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- From: jd@rust.zso.dec.com (John D'Addamio)
- Subject: Sources for horse books
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 20:46:55 GMT
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- We frequently see requests on the net for sources of one horse book or
- another. I put this list together to provide starting points for your search
- for horse books. The avid readers among you may already be familiar with some
- or all of these equine book dealers.
-
- Many book dealers also carry videos. I'll indicate whether or not these
- shops carry videos when I know.
-
- I have also included references to a few tack catalogs which offer
- a good choice of books even though they generally don't offer much in the
- way special order/search services.
-
- John
-
-
- 1) KNIGHT EQUESTRIAN BOOKS
- Boothbay Road P.O. Box 78
- Edgecomb Maine 04556
- (207)882-5494 Tues-Sat 12-6 Eastern Time
-
- Extensive catalog of in-print books: Send $2.00 with your name and address
- Search and special order services(FREE and no obligation to buy)
-
- The owner's name is Janet Blevens and she is an active horse person
- as well as connoisseur of horse related reading materials.
-
- MAJOR sections of her directory include:
-
- Riding on the flat, Teaching Riding, Dressage(dressage to music, nuno
- oliveira, alois podhajsky, etc,etc), Sidesaddle, Driving(history, how to,
- competition categories), Jumping and Hunt Seat, Hunting, Racing,
- Polo, Combined Training, Distance Riding, Western Riding, Vaulting,
- US Pony Club Materials, Books for Young Riders/Readers(including books for
- VERY young readers), Training(general, early training, ground work,
- western emphasis, retraininig, etc etc), Horse Behavior, Show Preparation,
- Enclosures(american barns, stone walls, building your own jumps,
- practical pole buildings, etc etc), Horse Care and Stable Management,
- Nutrition(including books on nutrition 'just for the rider', etc)
- Foot and Farriery, Veterinary Care, Conformation and Color, Breeding and
- Foal Management, Breeds, Horses in Art(including drawing/coloring books),
- History, Reference, Leisure Reading(Dick Francis, Thelwell, Western lit,
- Ben K Green, Will James), Biography (The Champion, Nijinsky, Milton,
- Ian Millar, etc) AND
-
- VHS Video Tapes (32 listed w/a note to check about recent arrivals)
-
-
-
- 2) Robin Bledsoe - Bookseller
- 1640 Massachusetts Ave
- Cambridge MA 02138
- (617)576-3634
- Tues-Sat 12:00-5:00 PM
-
- New & Used (US and imported) books on horse subjects
-
- Very good source for all sorts of horse books which are difficult to find.
- If you're looking for an out-of-print book, it's best to call and tell her
- what you want. It's impossible to keep the used book part of her catalog
- current because she buys/sells books all the time.
-
- No videos.
-
- She's expanding her stock of NEW books significantly. I got a catalog from
- her recently. In it she says that she "will soon stock between 1500 and
- 2000 current titles from the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia."
-
- A quick glance through this new catalog showed books on a wide range of
- subjects like: cowboys & rodeos, Polish Arabian breeding, racing,
- dressage, QH's, Appys, equine artists(Stubbs, Munning, etc), mules,
- draft horses, etc ...the list is TOO long for me to type...
-
-
-
- 3) Pegasos Press
- 535 Cordova Rd
- Suite 163
- Sante Fe, New Mexico
- 87501
-
- Telephone orders: (800)537-8558
-
- Categories include horse management, horse health, horse breeding,
- riding, schooling, handicapping, training, novels, biographies,
- kid's books, horse calendars, etc.
-
- Their catalog usually has a couple pages of books on sale at reduced
- price.
-
- Pegasos Press also carries lots of videos. Some videos are at bargain
- rates. For example, they offer "The Life and Times of Secretariat" and
- "The Black Stallion" for significantly less than standard "list" prices.
-
-
-
- 4) Barbara Cole
- October Farm
- 2609 Branch Road
- Raleigh NC 27610
- (919)772-0482 9AM-9PM Eastern; let it ring at least 10 times
-
- NO CREDIT CARDS. Will take phone orders & hold books 10 days while you
- send a check.
-
- Barbara Cole is a horsewoman who specializes in out-of-print horse books,
- magazines, prints, photographs & ephemera(?). Her catalog is small and
- represents only a small portion of her inventory. She says that she usually
- only has 1 copy of things listed in her catalog but will search for
- out-of-print books, etc. Since her search service is free, she recommends
- that you simply call and ask about things you are interested in. No
- obligation to buy anything that she finds through a search service.
-
- Her catalog includes a different selection of categories with each
- edition. Catalog #29 lists categories alphabetically and includes:
-
- American Saddle Horses, Arabians, Art, Paul Brown, Care, Stabling &
- Veterinary Medicine, Children's Books (TONS of titles!), Circus &
- Performing Horses, Draft Horses, Donkeys, Driving, Lionel Edwards,
- Eventing & Jumping, Hunting, Morgans, Palominos, Ponies, Riding &
- Training, Standardbreds, Tennessee Walking Horses, Thoroughbreds, Trail,
- Endurance and Distance Riding, Western
-
-
-
- 5) Eclipse Thoroughbred Library
- 216-01 Palmer Drive
- Breezy Point NY 11697
- (800)365-2019
-
- In spite of their name, this is NOT just a racing specialty shop. They
- have a 48 page catalog of horse books and videos on a variety of
- subjects. The catalog is 8.5"x11" with about 3-4 lines of description
- for each book. So, it's chock full of books/videos. Items are listed
- alphabetically by title within each category. Catalog categories
- include:
-
- General, Art & Photography, Breeding & Training, Veterinary, Anatomy &
- Conformation, Lameness & Shoeing, Feeding, Tack, Equipment & Grooming,
- Tools of the Trade(?), Business & Taxes, Handicapping.
-
-
- 6) Harris Videos & Books
- 5901 Montrose Rd Suite N1209
- Rockville MD 20852
- Info/Customer Service - (301)770-5183
- Orders - (800)253-2090
-
- This place carries some general interest books but specializes in racing
- books and videos. They have lots of items, especially videos that I
- have not seen offered anywhere else in the US.
-
- Catalog categories
-
- BOOKS: General Interst, Art, Breeding & Conformation, Veterinary,
- Training(race), Handicapping, Turf History
-
- VIDEOS: Famous Thoroughbreds, TB Racing, Harness Racing, Training &
- Conditioning, Breeding, Conformation Study, Handicapping,
- ESPN Sports Videos
-
-
-
-
- 7) Breakthrough Publications
- Millwood, New York
- 10546
-
- Toll free order number for credit card orders only.
-
- 1-800-824-5000 Monday through Friday 9-5 Eastern time.
-
- Instructional/training videos only in current catalog. For example,
- Linda Tellington-Jones, John Lyons, Richard Shrake
-
-
- 8) SOME English style tack catalogs that list horse books and videos:
-
- a) Miller's
- 235 Murray Hill Parkway
- East Rutherford, NJ 07073-2114
-
- (800)553-7655
- Large inventory of horse books and videos listed toward the back of
- their big catalog
-
- b) Dover Saddlery in Wellesley, MA (800)989-1500 usually lists a good
- selection of horse care & training books in their catalog.
-
-
- c) Dressage Extensions
- 27501 Cumberland Road
- Bear Valley Springs, CA 93561
- (800)541-3708
-
- Dressage specialty tack catalog with an impressive books & videos
- section.
-