John Carter, "Warriors on Horseback: The Inside Story of the Professional Jockey"
English | ISBN: 1472909682 | 2015 | 256 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
English | ISBN: 1472909682 | 2015 | 256 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
Winner of the 2015 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award
A remarkable and riveting insight into the lives of jockeys. Jockeys who earn a living race riding on racehorses are a remarkable group. They are fiercely competitive on the racecourse but enjoy a tribal kinship in the weighing room. The minimum requirements for long-term success are courage, skill, athleticism and an intuitive understanding of how to 'get a tune' out of a horse.
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