horsemen and horsewomen

Collects four short stories by Washington Irving, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.".

Michael Korda chronicles his own life-long love of horses and explores the bonds that have linked humans with horses for more than ten thousand years, with profiles of men and women whose lives revolve around horses.

Presents career biographies of five horsewomen: Denise Boudrot, Michele McEvoy, Hilda Gurney, Sue Sally Jones, and Helen Crabtree.

The author explores the connection between women and horses through her personal experiences, as well as excerpts from other horse-related writings, including mythology, travel accounts, fiction, poetry, song, and essay. Grouped according to the stages of a woman's life.

Follows a horse trainer through her day as she exercises the horses, teaches riding, prepares both horse and rider for competition, and participates herself in competitive events.

Tells the behind-the-scenes story of how Funny Cide, a relatively unknown racehorse owned by ten businessmen, six of them high school buddies, won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, and came close to sweeping the Triple Crown.

The world of horses and horse racing is experienced by Rosalind Maybrick, an owner; Tiffany Morse, a racing fan; as well as a host of jockeys, managers, and trainers as they care for the horses in their charge.

Presents volume four in a seventeen-volume series on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat sports injuries and focuses specifically in the area of riding and horsemanship with additional information on its history and exercises for riders.