![Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis [etc.]. Richard Askwith](/images/noimage.png)
2019. Askwith, Richard. Unbreakable: The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World's Most Dangerous Horse Race. NY: Pegasus Books 2019. 426p + several photos, some in color. New hardcover in d.j. ** Remarkable life of Lata Brandisova, who won the legendary and demanding Grand Pardubice steeplechase in Czechoslovakia in..... 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
Calvert, Patricia. The Snowbird. London: Macmillan 1980. 146p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** "Following the murder of her parents Willanna faces an uncertain future as she and her younger brother move from Tennessee in 1883 to the Dakota Territory where she trains her first horse." Children's novel..... More
1980. Cresswell, Cynthia. Ponies in the Forest. N.p.: Chequer Press [Author], n.d. [ca. 1980]. 112p, several photos. Good paperbound (front cover creased; light shelfwear); internally very good. ** "Miss Cynthia Cresswell's experience of the ups and downs of acquiring a riding school in the Forest of Dean from 1967-1979." Adventures..... More
2018. Dujardin, Charlotte. The Girl on the Dancing Horse. N. Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square 2018. 259p + many color photos. New paperbound. ** "An outsider, an unconventional horse, and the incredible bond that took them to the top." Dujardin tells the story of her remarkable dressage career and her remarkable..... More
Kellock, E.M. The Story of Riding. Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles 1974. 216p, several ills. Fine hardcover in very good d.j. ** History of horsemanship, emphasizing Europe through the 19th century. Also treats equipment, riding dress, care, and "Amazones" (sidesaddle). Many interesting tidbits of information are here. (Wells 4176.1)..... 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
1980. Robinson, Hilary. Somerville & Ross: A Critical Appreciation. NY: St. Martin 1980. 217p. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Excellent study of the creators of The Irish R.M. and other wonderful Anglo-Irish hunting novels, with an analysis of the individual works. Can be sent outside the U.S...... More
Russell, Jacqueline. If You Like Horses. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1932. 152p, many line ills. by Evelyn Thayer Burr. Very good-minus hardcover; no d.j. ** A small book of lively recollections of hunting, driving, and riding north of Boston and elsewhere, in the early 20th century. Once excerpted in Classic magazine..... More
1973. Willcox, Sheila. The Event Horse. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1973. 159p, many photos. Fwd. by H.R.H. Princess Anne. Very good in very good d.j. Neat ink name on front endpaper. ** One of the first modern handbooks on schooling and conditioning horses for eventing. The author won Badminton 3 years in..... More
