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  • Turkestan Solo
    Ella Maillart was the adventurous Swiss woman who made her name as an intrepid explorer and one of the most remarkable woman travelers of the early twentieth century. An amazing sports woman, she first represented her country as the only woman competitor at the 1924 Paris Olympics in the single-handed boat-sailing contest, then later raced for Switzerland as a member of the int...
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    21,58 €

  • Through the Highlands of Shropshire on Horseback
    Magdalene M. Weale
    It was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma. How to best explore her beloved English countryside? A motor car was denounced for its lack of involvement with the landscape. The bicycle, a “useful vehicle,” was nonetheless ruled out as it restricted the traveler to much the same view afforded from a car. Plus walking allowed only a limited degree of rural investigati...
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    17,65 €

  • Saddlebags for Suitcases
    Mary Bosanquet
    The year 1939 was a bleak and gloomy time in England. Fire and darkness loomed on the horizon as war with Nazi Germany drew ever closer. In the midst of this national angst young Mary Bosanquet had a revelation. She would toss off college in London, board a steam-ship, voyage to Vancouver, Canada, then buy and ride a horse alone more than 2,500 miles to New York city. Simple e...
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    15,85 €

  • Tschiffely’s Ride
    Aimé Tschiffely
    No one knew they were looking at a hero and his two horses. Instead the local press derided him as 'a lunatic proposing to ride overland to New York.'The time was 1925. The place, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Standing on the threshold of equestrian travel history was a young Swiss Long Rider named Aimé Tschiffely. Next to him were his two faithful Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. T...
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    23,57 €

  • Across the Roof of the World
    Wilfred Skrede
    Wilfred Skrede was nineteen in 1941 when the Nazis occupied his homeland of Norway. Determined to reach a training camp of the free Norwegian Air Force located in Toronto, Canada, the daring young man set off across Russia, Siberia, China, Turkestan and India before finally reaching his destination in far away North America, more than one year later. After the war Skrede wrote...
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    16,24 €

  • The Courage to Ride
    Ana Beker
    The world of equestrian travel seldom recognizes international borders, being content to urge its mounted adherents to ride where they will. Few people better symbolize this ancient philosophy of unrestricted freedom than Ana Beker. The only child of Lithuanians who had immigrated to Argentina, Beker grew up surrounded by horses on the vast, wind-swept pampas. Her earliest memo...
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    17,85 €

  • Saddles East
    John W. Beard
    A great many equestrian travelers could say they were inspired to take to the saddle because of the exploits of someone who rode before them. However John Beard is the only horseback traveler whose journey can be directly linked to the influence of the famous Buffalo Bill Cody. Beard determined as a child that he wanted to see the Wild West from the back of a horse after a visi...
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    18,74 €

  • Bridle Paths
    Aimé Tschiffely
    What does the world’s most famous equestrian explorer do when he comes home to England after making a 10,000 mile ride from Argentina to Washington, DC? He writes a best-selling book about his adventures, “Tschiffely’s Ride”, then sets off on a new horse to explore rural 1930s Britain. Through the ancient New Forest, over the lonely mountains of Wales, and across the rugged lan...
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    25,14 €

  • Bridle Paths
    Aimé Tschiffely
    What does the world’s most famous equestrian explorer do when he comes home to England after making a 10,000 mile ride from Argentina to Washington, DC? He writes a best-selling book about his adventures, “Tschiffely’s Ride”, then sets off on a new horse to explore rural 1930s Britain. Through the ancient New Forest, over the lonely mountains of Wales, and across the rugged lan...
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    16,35 €

  • Ride a White Horse
    William Holt
    Equestrian stories are full of adventures, adversities, dangers and drama. Yet the curious story of William Holt and his cart horse, Trigger, is one of the most inspiring equestrian travel tales ever told. After rescuing the gelding from slaughter, and then nursing him back to health, the 67-year-old Holt and his horse set out in 1964 on an incredible 9,000 mile, non-stop journ...
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    17,89 €

  • Behavior Modification for Horses
    Patti Dammier
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    12,68 €

  • The Ideal Horse
    Burt Phillips
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    17,15 €

  • The Horseshoer - Technical Manual No. 2-220
    Various
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    37,36 €

  • The Horseshoer - Technical Manual No. 2-220
    Various
    This antique volume contains a comprehensive guide to, and technical manual for, horseshoeing. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated with simple, helpful diagrams, this text contains much in the way of practical information that is still relevant today. It is thus an invaluable tool for the modern farrier. The chapters of this text include: Anatomy and Phys...
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    30,65 €

  • The Whole Horse Catalog
    Barbara Burn / David A. Spector / David ASpector / Gail Rentsch
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    31,96 €

  • Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse
    Robert M Denhardt
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    30,97 €

  • Horses And Horse Sense
    James Blakely / James Doc rAU Blakely
    A down-to-earth complete book on the study of horses, this book includes up-to-date information on over 50 breeds, history and evolution, and horse husbandry. Topics include reproduction and genetics, nutrition, parasite identification, diagnosing symptoms and problem prevention, and much more. An authoritative guide and a concise reference book. ...
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    28,16 €

  • The King Ranch Quarter Horses
    Robert Moorman Denhardt
    '[An] impressive feature of the book is the profusion of illustrative material. Many of the photographs have never been published before....The appendices reveal meticulous scholarship and make it clear that this book will remain a standard reference book wherever Quarter Horse enthusiasts meet.'-Western Review'Denhardt has come forth with a book that holds the reader spellboun...
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    32,56 €

  • Ecole de Cavalerie
    Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere
    Ecole de Cavalerie by Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere, one of the bibles of classical dressage, most famous for its introduction of the shoulder-in. According to Col. Alois Podhajsky, this is 'the most revolutionary book on riding of all times. Its principles are still applied unaltered at the Spanish Court Riding School and may be seen there in daily use.' by Francois Robic...
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    42,46 €

  • Grooming to Win
    Susan E. Harris / Susan EHarris
    This is the definitive book on grooming your horse to catch the judge’s eye. It features over 400 detailed drawings illustrating every aspect of grooming. Completely updated, it details current practices and requirements and covers conditioning, daily care, tools and supplies, and grooming for shows. New chapters discuss blanketing, newly popular breeds, and the latest show rin...
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    28,32 €

  • Foundation Dams of the American Quarter Horse
    Robert Moorman Denhardt
    Most Quarter Horse breeders and breed experts believe that in the production of great Quarter Horses one should never underestimate the importance of the dam. They are convinced that, in the long run,'the distaff side of the pedigree is the one to watch.' They agree that one reason for the eminence of the Quarter Horse in racing, show, arena, and breed competition is the qualit...
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    31,11 €

  • Western Horse Behavior and Training
    Robert W. Miller / Robert WMiller
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    16,69 €

  • Breaking and Riding
    James Fillis / Matthew Horace Hayes
    This historical guide to horse training contains sixty-two illustrations, helping the reader understand the author’s instructions.Published at the beginning of the 20th century, Breaking and Riding details at length the process of training horses for professional riding; the assessments of temperament and physical traits of the animal afford the reader great understanding. Chap...
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    14,81 €