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A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit [Capital Lifestyles]
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- ISBN
- 9781931868419
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Sunday Horse : inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Capital Books, Incorporated
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Equestrian, Sports
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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In a year of high hopes for the US Olympic equestrian team -- tales of the contenders, the horses and personalities, the riders and trainers, owners and judges, the big names and big money that make up the national horse show circuit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Capital Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1931868417
ISBN-13
9781931868419
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5957972
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sunday Horse : inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Equestrian, Sports
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E169.04.M635 2004
Reviews
"She peppers the book with descriptive details and asides, and includes local celebrities and the horsey social set as well as the hard-ridding competitors. The book also features photos of the circuit's biggest past and current names....Moon takes readers on a ride along the circuit, beginning near Palm Beach, Fla. at 'Welly World' and finishing right here at the Washington International." The Equiery (magazine), December 2004 "...a combination of serious sports reporting, social commentary and celebrity observation, distinguished by Moon's sometimes tart writing style." Chauncey Mabe, South Florida Sun Sentinel, April 17, 2005 "In her book 'A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit,' Vicky Moon offers a grand tour of the people and places that make up the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit. The reader is treated to the sights and sounds of races in Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia and California, and given an insider's view of the horses, people and personalities that populate the sport....'A Sunday Horse' is full of amusing stories about celebrities and horse aficionados. Moon shifts from personality to personality with the talent of a certified people watcher....There is a comprehensive list of resources for horse lovers at the back of the book. Equestrians and celebrity watchers alike will enjoy this romp through the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit." Ellen Birkett Morris, Kentucky Monthly, September 2004 "'A Sunday Horse' by Vicky Moon is a fascinating tour through the world of the 'horsey set.' The people, the mores, the ambitions, even the crimes, are all presented in a light-hearted, gossipy format that often provides more information than expected. In many ways, the book provides a study of a side of equestrian competition often overlooked by mainstream authors....The equestrian world, as told through Moon's eyes, is a marvel of fancy-dress balls, charity events, undocumented aliens, Pilates clinics for riders, sports hypnotists, and a myriad of movers and shakers. It is a Cinderella environment dominated not so much by the rich and famous, as by their daughters....Moon, an accomplished equestrian herself, gives the reader a backstage look at this world....The book includes tidbits about dozens of major and minor characters from aristocratic millionaires to undocumented workers, all of whom play key roles. Moon is democratic. She can lavish attention on people who spend thousands to fly horses across the country as well as those who clean up after the horses....And Moon has lots of time to for all of the interesting scandals that the equestrian world just loves to talk about. It is the love of horses that counts for Moon, and her book deals with those who take care of them....Some of them are scoundrels, others are doting parents. They are all colorful and are chronicled by Moon in loving fashion. If you love this world, A Sunday Horse is a book you will not want to miss." Leonard Wechsler, Florida Horseman, February/ March 2004 "'A Sunday Horse' by Vicky Moon, Middleburg's professional tell-all tattler, focuses on Grand Prix jumping....A Sunday Horse takes readers behind the scenes in the fascinating world of life on the jumper circuit. From stables to show ring, the big-buck business of clearing huge, painted fences provides thrills and spills for everyone involved....Moon's easy-to-read prose reminds us of a neighbor who drops in for a quick cuppa and then knocks our socks off with all the latest goodies off the gossip grapevine. We read eagerly and we are rarely disappointed in her tales of people bitten by the jumper bug, hypnotherapists for riders, massage for horse & rider, salesmen specializing in carrots, sex offenders, and high-and-mighty financial tycoons with pretty horse-crazy daughters." Lauren Giannini, In & Around Horse Country, April/ May 2004 "Over 14 million Americans over the age of 12 ri
Table of Content
Contents Chapter 1 - Money and Mosquitoes Mid-February at The Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club Chapter 2 - A Box of Chocolates Behind the scenes with the travelers on the winter circuit in Wellington, Florida ... Bob Stillwell and the Metro Gulf Cart shop which sells golf carts to winter circuit patrons ... Andy Ebelhare, golf cart sheriff who polices miniature traffic jams, ten to twelve hours a day ... A golf cart tour of the grounds and people at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club passing the permanent barns and tents of famous horse farms along the way ...Small ponies, medium ponies, large ponies, children's hunters, green hunters, adult-amateurs, amateur-owners, green working hunters, conformation hunters and handsome working hunters ... Sunday afternoons in the Internationale Grand Prix ring ... a million dollar Dutch bred Warmblood, the preferred breed of jumper ...how to pick one ... Alain Cherney's Clothes Line Laundry Service, interior designer Douglas "Dougie" Mutch, custom bootmaker Harold A. "Hank" Vogel, Jr., Katie Coldren, owner of the Clothes Horse which manufactures stable sheets, rain sheets and scrim sheets - custom made chaps and riding helmets, handmade saddle soap, The Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe Frank Chapot Chapter 3 - Paint by the Numbers The strange case of veterinarian Cathy Crighton, the Rust-Oleum Rustler; Veterinarians and ambulances; Physical therapist Michele Altemus and The Perfect Balance for Equestrians ... sports hypnotist Laura Boyton King ; The Carrot Man Walter Chiveral; A Sunday in the life of Van Geest the groom. Chapter 4 - Mad(den) about You A typical Sunday afternoon on the Grand Prix circuit; Peter Doubleday, Grand Prix announcer, for thirty years he's traveled forty weeks a year on the circuit; Paddock Master Mike Fletcher, the voice from the in-gate, systematically recites the jumping order to the riders as the class gets under way....The story of John and Beezie Madden's marriage -- how they buy, train, and show horses as a way of life. Chapter 5 - HITS? It's called HITS, an acronym for Horse Shows In The Sun. They run thirty shows a year in California, Arizona, Upstate New York, and Virginia and offer almost fifty Grand Prix events with a combined total of over $4 million in prize money. In the winter they produce seven shows in Ocala, Florida during the same time as the Winter Equestrian Festival. Think of it as the major league players are in Wellington and the minor league players are in Ocala. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's the second tier of riders, many of them up and coming, others with inexperienced horses, not ready for prime time. Chapter 6 - Word of Mouth News travels fast in the Grand Prix circuit ... The websites ... Hildegard: The Queen of Quip, The Diva of Dish and The Guru of Gossip ... The real scoop travels fast and furiously by word of mouth on the ever-present favorite cell phone ... Who's together, who's broken up, who's in the baby carriage ... The summer season in Vermont, Canada, Keswick, Virginia ... $100,000 Keswick Charity Invitational Grand Prix winner relative newcomer Karen Cudmore on her dazzling bay stallion Conejo. Chapter 7 - Who's Gonna Sit with the Prince? The hierarchy of horse showing and the organizations responsible for the logistics. In 1917, the American Horse Shows Association was formed as the national governing body as the sport grew. After the Calvary disbanded following World War II, no one was fielding a United States Team for Olympic competition. The United States Equestrian Team was formed in 1950, organizing and financing international teams. Everything went along just fine and the two organizations peacefully co-existed for many years --until 1997. Chapter 8 - Where Champions Meet The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair offers a sophisticated mix of the oh-
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
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Lccn
2003-017147
Dewey Decimal
917.3/92404
Series
Capital Lifestyles Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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