Raised on a farm with his loving owner, Albert, Joey the horse finds his happy world coming to a sudden end when World War I breaks out, he is sold by Albert's father, and he is put to work on the battlefield--all the while hoping for an end to the misery and a loving reunion with the one person he [...]
A powerful tale of war, redemption, and a hero's journey--now available in paperback
In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnes[...]
Nice girls don't. But blond, beautiful April Kyle does. She's a hooker hooked on the wrong guy -- and she's on her way to trouble. So is Spenser. Looking out for April has landed him in the crud of Times Square. It's not a long way to big-business boardrooms where blood money get laundered into long[...]
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PRODIGAL SON There's no taming Billy Blanchard. He's cut from the same rough cloth as his father, Jacob, the man who built the town of Black Horse Creek from nothing. Jacob takes pride in Billy's lawless, wild ways. But when the boy returns home with a stolen horse, having just killed a U.S. Marshal[...]
The award-winning and internationally acclaimed author of the To the End of the Land now gives us a searing short novel about the life of a stand-up comic, as revealed in the course of one evening's performance. In the dance between comic and audience, with barbs flying back and forth, a deeper stor[...]
Many riders want to try jumping, but are intimidated. This guide helps riders of every age safely learn to jump by presenting a natural approach with progressive, step-by-step exercises, full explanations, and lots of photos and diagrams. It covers everything from preparing a green horse for the fir[...]
Completely updated with the latest information on infectious diseases, parasites, breeding and foaling, and alternative therapies, the Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook, Third Edition is still as useful and easy to navigate as the original, classic text. With an index of signs and symptoms, a guide [...]
This guide helps horse owners, riders, and trainers at all levels learn how to assess any horse's fitness, strengths, and weaknesses. If you're buying a horse, this will help you pre-assess prospects before getting the complete veterinary examination. If you own a horse, these techniques will help y[...]
This guide helps horse owners, riders, and trainers at all levels learn how to assess any horse's fitness, strengths, and weaknesses. If you're buying a horse, this will help you pre-assess prospects before getting the complete veterinary examination. If you own a horse, these techniques will help y[...]
Manual of Clinical Procedures in the Horse is a detailed step-by-step guide to clinical skills in equine practice. With information on techniques ranging from physical examination and blood sampling to lameness and neurologic exams and other specialized procedures, the book is an aid to confidently [...]
Authentic royalty-free engravings and photographs of vintage vehicles. Detailed captions. Wonderful nostalgia; ready-to-use art.
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Comprehensive and entertaining guidebook describes how a well-turned out carriage should look and be handled. Wealth of information about horses, harnesses, coaches, stables and liveries, plus "suggestions to the inexperienced." Over 100 captioned period photographs of coachmen, carts, gigs, phaeton[...]
24 popular breeds: Mustang, Lipizzaner, Appaloosa, Pinto, Clydesdale, Shetland Pony, Arabian, Palomino, 16 more.
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Realistic portraits of a pinto, a mustang, a palomino, a Clydesdale, an Arabian, and 11 other breeds. Sixteen stickers.
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This profusely illustrated study by a noted equestrian authority was among the first works to clearly define and depict the sequence of maneuvers made by the horse in its varied gaits. Over 200 amazing, accurately rendered illustrations accompany a text that will be of value to equestrians, artists,[...]