From: jd@rust.zso.dec.com (John D'Addamio)
Subject: Sources for horse books
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 20:46:55 GMT

We frequently see requests on the net for sources of one horse book or 
another. I put this list together to provide starting points for your search
for horse books. The avid readers among you may already be familiar with some 
or all of these equine book dealers. 

Many book dealers also carry videos. I'll indicate whether or not these 
shops carry videos when I know.

I have also included references to a few tack catalogs which offer
a good choice of books even though they generally don't offer much in the 
way special order/search services. 

John


1)  KNIGHT EQUESTRIAN BOOKS
    Boothbay Road  P.O. Box 78
    Edgecomb Maine  04556
    (207)882-5494  Tues-Sat 12-6 Eastern Time

    Extensive catalog of in-print books: Send $2.00 with your name and address
    Search and special order services(FREE and no obligation to buy)

    The owner's name is Janet Blevens and she is an active horse person 
    as well as connoisseur of horse related reading materials.
    
    MAJOR sections of her directory include:

    Riding on the flat, Teaching Riding, Dressage(dressage to music, nuno 
    oliveira, alois podhajsky, etc,etc), Sidesaddle, Driving(history, how to, 
    competition categories), Jumping and Hunt Seat, Hunting, Racing,
    Polo, Combined Training, Distance Riding, Western Riding, Vaulting,
    US Pony Club Materials, Books for Young Riders/Readers(including books for 
    VERY young readers), Training(general, early training, ground work, 
    western emphasis, retraininig, etc etc), Horse Behavior, Show Preparation,
    Enclosures(american barns, stone walls, building your own jumps, 
    practical pole buildings, etc etc), Horse Care and Stable Management,
    Nutrition(including books on nutrition 'just for the rider', etc)
    Foot and Farriery, Veterinary Care, Conformation and Color, Breeding and 
    Foal Management, Breeds, Horses in Art(including drawing/coloring books), 
    History, Reference, Leisure Reading(Dick Francis, Thelwell, Western lit, 
    Ben K Green, Will James), Biography  (The Champion, Nijinsky, Milton,
    Ian Millar, etc) AND

    VHS Video Tapes (32 listed w/a note to check about recent arrivals)
    


2) Robin Bledsoe - Bookseller
   1640 Massachusetts Ave
   Cambridge MA 02138
   (617)576-3634
   Tues-Sat 12:00-5:00 PM

   New & Used (US and imported) books on horse subjects

   Very good source for all sorts of horse books which are difficult to find.
   If you're looking for an out-of-print book, it's best to call and tell her 
   what you want. It's impossible to keep the used book part of her catalog 
   current because she buys/sells books all the time. 

   No videos.

   She's expanding her stock of NEW books significantly. I got a catalog from 
   her recently. In it she says that she "will soon stock between 1500 and 
   2000 current titles from the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia." 
    
   A quick glance through this new catalog showed books on a wide range of 
   subjects like: cowboys & rodeos, Polish Arabian breeding, racing,
   dressage, QH's, Appys, equine artists(Stubbs, Munning, etc), mules,
   draft horses, etc ...the list is TOO long for me to type...



3)  Pegasos Press
    535 Cordova Rd
    Suite 163
    Sante Fe, New Mexico
    87501

    Telephone orders: (800)537-8558
    
    Categories include horse management, horse health, horse breeding, 
    riding, schooling, handicapping, training, novels, biographies, 
    kid's books, horse calendars, etc.

    Their catalog usually has a couple pages of books on sale at reduced 
    price.
    
    Pegasos Press also carries lots of videos. Some videos are at bargain 
    rates. For example, they offer "The Life and Times of Secretariat" and 
    "The Black Stallion" for significantly less than standard "list" prices.



4)  Barbara Cole
    October Farm
    2609 Branch Road
    Raleigh NC 27610
    (919)772-0482 9AM-9PM Eastern; let it ring at least 10 times

    NO CREDIT CARDS. Will take phone orders & hold books 10 days while you
    send a check.
    
    Barbara Cole is a horsewoman who specializes in out-of-print horse books, 
    magazines, prints, photographs & ephemera(?). Her catalog is small and 
    represents only a small portion of her inventory. She says that she usually 
    only has 1 copy of things listed in her catalog but will search for 
    out-of-print books, etc. Since her search service is free, she recommends 
    that you simply call and ask about things you are interested in. No
    obligation to buy anything that she finds through a search service.

    Her catalog includes a different selection of categories with each 
    edition. Catalog #29 lists categories alphabetically and includes:

    American Saddle Horses, Arabians, Art, Paul Brown, Care, Stabling & 
    Veterinary Medicine, Children's Books (TONS of titles!), Circus & 
    Performing Horses, Draft Horses, Donkeys, Driving, Lionel Edwards, 
    Eventing & Jumping, Hunting, Morgans, Palominos, Ponies, Riding & 
    Training, Standardbreds, Tennessee Walking Horses, Thoroughbreds, Trail, 
    Endurance and Distance Riding, Western



5)  Eclipse Thoroughbred Library
    216-01 Palmer Drive
    Breezy Point NY 11697
    (800)365-2019

    In spite of their name, this is NOT just a racing specialty shop. They 
    have a 48 page catalog of horse books and videos on a variety of 
    subjects. The catalog is 8.5"x11" with about 3-4 lines of description 
    for each book. So, it's chock full of books/videos. Items are listed 
    alphabetically by title within each category. Catalog categories 
    include:

    General, Art & Photography, Breeding & Training, Veterinary, Anatomy & 
    Conformation, Lameness & Shoeing, Feeding, Tack, Equipment & Grooming,
    Tools of the Trade(?), Business & Taxes, Handicapping.


6)  Harris Videos & Books
    5901 Montrose Rd Suite N1209
    Rockville MD 20852
    Info/Customer Service - (301)770-5183
    Orders - (800)253-2090

    This place carries some general interest books but specializes in racing
    books and videos. They have lots of items, especially videos that I 
    have not seen offered anywhere else in the US.

    Catalog categories

    BOOKS: General Interst, Art, Breeding & Conformation, Veterinary,
           Training(race), Handicapping, Turf History

    VIDEOS: Famous Thoroughbreds, TB Racing, Harness Racing, Training & 
            Conditioning, Breeding, Conformation Study, Handicapping,
	    ESPN Sports Videos



    
7)  Breakthrough Publications
    Millwood, New York
    10546
    
    Toll free order number for credit card orders only.
    
    1-800-824-5000  Monday through Friday 9-5 Eastern time.  

    Instructional/training videos only in current catalog. For example, 
    Linda Tellington-Jones, John Lyons, Richard Shrake
    

8) SOME English style tack catalogs that list horse books and videos:

   a)  Miller's
       235 Murray Hill Parkway
       East Rutherford, NJ 07073-2114

       (800)553-7655
       Large inventory of horse books and videos listed toward the back of 
       their big catalog

    b) Dover Saddlery in Wellesley, MA (800)989-1500 usually lists a good 
       selection of horse care & training books in their catalog.


    c) 	Dressage Extensions
    	27501 Cumberland Road
    	Bear Valley Springs, CA 93561
    	(800)541-3708

        Dressage specialty tack catalog with an impressive books & videos 
        section.