Classic Horse Stories; Fourteen Timeless Horse Tales

by Editedy by Steven D. Price

• ISBN13: 9781585747184
• ISBN10: 1585747181
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

Our relationship and fascination with horses have been evident in every civilization and throughout recorded history. No better proof can be found than in literature, in the stories and poetry that capture the endless variety of partnerships between horses and riders. Classic Horse Stories is a compilation of the best of these works. A perfect gift for riders, writers, or literary buffs, Classic horse Stories is an essential collection of some of the most compelling stories ever written on the subject of horses. (4 1/2 x 7 1/4, 288 pages)Steven D. Price is the author of fourteen books on equestrian subjects, including the best- selling The Whole Horse Catalog. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Chronicle of the Horse, Practical Horseman, and America's Horse. He lives in New York City and rides whenever he can.

Author Biography

Steven D. Price is the author of fourteen books on equestrian subjects. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Chronicle of the Horse, Practical Horseman, and America's Horse. He lives in New York City and rides whenever he can

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
"My Breaking In" from Black Beauty	p. 7
The Horse of Hurricane Reef	p. 13
The Round-Up	p. 41
Esme	p. 65
The Geebung Polo Club	p. 75
Roughing It	p. 79
"The Man Who Hunts and Doesn't Like It" from Hunting Sketches	p. 83
"The Grand National" from National Velvet	p. 93
Blue Murder	p. 99
"The Colonel's Cup" from Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man	p. 135
Sensations of a Cavalry Charge	p. 153
"Philippa's First Hunt" from Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.	p. 167
The Chimaera	p. 195
Strider--The Story of a Horse	p. 211
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