Equestrian Horse

In The Horse God Built, best-selling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for - groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else.

In Barn A, respect isn’t given—it’s negotiated. Morris Magnifico may be a small Shetland pony, but he runs his barn like a seasoned mob boss. His crew depends on him to keep the feed premium, the water fresh, and the stable hands honest. When management suddenly swaps their champion-quality pellets for cheap Budget Bran, Morris knows exactly what it is: an insult. And insults demand payback. Then Morris discovers Johnny Quincy—a terrified human gambler hiding in the hayloft with a brain built for numbers and odds. Together they form the most unlikely partnership the racetrack has ...

A revolutionary approach to the techniques of working with horses, by a renowned instructor. In Horses Never Lie, renowned horse trainer Mark Rashid challenges the conventional wisdom of "alpha leadership" and teaches the listener to become a "passive leader" - a counterpart to the kind of horse other members of a herd choose to associate with and to follow. Applying Rashid’s principles and techniques helps cultivate horse personalities that are responsive and dependable regardless of the rider.

“When you ask your horse to do something it should be his idea he wants to do it, he likes to do it, he understands how to do it, and he does it.” These words are typical of the way Ray Hunt expresses his philosophy of the ideal relationship between man and horse.

In Belle Rive, talent is admired right up until it threatens the wrong people. Liza Bennet has fought for every inch of ground she’s won in the dressage world. At Briar Glen Stables, nothing is inherited, nothing is polished for show, and every ribbon has to be earned the hard way. So when her brilliant ride turns heads at an elite competition, Liza should be celebrating. Instead, one cutting remark from the cold, impossibly controlled Fitz Darcy turns her triumph into humiliation. He sees her as raw talent without proper refinement. She sees him as everything rotten about old money, old ...

Horses of The Aga khan Dynasty is an exploration of the history, tradition, and legacy of the Aga Khan family. Mapping their history from Aga Khan I to the current Aga Khan IV and his eldest child, Princess Zahra, we discover not only insights about equestrian sports, horse breeding, and rearing, but learn why a family has been able to consistently produce excellent horses. This book is not simply about horse racing and its tradition, but it is a look into how thorough understanding has both revolutionized and evolved a simple sport into a careful study.

Riding horses is hard enough as it is... without bears, wolves, quicksand, steep mountain paths, downpours, men... and getting banned from an entire country. WARNING: May Induce a Severe Case of Wanderlust & a Bad Case of "Riding off into the Horizon and Never Returning..." This Award-Winning Series features countless true stories of inspirational heroines traveling the globe on horseback. Begin the exciting and inspirational equestrian series now! You'll... Long ride with toddlers across South America. Face new challenges while going "bush" in New Zealand. Knock on strangers doors in ...

The popular and highly respected horse trainer Mark Rashid brings together Western and Eastern philosophies to demonstrate a seamless new incarnation of horse training. After years of helping "difficult" horses, Mark Rashid understands how to build the foundation of a horse's training and resolve any problems encountered along the way.

I didn’t come here for her. But now that I’ve seen her, she’s mine. I took this job to disappear. No title. No expectations. Just horses, hard work, and peace. But the moment I see Lady Abigail Lucas, proud, untouchable. I know I’m in trouble. Not because she’s my employer’s sister. Not because I’m lying about who I am. But because something in me recognizes her. She wants nothing to do with me. Keeps her distance. Hides behind sharp words and silence. But I’ve trained wild stallions. I know what it means when a creature’s been wounded. And I know how to earn their trust. ...

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After everything she’s suffered—and everyone she’s lost—Mia Ledger wants nothing more than peace. She spends her days teaching riding lessons and raising horses on her quiet Montana ranch. But when she steps in to stop a kidnapping that echoes her own haunted past, she paints a target on her back. The crime syndicate behind the attack sends enforcers to settle the score. When Mia returns home to find her barn burning and her horses slaughtered, she fights back with the fury of someone who’s got nothing left to lose.

Many horse trainers, even those who espouse the so-called natural horsemanship approach, take the position that horses who fail to obey a human's request are doing so as much out of perversity as ignorance. That's not Mark Rashid's view. In his words, "If we understand that horses can't separate the way they feel from the way they act, then we can start to see that unwanted behavior isn't bad behavior at all. More times than not, it's just the horse expressing the way he feels at that particular moment in time....

She earned her place. Now someone wants to rewrite the rules. Paloma Reyes didn’t buy her way into elite dressage—she worked for it. Five-thirty mornings. Sore muscles. A plain bay Appendix Quarter Horse no one thought belonged in a luxury barn built on imported bloodlines and six-figure horses. At Étoile Équestre, excellence is everything—and Paloma has finally proven she belongs. Then he arrives. Kristjan Vandenberg: a charismatic European trainer with Olympic credentials, a massive social media following, and a polished philosophy built on quick results and expensive horses. The ...

At Harper Haven Horse Sanctuary, Riley Harper has built a refuge for the broken, the discarded, and the dangerous miracles no one else will fight for. High fences. Endless vigilance. Horses worth killing for. When a poisoned colt is found dying beside a deliberately cut fence, Riley knows this wasn’t vandalism—it was a message. What begins as a targeted attack on her sanctuary quickly escalates into something far darker: an international syndicate trafficking elite horses, laundering fortunes through insurance fraud, doping scandals, and silent disappearances. These aren’t amateurs. ...

GOLD MEDAL WINNER — GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS 2024 (Contemporary Fiction) — HORSE LOVERS’ SENSATION! A broken horse. A man who refuses to give up. A bond that could save them both. Can one man reach a horse consumed by fear? After a devastating fire destroys a horse ranch, Poseidon, a once-brilliant show jumping colt, is left injured, traumatized, and dangerously aggressive. When he begins attacking anyone who approaches, the veterinarian delivers a harsh verdict: euthanasia. But Axel, a painter with a rare gift for understanding horses who grew up on his grandparents’ stud farm, sees ...

His winning percentage was well above Jordan’s shooting average or Woods’s domination of golf tournaments. And he sold products and drew spectators like no one had ever done. He was hands down the most famous athlete in America’s most popular spectator sport, and exactly one hundred years ago you would have been hard pressed to find anybody in the country who didn’t know his name. He was Dan Patch, and he was a racehorse.

Some rivalries are born in the arena. Others are sharpened into weapons. Elizabeth Bennet has spent her life fighting for every inch of ground in a dressage world ruled by money, pedigree, and old names that open doors before a horse ever sets hoof in the ring. She has talent, grit, and a horse she believes in. What she does not have is patience for Fitzwilliam Darcy—cold, infuriatingly controlled, and heir to a dynasty that has everything her family lost. Darcy sees Elizabeth as reckless, brilliant, and dangerously disruptive to a system already strained by scandal. Elizabeth sees Darcy ...

Monty Roberts' father, a traditional horse trainer, had taught his son to dominate a horse in order to "break" it. But when he was 13, Monty made a discovery that changed his life. As he watched a mare tame a rebellious colt, Monty saw that she was speaking to it through eye and body movements. Astonished, Monty realized that he could train horses by using their language, speaking to them in ways that would form trust and understanding. Developing techniques based on what he learned from the horses around him, Monty embarked on a remarkable career - one that would bring him international fame as the real Horse Whisperer.

“Discover How To Start Colts, Train Horses and Learn Riding Skills By Following Simple Step-By-Step Goals and Riding Exercises" Starting with foals days old and training through over two years, here’s a training manual that will help you create a well-mannered colt that is safe, respectful, well-trained and a joy to ride. Learn how to CORRECTLY start and finish your colt from the halter through saddling and reining. If you have a foal on the way, one on the ground or have a colt that you need to train, then read carefully…this information will provide you with the knowledge and skills...

In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human and horse perspectives. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—help to illustrate the principles.