The Gigantic Book of Horse Wisdom

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Thomas Meagher
Skyhorse Publishing Inc., 2007 M11 17 - 800 páginas
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.

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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
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Thomas Meagher and his horse Koda live on a sheep farm in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Buck Brannaman is known worldwide for his ability to communicate with and train horses through the use of gentle respect, understanding, and trust. He is a real-life horse whisperer, and is the inspiration for Robert Redford s character in the film The Horse Whisperer. Although he spends a great deal of time traveling to hold clinics across the country, he is based in Santa Ynez, California.

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