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The greatest horse stories ever told / edited and with an introduction by Steven D. Price.

Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, ©2001.

viii, 257 pages ; 24 cm

30 " ... essays, articles, short fiction, and poetry ... about the bond between humans and horses"--Inside jacket flap.

Includes material by Jane Smiley, Anthony Trollope, Dick Francis, Esther Forbes, Red Smith, Felix Salten, Ben Green, Maxine Kumin, Damon Runyon, Tom McGuane, James Herroit, Ring Lardner, and William Cowper, among others.

Horses -- Anecdotes.

Horsemanship -- Anecdotes.

Price, Steven D.

Essays and articles originally published in various journals and books.

Introduction -- Mr. T's heart / Jane Smiley -- The lady who rides to hounds / Anthony Trollope -- Pure heart / William Nack -- Nona Garson / Nancy Jaffer -- A royal rip-off at Kingdom Hill / Dick Francis -- Breakneck Hill / Esther Forbes -- The horse whisperer / Paul Trachtman -- A vote for Ta Wee / Red Smith -- The Imperial Spanish Riding School / Felix Salten -- Sleeping sickness / Ben Green -- Tallyho and tribulation / Stephen Budiansky -- Why is it that girls love horses? / Maxine Kumin -- Mustard-Pot, matchmaker / Gilbert Frankau -- Horses and horsemen / Andy Russell -- All horse players die broke / Damon Runyon -- Dreaming / Bill Barich -- Was there a horse with wings? / Beryl Markham -- On winning / William Steinkraus -- Buster / Tom McGuane -- All things bright and beautiful / James Herriot -- Tips on horses / Ring Lardner -- The champion / Gene Smith -- School horses / Alois Podhajsky -- Horsefolk are different / Cooky McClung -- The diverting history of John Gilpin / William Cowper -- Tip on a lost race / Carey Winfrey -- Ponies are talking / Holly Menino -- Personals / Melissa Pierson -- Good horse keeping / Pete Zarzyski -- Two sisters / Ellie Phayer.

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