1965. Carberry, Don. Pedestrian's Guide to Polo. Spring City, PA: Author 1965. 38p, many photos. Very good paperbound (shelfsoiled). ** Spectator's guide to understanding and enjoying polo--equipment, players' positions and duties, rules and penalties, play and tactics, etc. Uncommon. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default..... More
Carne, O. de. Traite Pratique d'Equitation. Paris: Payot 1960. 278p, ca. 20 line ills. Good paperbound (pages age browned, cover wear). In French. ** General riding advice for all levels, plus children. Laid in is a carbon typescript, in English, outlining the French Horse Society's ideal rider position, 1956. (Wells..... More
1883. Carnegie, Andrew. An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. NY: Scribner 1883. viii, 338p + photographic frontispiece of "Our Coach." Good hardcover. Gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth (smudged, rubbed, small spine label). Signed presentation copy to William Digby (the Liberal jouranlist?), London, June 1883. Tipped in: part of a handwriten signed luncheon..... More
Carpenter, Bryant. The Classic Experience: The Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, N.Y. N.p.: Carl W. Miller 1995. 221p, many color photos by Helen Carpenter. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** Colorful photographic survey of this legendary horse show and its history, with profiles of many riders, celebrities, artists, and others..... More
1986. Carr, Raymond. English Fox Hunting: A History. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1986. Rev. ed. (1st pub. 1976). xix, 275p, 2 maps. Very good paperbound (pages age browned, as always). ** Excellent modern history. "Hunting, in essence, depends on the right to ride over other people's land. The history of..... More
Cartwright, Ingrid, and Janie Welker, curators. Hoofbeats and Hearbeats: The Horse in American Art. Art Museum at the University of Kentucky 2010. 94p, ca. 50 ills., most in color. New paperbound. ** Excellent and welcome survey of the horse in American paintings, sculpture, and photography, from the 18th century to..... More
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1958. Cassidy [Custer]. Cartoons by Cassidy. Middleburg, VA: American Racing Publications 1958. N.p., many line ills. Very good in torn d.j. Presentation to "Miss Hewitt," possibly signed by Cassidy. ** Hunting and jump racing cartoons, made popular in The Chronicle of the Horse. Earlier in his career, Cassidy was a...... More
Castelvetro, Primo. Il Trottare Americano e Francese: Origini e Sviluppi della Due Razze. Bologna: Tipografia Compositori 1953. 28p + 72 genealogical tables of leading American and French Standardbred stallions; 5 mounted pls. in the first part. Hardcover (skewed from size but sturdy). Covers rather stained; some pages stained but overall..... More
1927. Students of The Cavalry School. The Rasp: The Cavalry Service Annual [1927]. Fort Riley, KS, 1927. 314p, many photos and line ills. Good sturdy hardcover (leatherette covers a little rubbed, outer pages and a few others lightly soiled or rubbed). Short ink note on half-title. ** Doings at Fort..... More
Cavendish, William, Duke of Newcastle. A General System of Horsemanship. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2000. (Trafalgar Square Classic series) 256p, ca. 90 line ills. Introd. by William C. Steinkraus, technical commentary by E. Schmit-Jensen. New hardcover in new d.j. ** The original 1743 edition--a landmark of both horsemanship and..... More
2012. Cavendish, William, Duke of Newcastle. A General System of Horsemanship. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2012. (Trafalgar Square Classic Series) 256p, ca. 90 line ills. Introd. by William C. Steinkraus, technical commentary by E. Schmit-Jensen. New paperbound. ** The original 1743 edition--a landmark of both horsemanship and fine printing--is..... More
1948. Chaffee, Allen. Wandy the Wild Pony. London: John Murray 1948 (1st pub.1933). 144p, line ills. by D.L. Mays. Good hardcover in fair d.j. (chipped, back panel foxed). ** English children's story about the adventures of a young Dartmoor pony. Followed by Wandy Wins! Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
1964. Challan Belval, Colonel [Henry]. Dressage: De la Reprise No 1 a la Reprise Olympique: Les Principes et Leur Application. Paris: Emile Hazan 1964. 86p, many line ills. by G. Margot. Very good hardcover (plasticized boards), slight shelfwear. No d.j., as issued. In French. ** Introduction to dressage principles from..... More
Chamberlain, George Agnew. Overcoat Meeting. NY: Barnes 1949. 185p. Good hardcover in unclipped but only fair d.j. (rubbed, torn). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one margin. ** Novel about the couple "Jeddo and Mit, their feuding families, their tempestuous romance and the amazing comeback of their trotting..... More
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Chamberlain, George Agnew. The Phantom Filly. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1942. 241p. Early but not 1st printing. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. Photo is cropped. ** Lively trotting novel, from which the Movie "Home in Indiana" was made. Hard to find, especially in jacket... More
1969. Chamberlin, Harry D. Training Hunters Jumpers and Hacks. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1969. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1937, 1952). 329p, several line ills. by Paul Brown + many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (soiled, chipped) ** One of the classic American equestrian books, by a legendary cavalry..... More
1886. Champlin, John Denison. Chronicle of the Coach: Charing Cross to Ilfracombe. NY: Scribner 1886. 298p, 75 line ills. by Edward L. Chichester. Good hardcover (normal shelfwear, a few page margins chipped). Overall a nice bright copy in a pictorial binding, printed in gold and black. ** Account of two..... More
2005. Chapochnikova, Natalia, and David Gourievitch. Nikolai Egorovitch Svertchkov: Le Peintre Russe du Cheval. Paris: Favre 2000. Revised and corrected ed. 173p, over 50 large ills. by Sverchkov (the English form of his name), most in color. Very good to fine hardcover in very good d.j. Corners lightly bumped from..... More
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors I: Limited Edition 1992. Madera, CA: Author 1992. 144p, many photos. Very good paperbound. ** Collects 37 articles from sold-out back issues of the magazine The Crabbet Influence in Arabians Today, featuring Skowronek, * Raffles, *Mirage, a long series on the Kellogg Arabian Horse Ranch in..... More
Cheer, Georgia, ed. Collectors III. Battle Ground, WA: Author 1996. 144p, many photos in the articles and ads, a few in color. Very good paperbound (nick to bottom of back cover). One of 1000 copies. ** The third (and final) anthology of popular articles from sold-out issues of The Crabbet..... More
Chemeche, George, et al. The Horse Rider in African Art. Woodbridge, UK: Antique Collectors' Club 2011. 380p, ca. 300 large color pls. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** The first fully illustrated survey of the theme of horse and rider in many media from various African cultures. Focuses..... More
Childs, Marilyn Carlson. Training Your Colt to Ride and Drive. NY: Arco 1980 (1st pub. 1969). 136p, many photos. Very good hardcover in d.j. ** First version of this classic guide to starting and finishing the gaited, park, and light harness horse. (Wells 1483) Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
1985. Chivers, Keith. The London Harness Horse Parade. London: J.A. Allen 1985. 88p, many photos and line ills. Good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** The parade's founding by friends of the cart horse, its royal support, its ups and downs from its heyday ca. 1900 through world wars and..... More
1979. Chivers, Keith. The Shire Horse: A History of the Breed, the Society and the Men. London: J.A. Allen 1979 (1st pub. 1976). Over 834p + many photos on 72 pls., 8 in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Fwd. by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ** One..... More
Christy, E.V.A. If Wishes Were Horses Beggars Could Ride. London: Nicholson and Watson 1947. 88p, ca. 60 photos and line ills. Good hardcover (back cover stained in good d.j. (torn). ** Advice on how to teach riding (the author was a World War I military riding instructor). Of special interest..... More
