Showing titles in Equestrian Sports

Building a barrel horse and training program is essential to being competitive in the industry. You need to understand all aspects of this exciting sport to be able to train properly and set yourself up around each barrel. There are many components of riding a barrel horse, and in this series, we will be giving you all of the top tricks, tips, and training drills you need to become an expert barrel racer with time and practice to become a successful horseman or woman and execute your barrels.

The home run horse, the runner that makes your fortune and changes your life, can come from anywhere. This book will explore the quest for the superior thoroughbred, who takes up the search for a life-changing horse, and why they do it with limited success.

Verbundenheit, Intuition, Vertrauen: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl über die besondere Beziehung zu ihren Pferden. Jessica von Bredow-Werndl ist eine der besten Dressurreiterinnen der Welt, Pferde sind schon immer ein sehr wichtiger Teil ihres Lebens. Sie hat früh gelernt, die Pferde als Persönlichkeiten zu erkennen und anzunehmen, gemeinsam mit ihnen zu wachsen und von ihnen zu lernen.

"Strike a Long Trot" chronicles the distinguished early career of Linda Tellington-Jones, ranging from the 100-mile Tevis Cup Ride to Hunter Trials at Pebble Beach. As a brilliant educator at her Pacific Coast Equestrian Research Farm and School of Horsemanship, Linda shined. A destiny in Linda's early life was fulfilled when she was sought by a wealthy Hungarian countess to promote her Hungarian horses, once revered as the finest warhorses in Europe.

Racing horses is an amazing and thrilling experience. Whether you have a horse on a race track or around the barrels, there isn’t much that is more exciting! In this book, we will be discussing all the aspects of this challenging and awesome sport. Follow us as we walk through the history of barrel racing, conformation, and how to find your next champion. You will be a barrel racing expert by the end of this book. Learn exciting tips and tricks that will take your barrel racing to the next level. Look and feel confident in your horsemanship skills!

After nearly 130 years of trying, only 11 colts have swept the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes to earn the Triple Crown - the grand slam of Thoroughbred racing. These 11 were more than just magnificent Thoroughbreds - they were stars, and their stories are full of the drama, passion, and courage associated with stardom. These champions’ stories are found in The Most Glorious Crown, the most entertaining and comprehensive work on the Triple Crown winners ever assembled.

Ever wondered where you can watch cockroaches race for glory, or see grown men run with bottomless boats on a dry riverbed? Welcome to the wild, weird and wonderful world of Australia's outback festivals. Beyond the sunburnt plains and sprawling deserts lies a spirited culture of competition unlike any other on Earth. This is a land where communities gather to celebrate the unconventional, turning everyday objects and local critters into stars.

The story of one of racing's earliest dynasties, the historic Belair Stud, began with William Woodward's childhood memories of grand days at the racetrack, inspiring dreams of breeding a champion or two of his own. Woodward turned those dreams into reality, building Belair Stud on his family's Maryland estate, launching what would become the preeminent thoroughbred breeding and racing empire in America and chasing racing's biggest prizes in both the United States and England.

In this book, you will discover all of the knowledge you need to pick ropes, throw properly, problem-solve your tie-down roping issues, and gain a thorough understanding of the industry, along with historical information that built the sport as we know it today. This book will help you build the confidence to be able to pursue tie-down roping effectively and efficiently. You will be able to practice your rope throws and learn about the importance of your wrist and elbow angles.

In an era of spectacular thoroughbreds, Spectacular Bid was perhaps the most exalted racehorse of them all. In 1979, he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes—and transcended his sport on a run of 12 consecutive stakes victories—but his quest for the Triple Crown was lost with a third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes due to a series of bizarre events that have never been accurately reported. In The Fast Ride, Jack Gilden tells the story of what really happened that day the Bid lost the biggest race of his life.

Crafted for the beginner to the professional, everyone will be able to take skills, drills, and tactics from this book and become the horseman or woman they have always dreamt of being. Lessons from world-class barrel racers and an AQHA industry professional of 18 years guide you step-by-step in an easy-to-digest form. This book is like taking lessons without even being on your horse, then you can apply everything you have learned.

Broken: Tales of a Titanium Cowgirl shares the journey of Michelle Scully’s calamitous riding accident and devastating injury. It also provides a panorama of her path of deep personal discovery as she unexpectedly finds herself in a joyful journey of recovery. Love of horses commingles with a personal quest to improve her horsemanship to spur on her healing.

He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the "king of them all". But after a winless two-year-old season and a near-fatal illness, uncertainty clouded the start of Sir Barton's three-year-old season. Then his surprise victory in America's signature race, the Kentucky Derby, started him on the road to history, where he would go on to dominate the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, completing America's first Triple Crown.

Elenas Welt sind die Pferde. Mit ihren Eltern wohnt sie auf einem Gestüt. Zusammen mit Tim kümmert sie sich um ihr verletztes Pferd Fritzi, das ihr Vater schon aufgegeben hat. Niemand darf davon erfahren, denn Tims und ihre Familie sind verfeindet. Während sie um das Pferd kämpfen, decken...

Each year on the first Saturday in May, the world turns its attention to the twin spires of Churchill Downs for the high-stakes excitement of the "greatest two minutes in sports," the Kentucky Derby. No American sporting event can claim the history, tradition, or pageantry that the Kentucky Derby holds. For more than 130 years, spectators have been fascinated by the magnificent horses that run the Louisville track. Thoroughbreds such as Secretariat and Barbaro have earned instant international fame.

Rodeo is a dangerous and painful performance in which only the strongest and most skilled riders succeed. In the popular imagination, the western rodeo hero is often a stoic white man who embodies the toughness and independence of America’s frontier past. However, marginalized people have starred in rodeos since the very beginning. Cast out of popular western mythology and pushed to the fringes in everyday life, these cowboys and cowgirls found belonging and meaning at the rodeo, staking a claim to national inclusion.

Carleton Brooks and Traci Brooks share their decades of knowledge, expertise, and winning ways in their first book, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Carleton is a widely respected horseman, a large 'R' judge, and member of the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame, and Traci has spent more than 30 years developing horses and riders, guiding them to victory at the biggest shows in the country.

This wonderful 1980 horse racing classic never loses its luster or charm. Author Bill Barich explores the day-to-day internal world of horse racing - from the backside to the backstretch. This entertaining story of the lives and tribulations of various racetrack personalities is sure to extract every human emotion. The author's summer adventure after a family tragedy finds him living the life many diehard racing enthusiasts wish they could.

Beim Pferdeführerschein Umgang dreht sich alles um den artgerechten Umgang mit Pferden und ihre Pflege, von der Haltung über die Versorgung bis hin zum Führen unter Sicherheitsaspekten in praxisbezogenen Aufgabenstellungen. Denn nur wer Pferde in ihren ganz ursprünglichen Eigenschaften kennt und versteht, kann dafür sorgen, dass es ihnen gut geht. Dafür sind Grundwissen über Pferde und routinierte, sichere Handgriffe nötig.

Already struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of her husband, Sophie Bryant nearly loses her life whilst on duty as a paramedic. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Sophie retreats to the remote township of Hilsons Ridge. The tranquillity of the small community, discovering the secrets of her old farm's history, and an unexpected spark with vet, Zac, all help Sophie heal. Love, just like the past, waits for the right person to come along and unlock its secrets.