1927. O'Dea, T. The Australian Horse Doctor. Murray Bridge, S.A.: T. O'Dea [ca. 1927]. 65p, many ads for businesses in Adelaide and elsewhere. Very good hardcover (rusted staples). No d.j., as issued. ** Diagnosing and treating many ailments of horses, cattle, and sheep with formulas of oils, herbs, etc.--belladonna, turpentine..... More
Meagher, Jack. Neva Goosa Appaloosa. No publishing data [author, ca. 1980s]. 106p, many line ills. by Lee Gildea. Very good paperbound (slight shelf soil). ** Jack Meagher wrote Beating Muscle Injuries, the pioneering book on equine massge therapy. Here's his collection of his verse about horses and riding. Not very..... More
1987. Imam, S.A.H.A.A. The Centaur: A Critical Analysis of Horsemanship plus Related Equestrian History. Bihar: Indian Heritage 1987. xxix, 255p, 106 photos and other ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (lightly soiled). ** A decidedly different book on schooling and sport, including dressage, pig-sticking, polo, hackamore training, and..... More
1944. Hoffmann, Eleanor. Sierra Sally. NY: Thomas Nelson 1944. Presumed first edition. 139p, line ills. by Louis Lundeen. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (rubbed). Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one page margin. ** Cow pony Sally becomes a blind mountain ranger's horse in the High Sierra..... More
1873. Bruce, S.D. The American Stud Book. NY: Sanders D. Bruce 1873. 2 vols., A-L and M-Z. Over 1500p total, no ills. Fair to good hardcovers. Vol. 1 is bound in original green cloth (spine and cover edges are mottled, so it isn't pretty on the shelf, but internally nice..... 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
2006. Loving, Nancy S. All Horse Systems Go: The Horse Owner's Full-Color Veterinary Care and Conditioning Resource for Modern Performance, Sport and Pleasure horses. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2006. 632p, 516 color photos, 70 line ills. Very good large paperbound (new, but light shelf wear). ** This substantial book..... More
2004. Worsley, Giles. The British Stable. Yale University Press for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 2004. 307p, ca. 275 ills. (plans, elevations, old and new photos, etc.), many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (except for short closed tear to top left corner plus..... More
1988. De Kunffy, Charles. Creative Horsemanship. NY: Arco 1984. 224p, many photos. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (edge wear). ** A pioneering American book on the philosophy and practice of classical training and gymnastic development of the horse. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default..... More
1877. National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders, New York. [Announcement and Conditions of the Inaugural Race Meeting]. 1877. One sheet, folded to make 4p. ** The inaugural meeting was to be held on Sept. 12, 1877, at a place to be announced. The conditions of 8 races are listed. Also..... More
1980. Boylen, Christilot. Basic Dressage for North America. Privately Printed, 1980. Rev. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1976). 117p, many photos (somewhat muddy). Good paperbound (cover shelfwear). ** Advice by a Canadian champion, who at the time (and still?) was the youngest rider ever to compete in an Olympic grand prix..... More
1928. Federation de l'Est des Syndicats d'Elevage du Cheval. Le Cheval Ardennais [The Ardennes Horse]. Nancy: Humblot 1928. 31p, several photos + folding map. Errata slip mounted to inside front cover. Very good paperbound. In French. ** On this important draft horse breed from northern France: its history and status..... More
1961. Ott, Jane LLewellyn. The Blue Arabian Horse Catalog. Newport. VT: Pine Hill Farm 1961. N.p. [ca. over 200p], several photos. Looseleaf pages in small original three-hole binder. Fair to good (a few pages have come loose, a little slight page rippling). Complete. ** Lists over 1000 horses of or..... More
1999. Parkinson, Mary Jane. ...And Ride Away Singing: The Breeding Philosophy of Bazy Tankersley and the History of Al-Marah Arabians. Tucson: Arabian Horse Owners Foundation 1999. 384p, over 270 photos, 70 in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Owner's neat ink stamp on front endpaper and one bottom..... More
1965. Tylden, G. Horses and Saddlery. London: J.A. Allen 1965. xvii, 276p, 22 line ills. + over 100 ills., 2 in color. Good hardcover (covers stained; some wear); no d.j. ** First edition of this comprehensive detailed "account of the animals used by the British and Commonwealth armies from the..... More
1896. Reichardt, J.M., author and illustrator. Peter's Schicksale oder Lebenslauf eines Pferdes [Peter's Fate, or the Life History of a Horse]. Halle: Reichardt, n.d. [1896]. [48]p, 12 full-page chromolithographed pls. on rectos. Very good stapled hardcover (color-printed boards, rubbed). Ca. 13 x 9 inches. Presentation copy from Reichardt, dated November..... More
![The Wild Horse of Shoreditch [original drawing album]. Towser](/pictures/thumb/16986.jpg?v=1600362198)
Towser. The Wild Horse of Shoreditch. Amateur 19th-century album of humorous ink drawings recording the (mis)adventures of three Victorian gentlemen aboard The Wild Horse of Shoreditch, London. Messrs Bubbs, Tubbs, and Fubbs take turns trying to handle this recalcitrant horse. It sits down, bolts, meets a flock of sheep, overturns..... More
1903. Rau, William H. [stereo card publisher]. Prince Alert, a King among Light Harness Horses. Philadelphia, 1903. Sold by Universal View Co., Philadelphia and Lawrence, KS. Very good stereo card, printed in rich sharp tones. The back is plain. ** The title continues, "Mile Pacing Record made in 1903, 1..... More
2011. O'Meara, Brendan. Six Weeks in Saratoga. Albany: SUNY Press (Excelsior Editions) 2011. 267p, no ills. As new hardcover in d.j. ** "How three-year-old filly Rachel Alexandra beat the boys and became Horse of the Year." (Pub. at $24.95). More
1936. Drew, James M. Ropework: Knots, Hitches, Splices, Halters. St. Paul, MN: Webb Pub. Co. 1936. 66p, many line ills. on 34 pls. Very good paperbound. Owner's ink name, dated 1943. ** Step-by-step instructions and diagrams for many kinds of knots., etc., for many uses. Can be sent outside the..... More
![Scrapbook of Pictures of Girls and Women in Riding Breeches [1950s]. Private Collector](/pictures/thumb/16983.jpg?v=1600362037)
1950. Private Collector. Scrapbook of Pictures of Girls and Women in Riding Breeches. 1950s. Album containing ca. 70 mounted and loose clippings from various sources--magazines, newspapers, publicity photos--that show women and girls wearing jodhpurs, breeches, other riding trousers, and one riding skirt. Some are on horseback, some are standing or..... More
1968. Smelker, Renee. Quarter Racing Stakes Horses, vols. 2-6. Tucson, AZ: Author, 1969-73. Variously paged (ca. 120p to 190p), no ills. Very good hardcover. ** Detailed reference to the Quarter Horse racing years 1968-1972: all horses placed in stakes and feature races; their sires, maternal grandsires, and dams; list of..... More
1989. Shook, Dillon. Quarter Horses "in the Beginning." Akron, CO: Shook Family Quarter Horses 1989. 72p, many photos (often reproduced from old sources). Very good paperbound. ** Profiles of the Quarter Horse founding families and AQHA nos. 1-20. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping..... More
1826. Cook, John. Observations on Fox-Hunting, and the Management of Hounds in the Kennel and the Field. Addressed to a young sportsman, about to undertake a hunting establishment. London: William Nicol for The Author 1826. xvi, 292p + 3 lithographed pls. Contemporary boards (worn) and spine label; later cloth spine..... More
1914. Wilson, Stanley Kidder, introd. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Works by John Leech (1817-1864) Held at the Grolier Club.... NY, 1914. xxii, 185p + 1 color pl. Very good hardcover in fair slipcase. One of 240 copies on hand-made paper. ** Entries for 300 books, prints, and drawings, listed..... More
