Horse-Canada Book Stall

The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told, by Steven D. Price . 257pp. The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers the most memorable essays, articles, short fiction, and poetry ever written about the bond between humans and horses. It covers a wide range of equestrian pursuits: in addition to racing and hunting, there are dressage, cutting, draft horses, Western ranch work, show jumping, driving and several aspects of pleasure riding and of training the horse and rider. Here are pieces on racing by Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Red Smith and jockey-turned-mystery-novelist Dick Francis, memories of frontier horse doctoring by veterinarian Ben K. ‘Doc” Green, a view of the Lippizans of the Spanish Riding School by Felix Salten recollections by legendary horsewoman and aviatriz Beryl Markham, hilarious assessments of horseplayers by Damon Runyon and Ring Lardner and much more. Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology presents a panoramic view of everything that illuminates our fascination and capitvation with horses.