commentary...

Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and thirty...