Sports & Recreation : Equestrian

A plain-language medical guide for horse owners and trainers Painful and potentially debilitating tendon and ligament injuries are among the most common and serious physiological problems facing performance horses. Frustrating to deal with and difficult to diagnose, these injuries can be overcome, and permanent damage minimized, with proper treatment. This authoritative guide is an important resource for owners, trainers, and the ever-increasing number of first-time horse owners. In concise, accessible language, it provides the latest information on tendon and ligament injuries, discusses treatment options, and helps people monitor the recovery process. Linda B. Schultz, DVM, PhD (Sewanee, GA), grew up riding and showing quarter horses in Southern California. She is the former owner-operator of an equine medicine and surgery practice and has more than 14 years of veterinary experience. more...

Price: $19.99

Offers an introduction to the basics of jumping horses. This book helps riders aged 13 or over master the complex tasks in safely learning to jump with a logical, step-by-step progression, positive training methods, exercises, and photos and diagrams. more...

Price: $29.99

A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006: Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by six and a half lengths, the largest margin of victory in sixty years. Barbaro's impressive performance immediately stirred talk of a possible Triple Crown. But in the opening yards of the Preakness Stakes two weeks later, the horse suffered a catastrophic leg injury that ended his undefeated career and left him fighting for his life. Edgar Prado, a native of Peru and one of the world's top jockeys, rode Barbaro to glory and then stood beside him for months as the horse valiantly struggled to survive and millions of fans held their breath. Having ridden in more than twenty-five thousand races over the previous two decades, Prado thought he had been around too long to fall for any one horse, but Barbaro—intelligent, charismatic, and resourceful in sickness as well as in health—stole his heart. In My Guy Barbaro , Prado recounts his own story, a tale of grit and dreams that moves from his impoverished childhood in Lima, Peru, to the winner's circles of the greatest racetracks in the world, and memorably chronicles his emotional time with Barbaro before, during, and after the horse's breakdown. Their bond was special and immeasurable. With Prado still reeling from a wrenching personal loss, Barbaro lifted his spirits by giving him “the ride of a lifetime” in the Derby. When the tables turned and the horse needed support two weeks later, Prado was there, going out of his way to make a succession of visits to the New Bolton Center, the animal hospital in Pennsylvania where Barbaro underwent more than two dozen surgeries and was ultimately put down. Barbaro made worldwide headlines for eight months, and now Prado's poignant, clear-eyed narrative takes us where no reader has gone before—onto Barbaro's back in the heat of a race and into the intensive care suite where Barbaro's more...

Price: $19.95

Horseriding is a dangerous sport, horses are valuable animals and owners and riders need to be aware of all the legal pitfalls. This volume is a user-friendly, easily accessible book which sets out the essentials and avoids unnecessary details. more...

Price: $45.00

A 'behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, and shows how racing, betting and the bloodstock industry fit together. more...

Price: $20.00