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At Golden Hooves International, perfection isn’t just expected—it’s enforced. Edgar Bloom has made a career out of being invisible. Once a prodigy, now a barn manager, he keeps the world pristine, the horses calm, and his own past tightly locked away. He listens to horses—really listens—but never to himself. Until the most valuable stallion in the barn does the unthinkable. Zeus doesn’t bolt. He doesn’t panic. He decides. When the four-million-dollar dressage superstar calmly announces that his life is illogical—and vanishes overnight—Edgar becomes the scapegoat for a ...

It was a cold and foggy February night in 1983 when a group of armed thieves crept onto Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, to steal Shergar, one of the thoroughbred industry's most renowned stallions. The thieves demanded a hefty ransom for the safe return of one of the most valuable Thoroughbreds in the world, but the ransom was never paid and Shergar's remains have never been found.

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 rare horse. A dangerous patron. A secret worth killing for. Sofi Reyes has always understood horses better than people. Autistic, fiercely principled, and gifted with an uncanny ability to read fear where others see defiance, Sofi makes her living rehabilitating “problem” horses across the Texas Hill Country—one quiet breakthrough at a time. But when a powerful, wealthy breeder hires her to “fix” a rare and traumatized Akhal-Teke stallion, Sofi senses something is wrong from the moment she passes through the gates. The facility is immaculate. The money is staggering. And the ...

Year after year, climbers return to the world's most difficult mountains. At these places, even the most cautious climber is vulnerable to mistakes, bad weather, and bad luck, which often leads to death. This collection offers harrowing accounts of extreme mountaineering and its potentially fatal consequences.

Here is the first full story of the Queen's racing enthusiasms and the first authentic account of Her Majesty's personal experience as a racehorse owner and racegoer, told with the help of trainers, jockeys, and others. This exhilarating volume traces the early years of the Queen's racing story, from childhood horse-lover to ebullient racegoer and owner of one of the finest string of racehorses in the world.

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 30 challenging fences. The race has evolved over the years, but there is one constant: luck, or the lack of it. How fitting, then, that in 1839 the first winner was named Lottery.

A polo club. A dead billionaire. A horse framed for murder. When a ruthless oil tycoon is found trampled to death inside the elite New Orleans Equine Club, the police are eager to close the case fast. The suspect? A gentle groom with gambling debts. The weapon? A notoriously “dangerous” mare already condemned to die. But Sebastian Beaumont knows the truth. He talks to horses—and they never lie. With his sharp-tongued, aristocratically unimpressed equine partner Dapper Dan at his side, Sebastian plunges into a world of old money, political corruption, secret pipelines, and power plays ...

Ride at your best and unlock your full potential in any equestrian competition! Whether you’re aiming to excel in Dressage, Show Jumping, or Cross-Country Riding and Eventing, this book is your ultimate guide to perfecting the skill of preparation, both physically and mentally. Revamp your training routines, boost your confidence, and develop the mindset needed to perform like a champion! Have you ever experienced a situation at a horse show where you were not able to achieve your goals? Being successful in equestrian competition is about more than just skill and a bit of luck; it’s ...

Of all the things that a nation, or even an individual, need to survive a crisis, none is perhaps as necessary as hope. That feeling that somehow one can survive, win even, though the odds are stacked against them and the outlook is grim. Throughout its history, the United States has been blessed, often when most needed, with hope from a strange place.

At Château Équestre, situated in Lafayette, Louisiana, the horses talk. Unfortunately for the killer—they remember everything. Sebastian Beaumont is an elite dressage trainer with impeccable standards, a carefully curated life in Louisiana horse country, and one secret he never shares: he can hear horses think. Including Dapper Dan, his sharp-tongued Grand Prix partner, whose commentary is merciless, accurate, and rarely polite. When a powerful patron is found dead in her Mercedes after a glittering barn fundraiser, authorities are quick to rule it a heart attack. Sebastian knows better...

Confessions of a Timid Rider is a memoir detailing one woman's insights into being an anxiety-ridden but passionate equestrian. After returning to riding as a mother, she is determined to follow her dreams despite the fear she is somehow lacking in talent or ability. An in-depth look into the heart and head of a returning adult equestrian and mother, this message is not limited only to those with horse experience.

Paloma Reyes only wanted better training for her horse. She did not sign up for chandeliers in the barn, imported shavings, and a German trainer who terrorizes wealthy women before breakfast. When Paloma moves her honest, unfashionable Quarter Horse into Étoile Équestre—Houston’s most exclusive dressage barn—she finds herself surrounded by money, status, ambition, and riders chasing Olympic dreams with more credit cards than talent. At the center of it all stands Victoria Von Richthofen, known simply as VVR—a brilliant, brutal trainer who sells impossible dreams… and ...

Perfection has a body count. When equine journalist Mara Reed steps onto the manicured grounds of Blackwater Vale, she expects secrecy, money, and ruthless ambition. What she doesn’t expect are dead horses, missing bloodwork, and a silence so carefully curated it feels lethal. Once a rising star of the dressage world herself, Mara carries the scars of a catastrophic loss she never truly outran. Now, as elite horses begin vanishing from the roster—and one “sudden colic” death leaves behind too many unanswered questions—she realizes Blackwater Vale isn’t just hiding secrets. ...

At a refined Louisiana dressage barn, nothing is ever as stable as it looks. Behind polished boots, perfect half-passes, and immaculate white fences, reputations are fragile, loyalties are tested, and desire has a way of complicating everything. When a driven horsewoman finds herself caught between professional ambition and personal vulnerability, the barn becomes more than a place of training—it becomes a battleground. As rivalries sharpen and secrets surface, the line between partnership and betrayal begins to blur. The horses sense it first. The people follow soon after. In a world ...

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. ...

Laugh out loud as you hear about the author’s remarkable family and the legends of the rodeo world who illustrate life lessons.

The Great Match Race is a captivating account of America's first sports spectacle, a horse race that pitted North against South in three grueling heats. On a bright afternoon in May 1823, an unprecedented sixty thousand people showed up to watch two horses run the equivalent of nine Kentucky Derbys in a few hours' time. Eclipse was the majestic champion representing the North, and Henry, an equine arriviste, was the pride of the South.

Dive into a world where the elegance of dressage clashes with the cutting edge of science in Amy Simone's Dressage Divided, the thrilling third book in the Dressage Maverick Series!Clary Voss, inheritor of the prestigious Spurs of Grace, lives by the tenets of precision, control, and classical equestrian art, dedicated to her father's enduring legacy. But the serene calm of her meticulously crafted sanctuary is shattered by Ben Jackson's revolutionary proposal: to bring horse cloning technology to Spurs of Grace in partnership with Texas A&M.Imagine preserving champion bloodlines for ...

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 ...