Must Read TB Books
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Must Read TB Books
Recommended "Must Reads" on TB racing and training/conditioning? Anyone have a TB "bible" they couldn't live without?
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Bill from WA
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Hello
For anyone who might be interested, I am letting go of my thoroughbred library. I have some interesting things left (I sold quite a few things to one individual). Some of the books remaining are: Memories of Racing and Hunting (the 6th Duke of Portland), Breeding Racehorses from Cluster Mares (Dennis Craig), a signed copy of The Great Stallion Book (Richard Ulbrich), Breeding the Racehorse (Frederico Tesio), General Stud Book Volume 10 (1865), Sire Lines Updated Version (Abram S Hewitt), A History of the Thoroughbred in California (Mary Fleming), Register of Thoroughbred Stallions 1913 & 1915 (C.M. Prior), The Breed of the Racehorse (Friedrich Becker), and many others. PM me for a full list and prices.
Thanks.
Bill
For anyone who might be interested, I am letting go of my thoroughbred library. I have some interesting things left (I sold quite a few things to one individual). Some of the books remaining are: Memories of Racing and Hunting (the 6th Duke of Portland), Breeding Racehorses from Cluster Mares (Dennis Craig), a signed copy of The Great Stallion Book (Richard Ulbrich), Breeding the Racehorse (Frederico Tesio), General Stud Book Volume 10 (1865), Sire Lines Updated Version (Abram S Hewitt), A History of the Thoroughbred in California (Mary Fleming), Register of Thoroughbred Stallions 1913 & 1915 (C.M. Prior), The Breed of the Racehorse (Friedrich Becker), and many others. PM me for a full list and prices.
Thanks.
Bill
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Bill from WA
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Another book that might be interesting to the folks in the Northwestern part of our country is a hard bound copy of The Washington Horse (1957) containing the issues January through December of that year. Great regional historical reference.
Bill
Bill
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Hi Bill,
I sent you a PM, maybe you didn't get it.
Could you please send me the list of books and prices?
mail: [email protected]
Thanks in advance!
Margreet
I sent you a PM, maybe you didn't get it.
Could you please send me the list of books and prices?
mail: [email protected]
Thanks in advance!
Margreet
The more I get to know people, the more I love animals.
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Bill from WA
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For some reason my PM responses are not going through. Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested in any of the books.
Bill
Bill
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is like a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Langston Hughes
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"Professional Care of the Racehorse" is an excellent, fairly recent, guide to being a good groom, and taking care of racehorses. A lot of detailed information about how to put on a spider bandage, etc. Gotta have all this knowledge to pass a trainer's test.
"History of the Thoroughbred in America" by Robertson was a book I saw when I was about 10 years old in a B Dalton Bookstore and never forgot. It was the first thing I ever bought on EBay. A huge tome. No advice on training but you won't find a better book on TB racing.
"The Body Language of Horses" by Bonnie Ledbetter. A lot of good observations on the happy vs the unhappy horse.
"Tom Ainsle's Guide to Thoroughbred Racing" It's really a handicapping book, but a lot of good notes about what it takes for a horse to be a winner at particular conditions.
"Conditioning to Win" Equine Research It's from the '80s. They compiled research into a book.
"Training Thoroughbred Horses" Preston Burch. A widely respected book in the industry.
Happy reading! Some of these are out of print but available on EBay.
"History of the Thoroughbred in America" by Robertson was a book I saw when I was about 10 years old in a B Dalton Bookstore and never forgot. It was the first thing I ever bought on EBay. A huge tome. No advice on training but you won't find a better book on TB racing.
"The Body Language of Horses" by Bonnie Ledbetter. A lot of good observations on the happy vs the unhappy horse.
"Tom Ainsle's Guide to Thoroughbred Racing" It's really a handicapping book, but a lot of good notes about what it takes for a horse to be a winner at particular conditions.
"Conditioning to Win" Equine Research It's from the '80s. They compiled research into a book.
"Training Thoroughbred Horses" Preston Burch. A widely respected book in the industry.
Happy reading! Some of these are out of print but available on EBay.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Bill from WA
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I'm having trouble communicating with PM's. Here is a current list of books remaining. Most of the original list have been sold. Thanks to all who purchased.
Bill
THOROUGHBRED TIMES RACING ALMANAC (2003) $5.00
TREASURES OF THE BLOODSTOCK BREEDERS REVIEW (Rasmussen/Napier) $15.00
YEARBOOK OF CANADIAN THOROUGHBREDS (1957) $8.00
SEE HOW THEY RAN (Ulbrich) $20.00
THE GREAT STALLION BOOK (Ulbrich) signed by the author $160.00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
BREEDING TO RACE (Llewellyn) $20.00
SIRE LINES Updated version (Hewitt) $20.00
A HISTORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED IN CALIFORNIA (Fleming) $40.00
AMERICAN RACING MANUAL 1976 $8.00
AMERICAN RACING MANUAL 2003 $8.00
PEDIGREES OF LEADING WINNERS 1912-1959 $15.00
THE FIT RACEHORSE II (Ivers) $30.00
SIRES OF AMERICAN STAKES HORSES 1926-1975 (two volumes) $30.00
THE WASHINGTON HORSE (Jan/Dec 1957) (Hard bound) $30.00
THOROUGHBRED TIMES STALLION DIRECTORIES (2001, 2002, 2006 & 2007) $5.00 each
WASHINGTON THOROUGHBRED ANNUAL REVIEW (1999, 2001, 2002 & 2004) $5.00 each
THE WASHINGTON HORSE ANNUAL REVIEW (1974) $15.00
BLOODHORSE STALLION REGISTERS (2008 & 2009) $5.00 each
A QUARTER CENTURY OF AMERICAN RACING ANG BREEDING (1916 – 1940) $15.00
Bill
THOROUGHBRED TIMES RACING ALMANAC (2003) $5.00
TREASURES OF THE BLOODSTOCK BREEDERS REVIEW (Rasmussen/Napier) $15.00
YEARBOOK OF CANADIAN THOROUGHBREDS (1957) $8.00
SEE HOW THEY RAN (Ulbrich) $20.00
THE GREAT STALLION BOOK (Ulbrich) signed by the author $160.00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... ition=used
BREEDING TO RACE (Llewellyn) $20.00
SIRE LINES Updated version (Hewitt) $20.00
A HISTORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED IN CALIFORNIA (Fleming) $40.00
AMERICAN RACING MANUAL 1976 $8.00
AMERICAN RACING MANUAL 2003 $8.00
PEDIGREES OF LEADING WINNERS 1912-1959 $15.00
THE FIT RACEHORSE II (Ivers) $30.00
SIRES OF AMERICAN STAKES HORSES 1926-1975 (two volumes) $30.00
THE WASHINGTON HORSE (Jan/Dec 1957) (Hard bound) $30.00
THOROUGHBRED TIMES STALLION DIRECTORIES (2001, 2002, 2006 & 2007) $5.00 each
WASHINGTON THOROUGHBRED ANNUAL REVIEW (1999, 2001, 2002 & 2004) $5.00 each
THE WASHINGTON HORSE ANNUAL REVIEW (1974) $15.00
BLOODHORSE STALLION REGISTERS (2008 & 2009) $5.00 each
A QUARTER CENTURY OF AMERICAN RACING ANG BREEDING (1916 – 1940) $15.00
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Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is like a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
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