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Informationen zum Autor Steven D. Price is the author of eighteen books on equestrian subjects, including The Horseman's Illustrated Dictionary, Essential Riding, The Quotable Horse Lover, and The American Quarter Horse. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Practical Horseman, and America's Horse. He lives in New York City and rides horses wherever he can. Klappentext Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship.The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer, and a story about the Spanish Riding School's dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey. Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little-known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination-and captivation-with horses. Zusammenfassung The most memorable horse tales ever written about great riders! great horses! and great equestrian adventures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.............................................ixMr. T's Heart.............................................1................ Jane SmileyThe Lady Who Rides to Hounds...........7................Anthony TrollopePure Heart..................................................12..............William NackNona Garson.............................................27...............Nancy JafferA Royal Rip-off at Kingdom Hill............32...............Dick FrancisBreakneck Hill...........................................40...............Esther ForbesThe Horse Whisperer..............................49...............Paul TrachtmanA Vote for Ta Wee...................................61...............Red SmithThe Imperial Spanish Riding School.....64...............Felix SaltenSleeping Sickness.....................................69..............Ben GreenTallyho and Tribulation...........................81..............Stephen BudianskyWhy Is It that Girls Love Horses?.........89..............Maxine KuminMustard-Pot, Matchmaker......................94..............Gilbert FrankauHorses and Horsemen.............................108............Andy RussellAll Horse Players Die Broke...................114............Damon RunyonDreaming...................................................128.............Bill BarichWas There A Horse with Wings?.........136............Beryl MarkhamOn Winning..............................................145............William SteinkrausBuster........................................................149............Tom McGuaneAll Things Bright and Beautiful............161............James HerriotTips on Horses.........................................171...........Ring LardnerThe Champion...........................................173..........Gene SmithSchool Horses...........................................183..........Colonel Alois PodhajskyHorsefolk are Different.............................203..........Cooky McClungThe Diverting History of John Gilpin.....207..........William CowperTip on a Lost Race....................................216..........CArey WinfreyThe Ponies are Talking.............................221.............
