by Rosemary Archer
In this book the author endeavors to show the ideal aim for the Arabian horse is to be capable of competing successfully in hand as well as a performance horse. The book contains a historical section on war horses and Eastern horses as Thoroughbred foundation stock, a chapter on selection and basic training for performance, history of Arab racing and modern racing around the world, endurance riding, the versatile Arabian-pig sticking, polo, competitive driving, team chasing, show classes, Western riding, Olympic disciplines-jumping, eventing, dressage, planning for the future.
Hard cover book in very good condition, with dust jacket which shows some wear, illustrated with lots of color photographs and some B&W, 176 pages, copyright 1996 JA Allen