Author: KING, MARY & ANNE PLUMEL FOREWORD BY LORD PATRICK BERESFORD
Title: William & Mary: The Story of Mary King and King William, the World's Most Successful Eventing Partnership
Description: Newbot Abbey, Devonshire, UK: David & Charles, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0715308440. Illustrated by Kit Houghton. MEMBER OF SILVER MEDAL WINNING TEAM AT 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS! Hardcover is glazed boards. Black spine with white lettering. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book (please note the defects in binding) . Copyright page states published in 1998. Foreword by Lord Patrick Beresford, Chef d'Equipe to the British Team, 1985-92. "If you are inclined, as I am, to rate an eventer at first sight by how pleased you are to find it waiting for you at second horses on a Quorn Friday or a Beaufort Saturday, then inevitably King William would come out very near the top. Not only has he got terrific scope and physique, but also what is sometimes called 'the look of eagles', that is to say an imperious eye which, rather than focusing on his near surroundings, seems to be searching for a pack of hounds in the distant horizon....That, anyway, is the impression he gave me on the first occasion that I can condsciously remember seeing him, namely at the 1991 Badminton trot-up...." King William [1983-2002] was one of the living legend Mary King's great horses. He competed in two Olympics, in which she has competed at every single one since 1992, medaling 2x, as well as being a top, international competitor, on a variety of horses, since 1984. Exhaustively photographed with mostly color pictures, showing all phases of preparation, and competition: dressage, cross counry jumping, arena jumping. Scarce and wonderful book. ; Photographs; 0.75 x 10.75 x 8 Inches; 127 pages; Cover has light bumping, scuffing/rubbing; blank bookplate on front endpaper. Missing first, b/w photograph, foreword, and title page; seems to be a binding error.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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