Animal Horse

Follow Charlie Bass and her horse Nobel Warrior’s journey in this classic, funny animal story collection written and read by Clare Balding.

In Winx, Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real stories behind the world's greatest racehorse.

Kieren Fallon was one of the world's greatest jockeys, but his career was littered with controversial incidents. Now, in his powerful and honest autobiography, he tells all. Unabridged audio read by Frank Grimes. British Champion Jockey six times - without terrifying injury and mental trauma it could have been many more - he won more than 2,250 races, including the Derby three times, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe twice, and more 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas (nine) than anyone else in the history of the sport.

Jockeys who earn a living race riding on racehorses are a remarkable group. They are fiercely competitive on the racecourse but enjoy a tribal kinship in the weighing room. This book celebrates these warriors on horseback, both old and new. The book takes a tour of Aintree's weighing room, tracks a day in the life of a Derby-winning jockey and investigates the twin challenges faced by jockeys: inevitable injuries and 24/7 weight management.

In The Winter Pony, Iain Lawrence pens the mesmerizing tale of a young white Siberian pony who escapes a group of cruel masters only to enter the company of Englishman Robert Falcon Scott. Joining Scott’s men and their race to the South Pole, the pony is soon given a name, James Pigg, as he and the rest embark on a thrilling race to reach the bottom of the world - a race in which not everyone will survive.

Tony (A. P.) McCoy has collected a record 20 consecutive jump jockey titles to date, and since 1992 he has ridden over 4,300 winners. This powerfully honest memoir looks at life at the very top in National Hunt racing - and beyond, discussing fatherhood, writing novels and his decision to retire while he's still a long way ahead. It is a definitive autobiography that is themed around A. P.'s 10 most important races: his first ride, first race, first fall, first win, greatest disappointment - and greatest triumph.

Barry Geraghty is an Irish horseracing legend. From his first win in 1997 he has gone on to ride almost 2,000 winners, making him the fourth most accomplished rider of all time. With more wins at Cheltenham than any other jockey riding today, he has worked with all the greats - Moscow Flyer, Kicking King, Monty’s Pass. But while they have retired, he has kept on going....

Die Vorgeschichte der "Ostwind"-Reihe - mit Ostwind als Fohlen. Die 14-jährige Tara trägt ein Geheimnis mit sich: Ungefiltert spürt sie die Gefühle der Pferde und ihr einziger Ausweg damit umzugehen, ist sich möglichst von ihnen fernzuhalten. Ihr großer Bruder Pedro, der seit dem Tod ihrer Eltern die Pferdezucht auf der Hacienda Monte Sabio weiterführt, ist deswegen auch überzeugt, dass Tara mit Pferden nichts anfangen kann. Alles ändert sich, als die vielversprechende Zuchtstute Calima aus Deutschland ankommt. Die Stute ist aber wild und störrisch und lässt niemanden in ihre Nähe.

Cloud is back at Riverdale, but a visit to the vet brings some unwelcome news for 11-year-old Poppy McKeever. Her beloved pony has broken a bone in his foot and may never be sound enough to ride. As she nurses him back to full strength a mysterious girl moves into the village. Hope Taylor's life hangs in the balance, and Poppy and her best friend Scarlett vow to do everything they can to give her a fighting chance.

Written nearly a century and a half ago, this book was the first major animal story in children’s literature, although the author had intended it for adults. Anna Sewell had been crippled at a young age, but could still drive a horse-drawn carriage. She often drove her father to the station to go to work and later picked him up to bring him home. During those times, she saw there was often inhumane treatment of horses and was inspired to write about it in order to, as she said, “To induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses.”

Auf dem Schwalbennesthof ist immer was los! Neue Tiere, spannende Aufgaben und wunderschöne Ausritte mit ihrer besten Freundin Fee - die 12-jährige Olivia kann sich über Langeweile nicht beklagen. Als die zuckersüßen Miniponys Wolke und Faxi ein neues Zuhause brauchen, sind die Bewohner des Hofes gleich Feuer und Flamme. Sie tun alles, damit sich die beiden schnell eingewöhnen. Doch andere Geschehnisse trüben den Frieden: Ein Mädchen, das zuvor noch um die Aufnahme ihres Pflegepferdes gebeten hatte, verschwindet mit dem Pony.

This collection includes a trio of holiday stories for the horse lovers in the family: One Frosty Christmas, The Great Pumpkin Ride, and A Filly Called Easter.

A farmer has a pony that is due to be shot, but with Lilly not even able to afford riding lessons it seems that rescuing it is impossible. Will she be able to solve two problems at once? What adventures could she have if she had her very own pocket-sized pony? And how could such a small pony even exist?

In this moving memoir, Maeve Birch explores the dynamics between traditional horse handling and her communications with horses, which often didn’t align with what she was taught. In the stories shared, human issues such as codependency, lack of boundaries, impatience, violence, and fear crop up again and again, shaping horse and human relationships. Standing in a Field With Horses provides a window into the mind, spirituality, and social undercurrents of a woman trapped between obedience and self-expression along with the horses

The story begins with Pegasus choosing three of his best pairs of beautiful white-winged horses from Olympus to come to Earth for a special purpose to become a new species that not even the Greek gods had seen or known before. They become the Earth unicorns, the Day unicorns, and the Night unicorns, and with their magic they will heal and protect the Earth after the dinosaurs' reign. The story then follows on about a special mare and her life that will change completely forever, as she has been chosen to be something even greater than the magnificent, magical unicorn she already is!

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.

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.

Travel to Romania, Morocco, Namibia, Italy, Greenland, and more as you embark on countless adventures on the saddle. In this book, you will journey along a future pipeline to try and stop it from being built. You’ll discover the Namibian Kalahari desert as you gallop alongside giraffes. And you’ll find yourself getting hired for a job as a trail guide, completely by accident. This heartwarming book is full of inspirational stories by a variety of authors who put their big-girl breeches on and traveled the world on horseback.

Stellas Adventskalender ist dieses Jahr eine Enttäuschung: nur mit Bildern hinter den Türchen! Und dann auch noch so unpassende: ein Pony, ein Pinguin, ein Lastwagen... Doch Tag für Tag entdeckt Stella mehr Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Adventskalender und dem Geheimnis um das aus einem Schaustellerbetrieb verschwundene Pony, und vielleicht, ganz vielleicht, wird in diesem Jahr ja doch ein ganz großer Weihnachtswunsch Wirklichkeit.

Die Oliveira Stables im bayerischen Waal sind eine einzigartige Ausbildungsstätte. Im Jahre 2015 geschaffen vom Écuyer Manuel Jorge de Oliveira und der Verlegerin Isabella Sonntag. Die Ausbildung von Mensch und Pferd in der Escola de equitação umfasst drei Jahre. Die Buchreihe "Vertikal 1-3" ist parallel zum Unterricht entstanden. Jedes dieser drei Bücher zeichnet in etwas ein Ausbildungsjahr nach. "Vertikal 1" spannt den Bogen vom Beginn der Arbeit an Hand und Longe, der ersten Arbeit unter dem Sattel in allen drei Gangarten, bis hin zu den Seitengängen im Trab.