The Gigantic Book of Horse WisdomThomas Meagher Skyhorse Publishing Inc., 2007 M11 17 - 800 pages Can you recall the first time you rode a horse or galloped down an empty beach? The first time you heard the knowing “neigh” as the saddle shifted on the proud stallion’s back? Bring back those wonderful memories with this enormous 800-page anthology. Featuring personal insights from some of the world’s foremost equestrian writers, including Anna Sewell, Nicholas Evans, Cormac McCarthy, and others, it will surely pull the heartstrings of serious jockeys and casual riders alike. Traveling from the open plains to the cattle ranches of the beauteous Midwest, from the quiet seclusion of small town America to the clamor of New York, this special volume reminds us of all the little bits of wisdom we can learn from our equestrian friends. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
Contents
We Turn to Horses Some Opening Observations | 1 |
Hoofprints on the Heart For the Love of Horses | 11 |
Ages of the Horse Horse through History | 71 |
Horse Power Great Horses | 111 |
Horselaughs The Humorous Horse | 141 |
My Kingdom for a Horse The Horse in Literature Including a Shakespearean Interlude | 195 |
The Horse Is Never Wrong Philosophies of Horsemanship | 341 |
And Theyre Off At the Track and On the Track | 447 |
They Dont Call It Sitting On Riding | 567 |
Horse Sense On Training Taming Schooling Breaking Gentling and the Like | 679 |
Boot Saddle to Horse and Away Some Closing Observations | 765 |
Those Quoted | 773 |
Common terms and phrases
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