Riding High
Language: English
Published by McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 1990
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.Pegasus Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Remainder; B&W and Color; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4"; viii,214 pages; Hard cover is green with gold lettering on spine. Black remainder mark on bottom of text block; some rubbing to corners and bottom of spine . Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused . Lavishly illustrated with color and b/w pictures. 'an Millar CM (born January 6, 1947) is a Canadian Equestrian Team athlete for show jumping. He is a two-time winner of the Show Jumping World Cup, and an Olympic silver medalist. Due to his longevity and accomplishments, he is often nicknamed "Captain Canada" in his sport. He holds the record for most Olympic appearances by any athlete in any sport (10). A member of Canada's 2012 Olympic Games team, he broke the record when he took part in his tenth Games in London 2012. With his horse, Big Ben (1976–1999) , Millar won more than 40 Grand Prix titles worldwide and the Show Jumping World Cup two years in a row (1988 & 1989). At the Pan American Games in August 1987, Ian Millar became the second Canadian to win an individual gold medal. He now has nine Pan American Games medals, including two individual golds. He holds the North American record for Grand Prix and Derby wins. He was a member of every Canadian Equestrian Team at the Show Jumping World Championships from 1972 to 2014.' Any horse Millar is on looks good, but he and the renowned Big Ben were a pair for the ages. Especially watching them chew up and conquer derby after derby at Spruce Meadows. Oversized, 3#.…
Seller Inventory # 14957
- Title
- Riding High
- Author
- Mllar, Ian and Larry Scanlan
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart Ltd., Toronto
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0771058721
- ISBN 13
- 9780771058721
- Seller catalogs
- Biography/Memoirs/Journals::Autobiography, Drama/Theater/Plays/Opera, Horses, Horses::Jumping/Cross Country, Horses::Nonfiction, Horses::Saddlery/Tack/Equipment, Horses::Training, Horses:Teaching/Riding Instruction, Reference, Sports/Athletics
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We specialize in dressage, equestrian, horse [nonfiction and fiction], dog, other animal books, as well as titles on fine art, architecture, decorative arts, including exhibition and museum catalogues; antiques/collectibles, and Native American/Indian ethnographic monographs, OEM/Manufacturer's [printed/bound and CD-Rom] Service Manuals. Pop-up/Mechanical/Punch out books, and books with unusual stories and illustrations, especially children's, are another area of specialty. Michigan/Great Lakes topics/authors are another area of interest. We keep as full a catalogue as possible of these types of titles. Same goes for regional histories. Dressage & horsemanship specialties include books by classical and modern masters, such as Francois Robichon De La Gueriniere, de Pluvinel, Udo Burger, Cavendish, L'Hotte, Harry Boldt, Charles de Kunffy, Reiner and Ingrid Klimke, Wilhelm Museler, Nuno Oliveira, Paul Belasik, Stephen Clarke [2010 WEG (World Equestrian Games), Lexington; dressage judge. 2012 London Olympics Dressage judge] Buck Brannaman, Ray Hunt, James Wofford, et al. If the book is not in stock, a FREE book search service is available. Interested in EQUINE BIOMECHANICS and training/conditioning? The great classic The Rider Forms the Horse, by Udo Burger and Otto Zeitzschmann, fully translated into English, is available, a 'must have' for any serious equestrian. These are essential books for any serious horse person's library. They are included in my personal library…
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Sorry for the cost of shipping, but I do not set the postal rates. That is done by US Postal Service. It tends to change [UP] about every 6 months.
International shipping is done using a Freight Forwarder. We send the book to a US domestic address, where it is consolidated by the shipper. When there are sufficient items for the FF to send them onwards, they will do so. This takes ca. 2-6 weeks for international packages to be delivered.
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It is the responsibility of the buyer, in a foreign country, to know what is permissable to be imported. Any/all rules/laws/regulations which may affect the delivery of ordered item are the responsibility of the buyer NOT the seller [ME].
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