A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit (Capital Lifestyles) - Hardcover

Moon, Vicky

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1931868417 ISBN 13: 9781931868419

Publisher: Capital Books, 2004

Synopsis

In the "Best in Show" tradition, tales of the horses and personalities, the riders and trainers, owners and judges, the big names and big money that make up the national horse show circuit

14,580,000 Americans over 12 ride horses regularly
88 million Americans attended sanctioned horse-related events last year
70,000 members of the American Horse Shows Association

Everyone is looking for that somewhat elusive special mount that will bring them fame and fortune in the Grand Prix ring - a horse for Sunday afternoon, a horse that can be found at the bargain rate of $1500 or more than $1 million. Following the US national horse show and Grand Prix jumping circuit, Vicky Moon starts in Palm Beach with the Wellington Winter Equestrian Festival, moves on to America’s oldest shows in Upperville, Virginia, and Devon, Pennsylvania, then to the Indio Circuit in California, to Long Island for the classy Hampton Classic, down to the prestigious Washington Horse Show, and finishing at the National Horse Show. Just like "Best in Show," you’ll meet the riders, trainers, owners, judges, and the personalities such as "The Carrot Man," "The Masseuse," and the other fascinating characters who follow the horse show circuit. Big names and big money are all part of this intriguing world.

About this title

About the Author:

Vicky Moon has chronicled the lives of the rich, the not-so-rich, the famous, and the not-so-famous for more than twenty years. She has covered her hometown of Middleburg, Virginia's local murders and prominent lives for People Magazine and the Washington Post. She has also written about Middleburg's hunt balls, steeplechase races and parties for Town and Country, Millionaire and Southern Accents magazines and has served as a contributing editor for House and Garden. Ms. Moon is the author of The Official Middleburg Life Cookbook, The Middleburg Mystique: A Peek Inside the Gates of Middleburg, Virginia (Capital, 2001); and Best-dressed Southern Salads (Capital, 2002). Vicky lives in Middleburg, Virginia, with her husband, sportswriter Leonard Shapiro, and her son. Find out more about Vicky at www.vickymoon.com.

Review:

"'A Sunday Horse' gives a no holds bared insight to the behind the scenes of the humans and the horses." -- Snowden Clarke, trainer and rider, The Plains, Virginia

"'A Sunday Horse' is a book you will not want to miss." -- Leonard Wechsler, Florida Horseman, February/ March 2004, Wellington Magazine – March 2004

"'A Sunday Horse' takes readers behind the scenes in the fascinating world of life on the jumper circuit." -- Lauren Giannini, In & Around Horse Country, April/ May 2004

"...reveals the world of the riders, trainers, owners, horses, judges and personalities of the horse show circuit." -- Publisher’s Weekly, January 26, 2004

"Moon describes this intricate dance of horse competitions, swanky charity fundraisers and celebrities." -- Town-Crier, February 15, 2004

"The book is a must-read." -- Sharon Robb, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, February 22, 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: Capital Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1931868417
• ISBN 13: 9781931868419
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224