9780851314341 - Flat Race Riding de Hislop, John (3 resultados)

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 92pp. Laminated printed light card covers. Sun faded spine. Pages tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. 8vo. Covers such topics as basic horsemanship, riding exercise, the flat racing seat, race tactics, the use of the whip, riding a finish, and gamesmanship. Laid-in chart for a guide to Stewards to follow: interference, definitions and procedure.

Card Cover. Condición: Very Good. First Editon. Pages 92, b/w illustrations and linedrawings. Pages are yellowing. This book presents the art of race riding from a scientific as well as a practical point of view and is an invaluable guide for those who have entered a racing stable. Illustrated Cover.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. This as new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. John Hislop was the leading amateur rider on the flat for thirteen succesive seasons. He was also a successful rider undedr National Hunt rules, winning the Golden Miller 'chase at Cheltenham, the Coronation Hurdle at Liverpool and finishing third in the Grand National. 'Flat Race Riding' presents the art of race riding from a scientific as wellas a practical point of view and is an invaluable guide for those who have entered a racing stable. It will also assist anyone involved in the current vogue for racing breeds other than Thoroughbred to acquire professional technique. Ref III 6.