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	AINSLIE, TOM Ainslie's Encyclopedia of Thoroughbred Handicapping NY, William Morrow & Company Inc. 1978, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0688033458) Hard Cover, 7.25" Wide x 10.25" Tall. Tight copy, black textured bindings, bold silver gilt spinal titles, unmarked text, complete, pages 169 to 184 are complete bound upside down {LUCKY OMEM?}. The previous owner swore that this made the book lucky, he enjoyed many a Santa Anita winning afternoon, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear and rubbing, a few short closed end edgetears, and a blank sticker is affixed to the upper front corner. An excellent Handicapping reference for winners. With understanding strategies and negative factors for maiden races, dutches, breeders, clockers, touts, sprints, allowance races, keys to money management, betting systems plus and minus materials, understanding training factors and horse characteristics, watching for patterns, noting jockey styles, breeding and lineage fundamentals, understanding the race papers - odds, place and show betting, purses, age and favorites factors, watching workouts, paddock and post parades, stable management styles, past performances, terms, advice, and etc. 320 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 22.94 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2025] Book number: 902075 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Blaze and the Lost Quarry NY, The MacMillan Company. 1967, Later Printing. Hard Cover. Retired Ex-Library Copy, Ex-Library copy with all lending traces professionally removed, masked, or covered, pale blue cloth boards, black horse & boy illustration to cover, b&w titles1967 on the front cover, black spinal titles in a white title box, minor egeweat, light rubs to tips, light smudges and soiling, the book is still bright and tight. An excellent classic horse story of adventure, love, and trust. Billy and Blaze are looking for adventure as they set out to explore the countryside. But when they find an abandoned quarry, they're in for more than they bargained for! Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 8.94 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 789] Book number: 565997 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Blaze Finds The Trail NY, The MacMillan Company. 1960, Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. pale blue cloth boards, black horse & boy illustration to cover, black titles, shelf bumped cornertips, light edgewear, light soiling, clean unmarked text, no names or labels. An excellent classic horse story of adventure, love, and trust. Billy was a little boy who loved horses more than anything else in the world. Imagine how happy he was when he got his very own pony for his birthday! From that day on, Billy was seldom seen without his new friend, Blaze. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 906514 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Heads Up - Heels Down / A Handbook of Horsemanship and Riding NY, The Macmillan Company. 1944, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, green cloth bindings, black titles, end edgewear with upper corner and spinal crown board exposure, minor lower corner board exposure, a rubbed and frayed spinal crown, and a few interior page ends have tip fold creases, the binding has neatly archive tape reinforced cornertips. The author also created the "Blaze" horse stories for children. An excellent work on horsemanship, correcting positioning, horse training, horse care, rquipment, ailments, and etc. All well illustrated by the authot. 144 pages. Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 16.49 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1455] Book number: 902116 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ARLANDSON, LEE; BILL WEIKEL, EDITOR Know the Appaloosa Horse / Farnam Horse Library Series Omaha, Nebraska, Farnham Horse Library. 1973, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 5 3/8" Wide x 7 7/8" Tall. Tight Copy, professionally clear archive tape reinforced covers, no stamps or labels, minor cover usage edgewear, rubs and scratches, neat previous owner's Norco, CA name & address inside, unmarked text. Features Appaloosa History and Heritage, Native American Indian Association, Contemporary Breed Comback, Color Patters and Variations, Nomenclature, Champions and Lineages, Breed Standards and Characteristics, Shows, Contests, Unique Breed Abilities, and more. Illustrated in Color. 64 pages. Very Good. USD 7.95 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 702] Book number: 905437 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BURCH, PRESTON Training Thoroughbred Horses US: The Blood Horse. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 1953, small Hardcover, Bright/Tight copy. A complete manual for the training of the Throughbred Horse. With owner-trainer relationships, stable management, health and first aid, racing strategy, breaking duties, classification and rating of stock , feeding, sizing up a prospect, and etc.Illustrated in b&w. 124 pages. USD 20.42 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 \| £UK 12.5 \| JP¥ 1802] Book number: BQZ800Q Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	RIVERS-COFFEY , RACHEL A Horse Like Mr. Ragman New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. ISBN:0684151677. Tight copy, clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor bottom edgewear, faint soilings, and several small closed edgetears. A delightful tale about a girl who finally got the horse of her dreams, after she learned to love and accept its strange ways and questionable talents that came with the 12 year old shaggy pinto named " Mr. Ragman ". USD 35.42 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21.5 \| JP¥ 3126] Book number: 562333 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	COHEN, IRA S. , PH.D; GEORGE D. STEPHENS PH.D. Scientific Handicapping: Tested Way to Win at the Race Track Englewood Clifts, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1963, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, brown bindings, black spinal titles, minor edge rubswear, occasional pencil and highlighter margin and text reference markings inside , the price-clipped clear Brodart covered dust jacket has edgewear and rubbing, worn and nicked away jacket spinal ends and cornertips, panel edge chipping, nicks, light soiling and closed short edgetears. An excellent Handicapping reference for success. With Horse characteristics and appearance, reading the race papers, charts and stats, accessing speed, jockeys, purse histories, winning and losing stables and management, noting tack and shoe changes, understanding race classes, watching out for stiffs and cripples, understanding the track composition, predicting patterns, understanding negative factors, money management, betting factors, odds, place and show betting, purses, age, favorites, workouts, and etc. 190 pages.. Very Good/Good+. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 907782 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CROWELL, PERS Cavalcade of American Horses NY, Bonanza Books. 1951, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight Copy, Beige Cloth Quarter Spine over Black Boards, Blue Spinal Titles, Slight Panel Edge Tanning, Clean Unmarked Text, No Names or Labels, the Attractive Green & White Pictorial Dust Jacket Features many b&w Action Sketches of Horses and Their Uses, White Titles, the jacket has minor edge rubs and shelfwear with a few panel end closed tears, a spinal crown small closed split and a small rubbed spot on the mid-spine towards the rear cover panel hinge. A Treasury of History and Information about the Early Notable Beeds of Light Horse Popular in America Today. With The American Saddle Horse, The Arabian, The Quarter Horse, The Morgan, The Standard Bred, The Tennessee Walker, The Thoroughbred, and the Western Cowboy & Ranch Style Cattle & Trail Horses. All of them Parade across these pages with interesting, informative text and lively illustrations.Includes Horse Prehistory, Early Domestication, Early Civilization's Us and Development, Gaits and Their Importance, Bloodlines & Historic Lineages, Champions, Bred Characteristics, and more. 75 black & white illustrations by the author. 311 pages including index. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 905514 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ERICKSON, PHOEBE: WILDWING NY, Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1960, Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight Copy, Lavender Purple Board Bindings, Blue Spinal Titles, Colt illustration on the Front Cover, unmarket text, no names, no stamps or labels, the Attractive Color Pictorial Dust Jacket features a illustration of Wildwing the Colt and Bronze Arrow - the Arapahoe Indian Boy, the Dust Jacket has a neatly interior tape repaired tapering closed tear, a few closed short edge and corner tears, and faint edge tanning. Bronze Feather, a young Arapahoe Indian in Wyoming, finds a Rescues a Young Buckskin Foal Orphaned as the White Men used an Light Airplane with a Screaming Siren to Frighten and Herd Wild Horses into a Corral. Many crazed Horses died and this was a cruel method thought Bronze Arrow, raised in a Culture of Care for all Animals and Respect for Nature. Bronze Arrow raises Wildwing to be a fine Colt. But Wildwing's untamed Spirit longs for the Freedom of the Wide Open Spaces and . Bronze Feather must decide what is best for Wildwing. Illustrated in b&w by the author.. Very Good+/Very Good-. USD 11.95 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1055] Book number: 906357 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FARLEY, WALTER Man O' War NY, Random House. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Illustrated By Augie Draper. Tight Copy, reddish brown cloth bindings, black embossed racehorse illustration on the lower front panel. gilt-edged black spinal titles, minor edgewear, neat previous reader names are written on the endpapers, art scribble on the dedication page, occasional short text or margin scribbles throughout, story is not affected. A great fictionalized biography of Man o' War, the greatest thoroughbred racehorse champion that America has ever known! Although His career came to a roaring stop back in 1920, after he had won 20 races in 21 starts. he had speed, stamina, courage and heart, and he broke most of the existing records of his day. I was his trainer, Danny Ryan and I can truthfully say there has never a Champion like Man o' War.. 126 pages. Illustrated with delightful b&w sketches. 126 pages.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 907977 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FRANCIS, DICK AND JOHN WELCOME, EDITORS The New Treasury Of Great Racing NY, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0393031020) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has a creased inner fold and light edgewear. An excellent collection of horse racing short stories that capture the color, excitement, dreams, fun, and dark treachery of life in and around the turf!. Near Fine/Very Good+. USD 16.94 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1495] Book number: 575817 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HENRY, MARGUERITE The Illustrated Marguerite Henry Rand McNally & Company. 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 1980, tight-bright copy , light wear, lightly bumped edges. Contains many great artist interviews, artist commentary, many vivid color and b&w illustrations and sketches, book art development and setup, and much more. USD 79.95 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 \| £UK 48.25 \| JP¥ 7056] Book number: 561983 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HITCHCOCK, CAPTAIN F. C., WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY: , FOREWORD BY SIR FREDERICK HOBDAY. ''SADDLE UP'' / A Guide to Equitation and Stable Management, including Hints to Instructors NY, Charles Scribners' Sons. 1935, Vintage Classic!. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, blue cloth bindings, gilt titles, minor tip and end shelfwear with light board exposure, light rubbing, unmarked text, light interior age darkening and foxing, binding regluing has left a light interior hinge slightly darkened area traces. An excellent reference on horsemanship, horse selection, tack, training, and horse care. With training methods and procedures, handling bad habits, step by step instructions, advanced training and control methods, examples, and etc. Illustrated in b&w. 304 pages.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 578447 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	JOHNSTON, DOROTHY G. Pounding Hooves ( Horse Stories Gift Set Series ) Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A. Cook Communications Ministries. 1978, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0912692774) Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Bright/Tight copy. Light edgewear. Beautiful Horse Color illustrated Covers! Lori Goodman had discovered the most beautiful horse in the world, but finding her and owning her were two different things!. Very Good. USD 7.42 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 655] Book number: 907260 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MCBRYDE, J. , WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ON THE SYSTEM USED BY JOE HILLER; WITH A PREFACE BY MAJOR J. A. HERBERT The Perfect Hunter and Saddle Horse-Breaking, Making and Riding London & NY:, Country Life Ltd. / Charles Scribners' Sons. 1936, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, black cloth bindings, white titles, minor tip and end shelfwear with light board exposure, minor spinal title rubbing, light spinal sunning, neat original vintage 1936 bookseller sticker on the lower front pastedown, unmarked text. An excellent reference on breaking and training colts with passive and agressive training methods and procedures, handling bad habits, step by step instructions, advanced training and control methods, and etc. Illustrated in b&w. 136 pages.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 39.95 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3526] Book number: 578446 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MURRAY, WILLIAM The Right Horse: Winning More, Losing Less, And Having A Great Time At The Racetrack NY, Doubleday. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0385483538) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy. Race Horse Betting Logic, Observation, Advice and Tips, Insider Throughbred wagering strategy and theory, racktrack cultural observations and commentary!. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.92 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1140] Book number: 561694 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MURRAY, WILLIAM The Wrong Horse / An Osyssey Through the American Racing Scene NY, Simon and Schuster. 1992, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, small remainder mark on the bottom endpages, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. An excellent, detailed, and insider memoir and reference on the world of American Throughbred Racing. 224 pages. Very Good+/Very Good+. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: 100239 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PATTEN, JOHN W. The Light Horse Breeds / Thier Origin, Characteristics, and Principal Uses NY, A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, brown cloth bindings, black spinal titles, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with rubbing,, closed edgetears, hinge creases, spinal edge chipping and nicks, and a previously taped mid-spinal closed tear. An excellent illustrated gallery of the light horse breeds. With histories, characteristics, origins of the breed, color, size, descriptions, photos, and more.Richly iIllustrated in b&w. with over 300 photographs, 240+ pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 902797 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PITTENGER, PEGGY JETT The Back-Yard Foal North Hollywood, CA, Wilshire Book Company. 1977, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0879801859) Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, light edgewear, faint soiling, clear archive tape reinforced cover cornertips, small sales sticker scar on the lower rear cover, no names, no stamps or markings. clean text. An excellent on selection, breeds, health, care, husbandry, foals, pregnancy, ponies, rearing, horse psychology, and the joy of raising your Foal or Pony. Well illustrated in b&w. 187 pages.. Very Good. USD 7.84 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 692] Book number: 907069 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	REAL, LINTON M. First Steps In Horsemastership ............ NY, A. S. Barnes & Company. 1967, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, black cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, light edgewear, clean text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket is bright and complete but has rough edges with closed tears, rubbing, nicks, chipping, and very light soiling. An excellent training reference based on horse psychology and understanding basic animal instinct and nature. For retraining mean or problem animals, breaking, colt training, working on problem areas, or developing verbal and gesture communication with the horse. 128 pages. Very Good/Good+. USD 11.94 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1054] Book number: 000195 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROBERTS, MONTY; INTRODUCTION BY LAWRENCE SCANLAN The Man Who Listens to Horses New York, NY, U.S.A. Random House, Incorporated. 1997, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0679456589) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, a blank white sticker is affixed to the upper first front freepage, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. The amazing story of Monty Robert and his unconventional method of horse training and conditioning through nonverbal and whispered sympathetic communication, his groundbreaking work, his philosophy, his early life, his methods, and his passion for horses! 258 pages. Very Good+/Near Fine. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 901505 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROBERTSON, WILLIAM H. P. The History of Throughbred Racing in America NY, Bonanza Books. 1970, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0517002043) Hard Cover, 9.5" Tall x 12.25" Wide. Tight/Bright copy, brown cloth bindings, black spinal titles, light edgewear, unmarked text, black quarter spine over black boards, large silver spinal titles, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear with a few closed edgetears. An exciting and detailed history of Throughbred Racing in America. From Colonial Days to the 1960's. With Winning Horses, Race Recaps, Tracks, Horses, Jockeys, Trainers, Breeders, Owners, Stock farms, Lineages, Purses, Champions, Biographies, Historical Sidelights, Ancedotes, Notable Personalities, Celebrities, Grandeur, Spectacles, and more. With many illustrations featured in detailed, crisp and sharp b&w. 621 pages... Very Good+/Very Good. USD 129.95 [Appr.: EURO 86.75 \| £UK 78.25 \| JP¥ 11469] Book number: 903410 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROLLINS, PHILIP ASHTON The Cowboy New York, New York, U.S.A. Ballantine Books. 1973, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0345032195) Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, light edgewear, light spinal and cover reading creases, light age darkening, small old faint sticker scar on upper front cover corner, small pen markings on lower spine. Riding the range in the 1930's, Philip Rollins learned the way of the Cowboy at first hand, a way of life that had not changed for generations, but was soon to vanish forever. He captured that life in the pages of his book, an important, serious study of the Cowboy as an affirmative, constructive factor in the social and political development of the United States.. Very Good-. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 905217 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SELF, MARGARET CABELL Horseman's Encyclopedia, New and Revised Edition NY, A. S. Barnes & Company, Inc. 1963, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight Copy, Blue Cloth bindings, Gold Gilt pinal Titles, spinal and panel edge sun bleaching, light shelf edgewear, no names, unmarked text. Features many b&w photos and sketch illustrations.With Breeds, Champions, Saddles and Tack, Terms, Races, Racing, Competitions, Jumping, Showing, Faults, Training, Drills, Ranch Veterinary and Health Maintenance, Husbandry, and more. 428 pages.. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 907439 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.

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	AINSLIE, TOM Ainslie's Encyclopedia of Thoroughbred Handicapping NY, William Morrow & Company Inc. 1978, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0688033458) Hard Cover, 7.25" Wide x 10.25" Tall. Tight copy, black textured bindings, bold silver gilt spinal titles, unmarked text, complete, pages 169 to 184 are complete bound upside down {LUCKY OMEM?}. The previous owner swore that this made the book lucky, he enjoyed many a Santa Anita winning afternoon, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear and rubbing, a few short closed end edgetears, and a blank sticker is affixed to the upper front corner. An excellent Handicapping reference for winners. With understanding strategies and negative factors for maiden races, dutches, breeders, clockers, touts, sprints, allowance races, keys to money management, betting systems plus and minus materials, understanding training factors and horse characteristics, watching for patterns, noting jockey styles, breeding and lineage fundamentals, understanding the race papers - odds, place and show betting, purses, age and favorites factors, watching workouts, paddock and post parades, stable management styles, past performances, terms, advice, and etc. 320 pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 22.94 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2025] Book number: 902075 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Blaze and the Lost Quarry NY, The MacMillan Company. 1967, Later Printing. Hard Cover. Retired Ex-Library Copy, Ex-Library copy with all lending traces professionally removed, masked, or covered, pale blue cloth boards, black horse & boy illustration to cover, b&w titles1967 on the front cover, black spinal titles in a white title box, minor egeweat, light rubs to tips, light smudges and soiling, the book is still bright and tight. An excellent classic horse story of adventure, love, and trust. Billy and Blaze are looking for adventure as they set out to explore the countryside. But when they find an abandoned quarry, they're in for more than they bargained for! Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 8.94 [Appr.: EURO 6 \| £UK 5.5 \| JP¥ 789] Book number: 565997 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Blaze Finds The Trail NY, The MacMillan Company. 1960, Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. pale blue cloth boards, black horse & boy illustration to cover, black titles, shelf bumped cornertips, light edgewear, light soiling, clean unmarked text, no names or labels. An excellent classic horse story of adventure, love, and trust. Billy was a little boy who loved horses more than anything else in the world. Imagine how happy he was when he got his very own pony for his birthday! From that day on, Billy was seldom seen without his new friend, Blaze. Illustrated in b&w.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 906514 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ANDERSON, C.W. Heads Up - Heels Down / A Handbook of Horsemanship and Riding NY, The Macmillan Company. 1944, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, green cloth bindings, black titles, end edgewear with upper corner and spinal crown board exposure, minor lower corner board exposure, a rubbed and frayed spinal crown, and a few interior page ends have tip fold creases, the binding has neatly archive tape reinforced cornertips. The author also created the "Blaze" horse stories for children. An excellent work on horsemanship, correcting positioning, horse training, horse care, rquipment, ailments, and etc. All well illustrated by the authot. 144 pages. Good+/No Dust Jacket. USD 16.49 [Appr.: EURO 11 \| £UK 10 \| JP¥ 1455] Book number: 902116 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ARLANDSON, LEE; BILL WEIKEL, EDITOR Know the Appaloosa Horse / Farnam Horse Library Series Omaha, Nebraska, Farnham Horse Library. 1973, First Edition. Trade Paperback, 5 3/8" Wide x 7 7/8" Tall. Tight Copy, professionally clear archive tape reinforced covers, no stamps or labels, minor cover usage edgewear, rubs and scratches, neat previous owner's Norco, CA name & address inside, unmarked text. Features Appaloosa History and Heritage, Native American Indian Association, Contemporary Breed Comback, Color Patters and Variations, Nomenclature, Champions and Lineages, Breed Standards and Characteristics, Shows, Contests, Unique Breed Abilities, and more. Illustrated in Color. 64 pages. Very Good. USD 7.95 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 \| £UK 5 \| JP¥ 702] Book number: 905437 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	BURCH, PRESTON Training Thoroughbred Horses US: The Blood Horse. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. 1953, small Hardcover, Bright/Tight copy. A complete manual for the training of the Throughbred Horse. With owner-trainer relationships, stable management, health and first aid, racing strategy, breaking duties, classification and rating of stock , feeding, sizing up a prospect, and etc.Illustrated in b&w. 124 pages. USD 20.42 [Appr.: EURO 13.75 \| £UK 12.5 \| JP¥ 1802] Book number: BQZ800Q Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	RIVERS-COFFEY , RACHEL A Horse Like Mr. Ragman New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. ISBN:0684151677. Tight copy, clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor bottom edgewear, faint soilings, and several small closed edgetears. A delightful tale about a girl who finally got the horse of her dreams, after she learned to love and accept its strange ways and questionable talents that came with the 12 year old shaggy pinto named " Mr. Ragman ". USD 35.42 [Appr.: EURO 23.75 \| £UK 21.5 \| JP¥ 3126] Book number: 562333 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	COHEN, IRA S. , PH.D; GEORGE D. STEPHENS PH.D. Scientific Handicapping: Tested Way to Win at the Race Track Englewood Clifts, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1963, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, brown bindings, black spinal titles, minor edge rubswear, occasional pencil and highlighter margin and text reference markings inside , the price-clipped clear Brodart covered dust jacket has edgewear and rubbing, worn and nicked away jacket spinal ends and cornertips, panel edge chipping, nicks, light soiling and closed short edgetears. An excellent Handicapping reference for success. With Horse characteristics and appearance, reading the race papers, charts and stats, accessing speed, jockeys, purse histories, winning and losing stables and management, noting tack and shoe changes, understanding race classes, watching out for stiffs and cripples, understanding the track composition, predicting patterns, understanding negative factors, money management, betting factors, odds, place and show betting, purses, age, favorites, workouts, and etc. 190 pages.. Very Good/Good+. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 907782 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	CROWELL, PERS Cavalcade of American Horses NY, Bonanza Books. 1951, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight Copy, Beige Cloth Quarter Spine over Black Boards, Blue Spinal Titles, Slight Panel Edge Tanning, Clean Unmarked Text, No Names or Labels, the Attractive Green & White Pictorial Dust Jacket Features many b&w Action Sketches of Horses and Their Uses, White Titles, the jacket has minor edge rubs and shelfwear with a few panel end closed tears, a spinal crown small closed split and a small rubbed spot on the mid-spine towards the rear cover panel hinge. A Treasury of History and Information about the Early Notable Beeds of Light Horse Popular in America Today. With The American Saddle Horse, The Arabian, The Quarter Horse, The Morgan, The Standard Bred, The Tennessee Walker, The Thoroughbred, and the Western Cowboy & Ranch Style Cattle & Trail Horses. All of them Parade across these pages with interesting, informative text and lively illustrations.Includes Horse Prehistory, Early Domestication, Early Civilization's Us and Development, Gaits and Their Importance, Bloodlines & Historic Lineages, Champions, Bred Characteristics, and more. 75 black & white illustrations by the author. 311 pages including index. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 905514 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ERICKSON, PHOEBE: WILDWING NY, Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1960, Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight Copy, Lavender Purple Board Bindings, Blue Spinal Titles, Colt illustration on the Front Cover, unmarket text, no names, no stamps or labels, the Attractive Color Pictorial Dust Jacket features a illustration of Wildwing the Colt and Bronze Arrow - the Arapahoe Indian Boy, the Dust Jacket has a neatly interior tape repaired tapering closed tear, a few closed short edge and corner tears, and faint edge tanning. Bronze Feather, a young Arapahoe Indian in Wyoming, finds a Rescues a Young Buckskin Foal Orphaned as the White Men used an Light Airplane with a Screaming Siren to Frighten and Herd Wild Horses into a Corral. Many crazed Horses died and this was a cruel method thought Bronze Arrow, raised in a Culture of Care for all Animals and Respect for Nature. Bronze Arrow raises Wildwing to be a fine Colt. But Wildwing's untamed Spirit longs for the Freedom of the Wide Open Spaces and . Bronze Feather must decide what is best for Wildwing. Illustrated in b&w by the author.. Very Good+/Very Good-. USD 11.95 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1055] Book number: 906357 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FARLEY, WALTER Man O' War NY, Random House. 1962, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Ill.: Illustrated By Augie Draper. Tight Copy, reddish brown cloth bindings, black embossed racehorse illustration on the lower front panel. gilt-edged black spinal titles, minor edgewear, neat previous reader names are written on the endpapers, art scribble on the dedication page, occasional short text or margin scribbles throughout, story is not affected. A great fictionalized biography of Man o' War, the greatest thoroughbred racehorse champion that America has ever known! Although His career came to a roaring stop back in 1920, after he had won 20 races in 21 starts. he had speed, stamina, courage and heart, and he broke most of the existing records of his day. I was his trainer, Danny Ryan and I can truthfully say there has never a Champion like Man o' War.. 126 pages. Illustrated with delightful b&w sketches. 126 pages.. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. USD 9.95 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6 \| JP¥ 878] Book number: 907977 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	FRANCIS, DICK AND JOHN WELCOME, EDITORS The New Treasury Of Great Racing NY, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0393031020) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has a creased inner fold and light edgewear. An excellent collection of horse racing short stories that capture the color, excitement, dreams, fun, and dark treachery of life in and around the turf!. Near Fine/Very Good+. USD 16.94 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 \| £UK 10.25 \| JP¥ 1495] Book number: 575817 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HENRY, MARGUERITE The Illustrated Marguerite Henry Rand McNally & Company. 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 1980, tight-bright copy , light wear, lightly bumped edges. Contains many great artist interviews, artist commentary, many vivid color and b&w illustrations and sketches, book art development and setup, and much more. USD 79.95 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 \| £UK 48.25 \| JP¥ 7056] Book number: 561983 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	HITCHCOCK, CAPTAIN F. C., WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY: , FOREWORD BY SIR FREDERICK HOBDAY. ''SADDLE UP'' / A Guide to Equitation and Stable Management, including Hints to Instructors NY, Charles Scribners' Sons. 1935, Vintage Classic!. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, blue cloth bindings, gilt titles, minor tip and end shelfwear with light board exposure, light rubbing, unmarked text, light interior age darkening and foxing, binding regluing has left a light interior hinge slightly darkened area traces. An excellent reference on horsemanship, horse selection, tack, training, and horse care. With training methods and procedures, handling bad habits, step by step instructions, advanced training and control methods, examples, and etc. Illustrated in b&w. 304 pages.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 19.95 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1761] Book number: 578447 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	JOHNSTON, DOROTHY G. Pounding Hooves ( Horse Stories Gift Set Series ) Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A. Cook Communications Ministries. 1978, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0912692774) Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Bright/Tight copy. Light edgewear. Beautiful Horse Color illustrated Covers! Lori Goodman had discovered the most beautiful horse in the world, but finding her and owning her were two different things!. Very Good. USD 7.42 [Appr.: EURO 5 \| £UK 4.5 \| JP¥ 655] Book number: 907260 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MCBRYDE, J. , WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY ON THE SYSTEM USED BY JOE HILLER; WITH A PREFACE BY MAJOR J. A. HERBERT The Perfect Hunter and Saddle Horse-Breaking, Making and Riding London & NY:, Country Life Ltd. / Charles Scribners' Sons. 1936, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, black cloth bindings, white titles, minor tip and end shelfwear with light board exposure, minor spinal title rubbing, light spinal sunning, neat original vintage 1936 bookseller sticker on the lower front pastedown, unmarked text. An excellent reference on breaking and training colts with passive and agressive training methods and procedures, handling bad habits, step by step instructions, advanced training and control methods, and etc. Illustrated in b&w. 136 pages.. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. USD 39.95 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3526] Book number: 578446 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MURRAY, WILLIAM The Right Horse: Winning More, Losing Less, And Having A Great Time At The Racetrack NY, Doubleday. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0385483538) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy. Race Horse Betting Logic, Observation, Advice and Tips, Insider Throughbred wagering strategy and theory, racktrack cultural observations and commentary!. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.92 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 \| £UK 8 \| JP¥ 1140] Book number: 561694 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	MURRAY, WILLIAM The Wrong Horse / An Osyssey Through the American Racing Scene NY, Simon and Schuster. 1992, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright clean and unmarked copy, small remainder mark on the bottom endpages, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. An excellent, detailed, and insider memoir and reference on the world of American Throughbred Racing. 224 pages. Very Good+/Very Good+. USD 12.42 [Appr.: EURO 8.5 \| £UK 7.5 \| JP¥ 1096] Book number: 100239 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PATTEN, JOHN W. The Light Horse Breeds / Thier Origin, Characteristics, and Principal Uses NY, A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, brown cloth bindings, black spinal titles, unmarked text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has minor edgewear with rubbing,, closed edgetears, hinge creases, spinal edge chipping and nicks, and a previously taped mid-spinal closed tear. An excellent illustrated gallery of the light horse breeds. With histories, characteristics, origins of the breed, color, size, descriptions, photos, and more.Richly iIllustrated in b&w. with over 300 photographs, 240+ pages. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 24.95 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15 \| JP¥ 2202] Book number: 902797 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	PITTENGER, PEGGY JETT The Back-Yard Foal North Hollywood, CA, Wilshire Book Company. 1977, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0879801859) Trade Paperback, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight copy, light edgewear, faint soiling, clear archive tape reinforced cover cornertips, small sales sticker scar on the lower rear cover, no names, no stamps or markings. clean text. An excellent on selection, breeds, health, care, husbandry, foals, pregnancy, ponies, rearing, horse psychology, and the joy of raising your Foal or Pony. Well illustrated in b&w. 187 pages.. Very Good. USD 7.84 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 \| £UK 4.75 \| JP¥ 692] Book number: 907069 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	REAL, LINTON M. First Steps In Horsemastership ............ NY, A. S. Barnes & Company. 1967, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight copy, black cloth bindings, gilt spinal titles, light edgewear, clean text, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket is bright and complete but has rough edges with closed tears, rubbing, nicks, chipping, and very light soiling. An excellent training reference based on horse psychology and understanding basic animal instinct and nature. For retraining mean or problem animals, breaking, colt training, working on problem areas, or developing verbal and gesture communication with the horse. 128 pages. Very Good/Good+. USD 11.94 [Appr.: EURO 8 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1054] Book number: 000195 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROBERTS, MONTY; INTRODUCTION BY LAWRENCE SCANLAN The Man Who Listens to Horses New York, NY, U.S.A. Random House, Incorporated. 1997, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0679456589) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright and clean copy, unmarked text, a blank white sticker is affixed to the upper first front freepage, clear Brodart covered dust jacket. The amazing story of Monty Robert and his unconventional method of horse training and conditioning through nonverbal and whispered sympathetic communication, his groundbreaking work, his philosophy, his early life, his methods, and his passion for horses! 258 pages. Very Good+/Near Fine. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 901505 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROBERTSON, WILLIAM H. P. The History of Throughbred Racing in America NY, Bonanza Books. 1970, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0517002043) Hard Cover, 9.5" Tall x 12.25" Wide. Tight/Bright copy, brown cloth bindings, black spinal titles, light edgewear, unmarked text, black quarter spine over black boards, large silver spinal titles, the clear Brodart covered dust jacket has light edgewear with a few closed edgetears. An exciting and detailed history of Throughbred Racing in America. From Colonial Days to the 1960's. With Winning Horses, Race Recaps, Tracks, Horses, Jockeys, Trainers, Breeders, Owners, Stock farms, Lineages, Purses, Champions, Biographies, Historical Sidelights, Ancedotes, Notable Personalities, Celebrities, Grandeur, Spectacles, and more. With many illustrations featured in detailed, crisp and sharp b&w. 621 pages... Very Good+/Very Good. USD 129.95 [Appr.: EURO 86.75 \| £UK 78.25 \| JP¥ 11469] Book number: 903410 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	ROLLINS, PHILIP ASHTON The Cowboy New York, New York, U.S.A. Ballantine Books. 1973, 1st Printing. (ISBN: 0345032195) Paperback, 12mo - over 6Â¾" - 7Â¾" tall. Tight/Bright copy, light edgewear, light spinal and cover reading creases, light age darkening, small old faint sticker scar on upper front cover corner, small pen markings on lower spine. Riding the range in the 1930's, Philip Rollins learned the way of the Cowboy at first hand, a way of life that had not changed for generations, but was soon to vanish forever. He captured that life in the pages of his book, an important, serious study of the Cowboy as an affirmative, constructive factor in the social and political development of the United States.. Very Good-. USD 19.94 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12 \| JP¥ 1760] Book number: 905217 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.
	SELF, MARGARET CABELL Horseman's Encyclopedia, New and Revised Edition NY, A. S. Barnes & Company, Inc. 1963, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. Tight Copy, Blue Cloth bindings, Gold Gilt pinal Titles, spinal and panel edge sun bleaching, light shelf edgewear, no names, unmarked text. Features many b&w photos and sketch illustrations.With Breeds, Champions, Saddles and Tack, Terms, Races, Racing, Competitions, Jumping, Showing, Faults, Training, Drills, Ranch Veterinary and Health Maintenance, Husbandry, and more. 428 pages.. Very Good+/Very Good. USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1319] Book number: 907439 Click here to order or inquire at Desert Sage Books.