2009. Beatty, Cherie, and Carol Quinter. Why Me? A Tribute to the Master, Oberbereiter Karl Mikolka. Privately printed, 2009. Over 100p, many photos, most in color. Very good hardcover (corners bumped); no d.j., as issued. ** The late Karl Mikolka taught and inspired hundreds of loyal dressage and other students..... More
2001. Beauregard, Fr. de, and Jean-Pierre Percy. L'Equitation a Saumur. Evreux: Herissey 2001. 157p, many photos and vintage ills. Very good paperbound. In French. ** "Principes, conseils et pratiques des ecuyers de 1900 a 1972." History and training methods of horsemanship at Saumur--dressage, jumping and cross country, and racing. Beauregard..... More
Becher, Rolf. Schooling by the Natural Method. London: J.A. Allen 1963. 78p, over 30 line ills., some printed in 2 colors. Good hardcover (outer pages foxed); good d.j. ** Basics of behavior, anatomy, school work, jumping and the forward seat, work on the lunge and long reins. Trans. from German..... More
1936. Becker, Friedrich. The Breed of the Racehorse: Its Developments and Transformations. London: British Bloodstock Agency [1936]. 267p + 1 pl., 1 folding chart. Good paperbound (dampstain to bottom of back cover and last few pages); overall sturdy and clean. ** An expert discusses maternal versus paternal influence, inbreeding and..... More
1951. Beckford, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. London: Methuen 1951. 8th ed. (1st pub. 1781, this ed. in 1899). xxiii, 220p + several pls., including 8 ills. by G.H. Jalland. Introd. and notes by J. Otho Paget. Good sturdy hardcover (endpapers browned..... More
1810. Beckford, Peter. Thoughts on Hunting in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend. [London] Albion Press 1810 (1st pub. 1781). 312p + 10 engraved pls. by John Scott after paintings by J. Barenger (including frontispiece and folding plate of a kennel layout); engraved title page. Very good hardcover..... More
Beeman, Margaret, and Ona Kiser. Training for Safety. Mischka Press, n.d. [2012?]. 71p, many color photos. New paperbound. ** How to safely train your horse to drive, from the first groundwork lesson to the first drive. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
![Prof. Beery's Saddle-Horse Instructions [books 1-5, 1934, complete]. Jesse Beery](/pictures/thumb/1411.jpg?v=1587840423)
1934. Beery, Jesse. Prof. Beery's Saddle-Horse Instructions. Pleasant Hill, OH, 1934. Five booklets, each ca. 16-32p, several ills. Very good paperbounds (light shelf soil; pages age browned). ** Complete set of the first edition of this famous correspondence course. Covers basic bitting and riding, "Technique of the Show Ring or..... More
2007. Beisel, Perky, and Rob DeHart. Middle Tennessee Horse Breeding. Charleston, SC: Arcadia 2007. 127p, many photos. New paperbound. ** In the publisher's popular Images of America series, which features regional photographic histories. Racing, mules, work horses, etc., with much on Tennessee Walking Horses. Can be sent outside the US..... More
2019. Belasik, Paul. Dressage for No Country. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2019. 126p, several photos. New paperbound. ** Belasik examines the traditions and current state of classical dressage in Germany, Portugal, France, Spain, and Austria and how the discipline "intertwines between cultures and schools of thought." The latest informative..... More
2001. Belasik, Paul. Dressage for the 21st Century. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2001. 182p, many color photos (most by Karl Leck) and other ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Large beautiful book on classical dressage training from longeing and in-hand work through airs above the ground..... More
Bellamy, Joyce. Hyde Park for Horsemanship. London: J.A. Allen 1975. 155p, many ills. from historical sources. As new in soiled d.j. ** History of Hyde Park in London, and its many uses over the centuries--racing, military, and social. With much on sidesaddle riding. (Wells 704)... More
1995. Ben Schroeder Saddle Tree Co. Catalog No. 4. Madison, IN: Historic Madison Foundation 1995. Facsimile reprint (1st pub. 1931). [20]p, 30 ills. of saddle trees, 6 in color. Very good paperbound. ** Reprint of the last catalogue issued by this famous saddle tree maker, founded in 1878. The trees..... More
Bennett, Eric. The Worshipful Company of Carmen of London: A Short History. London: Simpkin Marshall 1952. 181p + 6 pls. Very good hardcover, gilt-stamped. ** First edition of this documentary history of the Company and its various identities since its founding in 1517. Includes the charter and lists of masters..... More
1946. Bennett, Olive. An Appreciation of the Half-Bred Hunter [cover reads: Speaking of Horses: An Appreciation]. [Author] 1946. [8]p, a few photos. Good paperbound (cover soil, staples rusted). ** On Thoroughbred crosses as hunters (especially x Cleveland Bay or French Coach). Reprinted from a 1944 issue of The Chronicle. Can..... More
Bergengruen, Werner. The Last Captain of Horse: A Portrait of Chivalry. London: Thames and Hudson 1953 (jacket reads Vanguard Press). 304p. Good hardcover in good d.j. (endpapers foxed). ** In this novel, a Russian cavalry captain reminisces about his long career in the service of the Czar. Horses are treated..... More
Berjeau, Ph. Charles. The Horses of Antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance, from the Earliest Monuments down to the XVIth Century. London: Dulau 1864. 20p + 60 line pls., 1 in color. Good hardcover (limp cloth). Covers soiled; foxed (chiefly the text). ** Examples of the horse in art in many..... More
Berners, Dame Juliana. The Boke of Saint Albans: Containing Treatises on Hawking, Hunting, and Cote Armour. London: Elliott Stock 1905. Facsimile edition (1st pub. 1486). Introd. by William Blades. Fair hardcover (top of backstrip torn, suitable for repair, but the binding is sound). Fair d.j. (torn). ** The very rare..... More
1982. Bernstein, Joel H. Families That Take in Friends: An Informal History of Dude Ranching. Stevensville, MT: Stoneydale 1982. 162p, many photos. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn, scraped). ** How a "fascinating industry developed, almost by accident," struggled, and eventually thrived. Chatty and informative. Can be sent outside..... More
Bevan, R.A. Robert Bevan 1865-1925:: A Memoir by His Son. London: Studio Vista 1965. 28p, several ills. + 89 pls., 9 in color. Very good hardcover in fair color d.j. (torn at edges, lamination has lifted). Small label of U.S. distributor on front endpaper (Dufour Editions); neat old tapestain and..... More
Bicknell, Joan, et al. Guide to Riding. Surrey, England: Diamond Riding Centre for the Handicapped, n.d. [ca 1970-80s?]. 14p, a few ills. by Thelwell. Good paperbound. ** Outline guide to various physical and mental disabilities in children, and how to handle them in a therapeutic riding session. Good quick reference..... More
![Crinieres sans Frontieres: Bresil, Paraguay, Argentine [etc.]. Stephane Bigo](/pictures/thumb/13680.jpg?v=1539198004)
Bigo, Stephane. Crinieres sans Frontieres: Bresil, Paraguay, Argentine, Chili, Perou, Bolivie... Paris: Albin Michel 1991. 278p + many color photos by the author. Good paperbound. In French. ** Adventures on horseback in South America--the author's most difficult distance ride (he also wrote award-winning books about riding across the Middle East..... More
1921. [Billings, C.K.G.]. King and Queen: A Colloquy. Privately Printed, 1921. 49p + several photos. Fair to good hardcover (paper-covered boards, cloth spine). Covers rather stained, edges rubbed. Internally very good and clean. No jacket (as issued?). Gift inscription. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper. ** Very scarce; the..... More
Bisman, Ron. Globetrotting Simpson. Auckland, NZ: Author, 1980. Fwd. by Delvin Miller. 209p, many photos. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. (torn). ** Life of Noel Simpson, the legendary Australian trotting horse owner, importer, and promoter of harness racing in Australasia. More
Bissinger, Franz Rudolf, ed. Sankt Georg Almanach 1950. Dusseldorf, 1950. 160p, many black-and-white photos and ads. Good hardcover, no jacket. Outer pages foxed. Very occasional tiny rubbed spots with trivial loss of content. In German. ** Yearbook of the German equestrian world in 1950. With much on warmblood and draft..... More
