Never Say Die and Lester Piggott’s historic win started a horse racing revolution
Never Say Die’s story is not only the story of a horse and a race, it is also about his connections to industry, religion and pop music.
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Reviews
Reviews and information on products and books of interest to equestrians.
Arabian horse novel Prince Ali free to read online
The first 15 chapters of a book about an arabian horse named Prince Ali are available to read for free on the Readers & Writers Book Club.
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The art of the farrier showcased in new photographic book
“The Farrier” is the “culmination of a 10-year project with one purpose: to share joy and pride for the craft of farriery”.
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Christmas gift ideas for the equestrian with everything
Got a hard-to-buy-for equestrian in your life? Here’s some inspiration to help this festive season.
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Dr Seuss’s unreleased horse manuscript to be published
The latest work, the manuscript of which was found in the late author’s Californian home, is titled Dr Seuss’s Horse Museum.
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Horses, historians, and early modern England
Two new volumes offer an insight into Britain’s social history through horse racing and the breeding ventures of a famous aristocratic.
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Military equitation still informs the modern rider
Combined volume offers new insights into 18th-century equitation and its timeless application.
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The Franco-German (dressage) war
French and German master equestrians clashed in mid to late-century over the proper theory and practice of dressage and equitation, particularly as they pertained to the training of military horses and riders.
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Equines and the Empire: British war horses revealed
Both “Real War Horses: The Experiences of the British Cavalry, 1814-1914” and “Horses in the British Army, 1750-1950” add value to the critical literatures on cavalry and warhorses.
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An amazing life: The real story behind equine charity founder Dorothy Brooke
From Scotland to Egypt, Dorothy Brooke rescued some 5000 WW1 horses from a life of misery and poor care.
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Luck of the Irish as Patrick Hogan’s racing success story continues
Revised edition of 2007 best seller updates the story of Patrick Hogan and Cambridge Stud.
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The rise and fall of Peter Moody: Black Caviar’s trainer tells all
Peter Moody tells all about his life in the racing industry – the good times and the bad.
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Revisiting equestrian classics: Outdoor Baucherists
General François Faverot de Kerbrech’s “Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse” (1891), with “Dressage of the Outdoor Horse” (1907), and Étienne Beudant’s “Horse Training, Outdoor and High School”.
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Ghosts on the Great Plains: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, and the battle for Standing Rock
The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West – Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull – told through their time in Cody’s Wild West show in the 1880s.
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Still helping horses after 140 years: Rare “Black Beauty” edition for auction
A 1915 edition of the classic horse book is being auctioned to raise funds for Redwings.
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New volume honors renowned Australian horse trainer’s legacy
Legacy of legendary horseman Tom Roberts recognised in new book by Andrew McLean and Nicki Stuart.
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Recognising a pioneer of Australia’s equestrian success
Associate Professor Kirrilly Thompson looks at the new book about legendary horse trainer Tom Roberts.
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Posthumous Santini: Horseman’s Dictionary and Caprilli Papers
The latest in the Santini series features two posthumous works from the man known as Caprilli’s “intermediary and interpreter”.
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Picturing horses in the Great War
“Horses of the Great War” offers a very engaging and edifying overview essay to non-specialist readers interested in horses, modern warfare, or art depicting them.
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Santini’s first foray: Riding Reflections
In the opening chapter, Santini briefly invokes Caprilli as the founder of a system of horsemanship based on “the principles that a horse should be interfered with as little as possible.”
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