GOOD Reads
GREAT Gifts
Dating back to the first appearance
of Equestrian Sports
as part of the Modern Olympic
Games, AN ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY OF EQUESTRIAN
SPORTS: DRESSAGE, JUMPING,
EVENTING, is a complete
panorama of the sport over
the past century, as never
seen before. Organized by
decade across the sport’s
three official disciplines—
show-jumping, dressage, and
eventing—read unpublished
anecdotes, riveting stories,
and archival photography of the most remarkable
horses and their riders. Published in
partnership with the International Equestrian
Foundation, this book an essential addition to
the collection of any equestrian.
p. 136 – Cornishman V at the Munich
Olympics with M. Gordon-Watson, 1972.
© FEI Archives
All photos from An Illustrated History of
Equestrian Sports (Flammarion, 2019)
p. 267 – Charlotte Dujardin, two-time
gold medalist in the London Olympics
with Valegro, 2012. ©FEI/Liz Gregg
p. 234 – William Fox-Pitt receiving
a medal from Queen Elizabeth II at
the European Championships, Blair
Castle, 2015. ©FEI/Liz Gregg
KIDS Corner
EQUINE Lifestyle
HORSE SHOW! A
DONKEY-DONK STORY
(BOOK 2)
Practice Makes Perfect! Donkey-Donk is
very excited - she is going to a horse show!
Before she goes to the show however, she
must practice at home. Donk has to learn
how to go over a jump, open a gate, and
then walk around cones. She gives it her all,
carefully practicing each obstacle. When
she gets to the horse show, there are a lot of
other horses and ponies ready to compete.
Donk is about to face a lot of friendly competition.
Will her hard work at home pay off?
Will she win a blue ribbon?
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POLICE
HORSE:
Meet Liam
- a police horse with
the Lancaster, PA
Mounted Police Unit.
Liam is a valued member
of the police department
with a very important job.
Along with his partner, Officer Eric Lukacs, he patrols areas of the city,
meets with school children, and even helps with crowd control at big
events. Follow along with this very special horse to learn just what a police
horse does every day. Over 20 beautiful, professional photographs
help tell the story of Liam as he goes about his day. A portion of every
sale of What Does A Police Horse Do? will be donated to the Lancaster
City Police Mounted and K-9 Units.
Available in fine book
stores everywhere.
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