Tracing the Horse

Tracing the Horse
Author: Diana Marie Delgado
Publisher: New Poets of America
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9781942683872

A coming-of-age poetry collection about a young Chicana growing up amidst the drug violence of Southern California during the '90s.

Tracing the Horse

Tracing the Horse
Author:
Publisher: BOA Editions
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-05
Genre: Drug addiction
ISBN: 9781942683889

"A coming-of-age poetry collection about a young Chicana growing up amidst the drug violence of Southern California during the '90s"--

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse
Author: Kingsley M. Bray
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806183748

Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched by any of his peers, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn reverberates through history. Yet so much about him is unknown or steeped in legend. Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life corrects older, idealized accounts—and draws on a greater variety of sources than other recent biographies—to expose the real Crazy Horse: not the brash Sioux warrior we have come to expect but a modest, reflective man whose courage was anchored in Lakota piety. Kingsley M. Bray has plumbed interviews of Crazy Horse’s contemporaries and consulted modern Lakotas to fill in vital details of Crazy Horse’s inner and public life. Bray places Crazy Horse within the rich context of the nineteenth-century Lakota world. He reassesses the war chief’s achievements in numerous battles and retraces the tragic sequence of misunderstandings, betrayals, and misjudgments that led to his death. Bray also explores the private tragedies that marred Crazy Horse’s childhood and the network of relationships that shaped his adult life. To this day, Crazy Horse remains a compelling symbol of resistance for modern Lakotas. Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life is a singular achievement, scholarly and authoritative, offering a complete portrait of the man and a fuller understanding of his place in American Indian and United States history.

If Wishes Were Horses

If Wishes Were Horses
Author: Susanna Forrest
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0857897136

Susanna Forrest grew up in the 1980s near Norwich, and like many a girl, she yearned for a pony. She was never to get one, but this didn't stop her becoming obsessed with all things equine. If Wishes Were Horses is the story of that all-consuming interest, and of the author's nerve-wracked attempts later in life to ride once again. However, as Susanna Forrest's journey unfolds, it leads her to horse-obsessed princesses, recovering crack addicts, courtesans, warriors, pink-obsessed schoolgirls, national heroines, and runaways across the ages. From girl-riders of the Bronze Age, to lavishly adorned equestrian Victorians and 21st-century children on horseback in Brixton, she explores the development of this Pony Cult from its earliest times to the present day. In doing so, she takes to the saddle once more and rediscovers her own riding legs in this frank, eclectic, and captivating memoir of an ever-changing equine world.

The Classic Arabian Horse

The Classic Arabian Horse
Author: Judith Forbis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1976
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780871406125

"As old as time itself and as fleet as its flying moments," the Arabian horse has remained practically unchanged throughout the more than 3,500 years of the history of the breed.

The American Quarter Horse

The American Quarter Horse
Author: Steven D. Price
Publisher: Lyons Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781592282722

Beginning with a brief history of the breed, this book offers detailed advice on locating and selecting a horse, as well as stabling, feeding, grooming, and otherwise taking responsible care of the animal. Also explained are the American Quarter Horse's many uses: from informal trial riding to barrel racing, cutting, and reining; from Western horsemanship to show jumping, dressage, and racing. The American Quarter Horse is the indispensable guide for anyone interested in owning and riding America's favorite horse.

Never Say Die

Never Say Die
Author: James C. Nicholson
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2013-05-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813142016

A quarter of a million people braved miserable conditions at Epsom Downs on June 2, 1954, to see the 175th running of the prestigious Derby Stakes. Queen Elizabeth II and Sir Winston Churchill were in attendance, along with thousands of Britons who were all convinced of the unfailing superiority of English bloodstock and eager to see a British colt take the victory. They were shocked when a Kentucky-born chestnut named Never Say Die galloped to a two-length triumph at odds of 33–1, winning Britain's greatest race and beginning an important shift in the world of Thoroughbred racing. Never Say Die traces the history of this extraordinary colt, beginning with his foaling in Lexington, Kentucky, as well as the stories of the influential individuals brought together by the horse and his victory—from the heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune to the Aga Khan. Most fascinating is the tale of Mona Best of Liverpool, England, whose well-placed bet on the long-shot Derby contender allowed her to open the Casbah Coffee Club. There, her son met musicians John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, later joining their band. Featuring a foreword by the original drummer for the Beatles, Pete Best, this remarkable book reveals how an underdog's surprise victory played a part in the formation of the most successful and influential rock band in history and made the Bluegrass region of Kentucky the center of the international Thoroughbred industry.

The Horse

The Horse
Author: Nicolas Chaudun
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Horses in art
ISBN: 9780789210180

Transcending genres, places, and eras, specialists on the history of the horse and its representation in art create an ideal panorama on the subject, guiding us through the rich legacy of The Horse: From Cave Paintings to Modern Art. With these scholars we cross the principal continents from east to west and from prehistory to the present day, examining the rich history of the horse in art, which illustrates how dearly horses have been prized by all human societies fortunate enough to encounter them. --

The Unicorn in the Barn

The Unicorn in the Barn
Author: Jacqueline Ogburn
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2017-07-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1328698890

For years people have claimed to see a mysterious white deer in the woods around Chinaberry Creek. It always gets away. One evening, Eric Harper thinks he spots it. But a deer doesn’t have a coat that shimmers like a pearl. And a deer certainly isn’t born with an ivory horn curling from its forehead. When Eric discovers the unicorn is hurt and being taken care of by the vet next door and her daughter, Allegra, his life is transformed. A tender tale of love, loss, and the connections we make, The Unicorn in the Barn shows us that sometimes ordinary life takes extraordinary turns.

The Island of Lost Horses

The Island of Lost Horses
Author: Stacy Gregg
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2014-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007580282

Two girls divided by time, united by their love for some very special horses – an epic Caribbean adventure!