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Olympic Equestrian: The Sports and the Stories from Stockholm to Sydney
Profiles the immensely exciting history of Olympic equestrian sport. Includes detailed exploration of Show Jumping, Dressage, and the Three-Day Event. Highlights remarkable horses such as Halla, Charisma, and Gifted-and memorable riders such as Dr. Reiner Klimke, Bruce Davidson, and David and Karen O'Connor. Entertaining behind-the-scenes anecdotes and stories from riders, officials, chefs d'equipe, and other important players. Brings the rich history of Olympic equestrian competition to life. Illustrated with 130 photographs.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published May 25, 2000
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May 19, 2009
A beautifully thorough journey through the history of horses and equestrian sport in the Olympics. Has incredible and iconic photos on every page. A large book because of the sheer wealth of information, but a surprisingly easy read full of interesting stories, results, and historic and current issues.
February 13, 2016
As it was intended to be, this book was very informative. It got pretty repetitive at times, mostly because the Olympic rules for each sport aren't really all that different.
It's been a while since I read it, but I remember disagreeing with the author at several points, but being interested most of the time.
If I ever re-read this, I'll give it a more specific review.
It's been a while since I read it, but I remember disagreeing with the author at several points, but being interested most of the time.
If I ever re-read this, I'll give it a more specific review.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews