Steven D Price

Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told: Thirty Unforgettable Horse Tales - Greatest Steven D Price

Marc Notes: Originally published: 2002.; In this collection of stories, the editor has brought together some of the best true horse stories ever told. The book is an ideal bedside reading companion. Review Quotes: "Every once in a while, a book publisher comes up with a great concept for a series of books that deserve more than superficial recognition. Such a series is "THE GREATEST (fill in the blank) STORIES EVER TOLD," anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading." --The Lexington County ChronicleTable of Contents: Introduction.............................................ix Mr. T's Heart.............................................1................ Jane Smiley The Lady Who Rides to Hounds...........7................ Anthony Trollope Pure Heart..................................................12.............. William Nack Nona Garson.............................................27............... Nancy Jaffer A Royal Rip-off at Kingdom Hill............32............... Dick Francis Breakneck Hill...........................................40............... Esther Forbes The Horse Whisperer..............................49............... Paul Trachtman A Vote for Ta Wee...................................61............... Red Smith The Imperial Spanish Riding School.....64............... Felix Salten Sleeping Sickness.....................................69.............. Ben Green Tallyho and Tribulation...........................81.............. Stephen Budiansky Why Is It that Girls Love Horses?.........89.............. Maxine Kumin Mustard-Pot, Matchmaker......................94.............. Gilbert Frankau Horses and Horsemen.............................108............ Andy Russell All Horse Players Die Broke...................114............ Damon Runyon Dreaming...................................................128............. Bill Barich Was There A Horse with Wings?.........136............ Beryl Markham On Winning..............................................145............ William Steinkraus Buster........................................................149............ Tom McGuane All Things Bright and Beautiful............161............ James Herriot Tips on Horses.........................................171........... Ring Lardner The Champion...........................................173.......... Gene Smith School Horses...........................................183.......... Colonel Alois Podhajsky Horsefolk are Different.............................203.......... Cooky McClung The Diverting History of John Gilpin.....207.......... William Cowper Tip on a Lost Race....................................216.......... CArey Winfrey The Ponies are Talking.............................221.......... Holly Menino Personals....................................................236........... Melissa Pierson Good Horse Keeping................................242........... Paul Zarzyski Two Sisters................................................251........... Ellie Phayer Acknowledgments....................................254Biographical Note: Steven D. Price is the author of eighteen books on equestrian subjects, including The Horseman's Illustrated Dictionary, Essential Riding, The Quotable Horse Lover, and The American Quarter Horse. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Travel & Leisure, Practical Horseman, and America's Horse. He lives in New York City and rides horses wherever he can. Jacket Description/Back: Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship. The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer; and a story about the Spanish Riding School's dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey. Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination - and captivation - with horses. Review Quotes: "Editor Steven D. Price has collected stories that will make you laugh, cry and just shake your head in wonder. Some of the stories are, as the headline promises, truly gems of equestrian writing."--"The Chronicle Of The Horse"Publisher Marketing: Throughout recorded history, the horse has played many roles in human life. He has been man's partner in war, his servant in work, his teammate in sports, his inspiration in art. So it is only natural that literature includes many masterpieces about horses and horsemanship. The Greatest Horse Stories Ever Told gathers together the best of the equestrian genre. It includes stories and articles by Pulitzer Prize-winners Red Smith, Maxine Kumin, and Jane Smiley, and tales by jockey-turned-mystery novelist Dick Francis and veterinarian-turned-writer James Herriot. Here also are reflections on fox hunting by Steven Budiansky and Anthony Trollope; a profile of Buck Brannaman, the inspiration for The Horse Whisperer; an inspirational piece from Ellie Phayer, and a story about the Spanish Riding School's dancing white horses by Felix Salten (author of Bambi), as well as writing from Tom McGuane, Bill Barich, humorist Cooky McClung, and classic western authors Will James and Zane Grey. Heartwarming, adventurous, profound, and funny, this anthology is a treasure trove that includes favorite writers and little-known or long-forgotten gems, illuminating our fascination-and captivation-with horses. Review Citations:

Kliatt 05/01/2005 pg. 41 (EAN 9781592280117, Paperback)

Booklist 09/15/2001 pg. 172 (EAN 9781585742370, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/15/2001 pg. 86 (EAN 9781585742370, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Price, Steven D Steven D. Price is the author or editor of thirty-nine fiction and nonfiction books, including the bestselling 1001 . . . Things Ever Said series and the award-winning The American Quarter Horse. In the course of his five-decade publishing career he has been a book and magazine editor and a literary agent. Currently a consulting editor and the manuscript doctor at Skyhorse Publishing, he lives in New York City.