Dark Horses And Black Beauties Animals Women A Passion

Author : Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10-17
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780393345339

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Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals, Women, a Passion by Melissa Holbrook Pierson Pdf

"Thought-provoking.... A lovely testament to horses and women from all walks of life."—Karen Stone, Chicago Tribune In a phenomenon too prevalent to be mere chance, little girls all over the Western world wake one day to find themselves completely taken over by the love of all things equine. Melissa Holbrook Pierson was one of those horse-crazy girls who later returned to riding with a new appreciation for the nature of horses. Melding memoir, sociology, history, anecdote, and a bit of prose poetry, Dark Horses and Black Beauties delves beneath the shallow hypotheses explaining women's connection to horses to look at how this communication with another animal opens us up to a new apprehension of the larger "natural" world. "A fearless book: unflinching, honest, and kind."—Village Voice "The play of her mind...is subtle and quick; coltish, one wants to say, and one would be right."—The New York Times, Richard Bernstein "So beautifully written that it instantly captivates."—Newark Star-Ledger "She muses to deep and lyrical effect in her new collection of slender and delicate essays on horses and women."—Richard Bernstein, The New York Times "A meditation intended to dispel those tiresome Freudian theories aimed at the universal fascination women seem to have with horses."—The New York Times Book Review, Jillian Dunham "A fearless book: unflinching, earnest, and kind."—Village Voice, Emily Jenkins "This is a poignant, charming, and realistic book."—Maxine Kumin "Whoever likes animals will love this book, and better yet, whoever seeks to fathom the mysterious relationships between ourselves and other species will be transported."—Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs "As passionate as it is informative....Rich in history, romance, and charm, Pierson's devotion to horses is always engaging, and most of all, moving."—Brenda Peterson, co-editor of Intimate Nature: The Bond Between Women and Animals "Pierson's...writing...is well suited to her subject, containing bits of breathless enthusiasm one moment and peaceful contemplation the next."—Publishers Weekly

Author : Carole Fletcher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416516576

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Healed by Horses by Carole Fletcher Pdf

Carole Fletcher's story opens on a November morning in 1975. She began this day as a striking young teacher in a happy relationship; a horse lover and car enthusiast -- ultimately, a young woman eager for what lay ahead. But a gasoline explosion changed all that, leaving her with second- and third-degree burns over sixty-five percent of her body. At day's end, surgeons warned she had a one-in-ten chance of surviving the night and that even if she did, it would be more than likely she would never walk again -- let alone ride a horse. Carole surprised everyone: her family, her doctors, even herself. After seven months in the hospital and twenty-eight skin graft surgeries, she began to ride her beloved horse, Bailey. Thanks to the therapeutic nature of riding, she slowly regained almost full use of her legs. And though more surgery and almost four years of rehabilitation would follow, Carole eventually plunged into the world of performance with a clever trick horse named Dial. Carole Fletcher tells an inspiring and eloquent story of recovery and rebirth. Healed by Horses offers a compelling account of one woman's uncommon courage and perseverance, and illustrates the extraordinary connection possible between humans and horses, and how that bond can restore, motivate, and heal.

Author : Jean O'Malley Halley
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820355368

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Horse Crazy by Jean O'Malley Halley Pdf

Horse Crazy explores the meaning behind the love between girls and horses. Jean O'Malley Halley, a self-professed "horse girl," contends that this relationship and its cultural signifiers influence the manner in which young girls define their identity when it comes to gender. Halley examines how popular culture, including the "pony book" genre, uses horses to encourage conformity to gender norms but also insists that the loving relationship between a girl and a horse fundamentally challenges sexist and mainstream ideas of girlhood. Horse Crazy looks at the relationships between girls and horses through the frameworks of Michel Foucault's concepts of normalization and biopower, drawing conclusions about the way girls' agency is both normalized and resistant to normalization. Segments of Halley's own experiences with horses as a young girl, as well as experiences from the perspective of other girls, are sources for examination. "Horsey girls," as she calls them, are girls who find a way to defy the expectations given to them by society-thinness, obsession with makeup and beauty, frailty-and gain the possibility of freedom in the process. Drawing on Nicole Shukin's uses of animal capital theories, Halley also explores the varied treatment of horses themselves as an example of the biopolitical use of nonhuman animals and the manipulation and exploitation of horse life. In so doing she engages with common ways we think and feel about animals and with the technologies of speciesism.

Author : Leslie Guttman
Publisher : Eclipse Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781581502138

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Equine ER by Leslie Guttman Pdf

Anecdotes from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital (Lexington, KY).

Author : Miriam Adelman,Kirrilly Thompson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319558868

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Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts by Miriam Adelman,Kirrilly Thompson Pdf

This edited volume demonstrates the broader socio-cultural context for individual human-horse relations and equestrian practices by documenting the international value of equines; socially, culturally, as subjects of academic study and as drivers of public policy. It broadens our understanding of the importance of horses to humans by providing case studies from an unprecedented diversity of cultures. The volume is grounded in the contention that the changing status of equines reveals - and moves us to reflect on - important material and symbolic societal transformations ushered in by (post)modernity which affect local and global contexts alike. Through a detailed consideration of the social relations and cultural dimensions of equestrian practices across several continents, this volume provides readers with an understanding of the ways in which interactions with horses provide global connectivity with localized identities, and vice versa. It further discusses new frontiers in the research on and practice of equestrianism, framed against global megatrends and local micro-trends.

Author : Cheryl Nosworthy
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443865524

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A Geography of Horse-Riding by Cheryl Nosworthy Pdf

This book presents an in-depth, qualitative exploration of the practice of horse-riding by “disabled” and “non-disabled” riders and their horses. Situated as part of an “affective turn” within human geography, creative and original use is made of poststructuralist theory to bring together animal studies and disability studies in order to decentre the human as we think about the social. Eighteen months of multi-sited performance ethnography “on the hoof” were conducted with riders recruited from local riding schools, an internet forum and three Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) groups. The study employed various methods, including diary-keeping, participant observation and video-recording of riding activities, in order to capture moments of horse-human relating. Through these methods, the embodied expressions of horses are taken seriously as demonstrative of their individual thoughts and intentions.

Author : Susan Richards
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0156031175

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Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards Pdf

How a broken horse fixed a broken heart -- Cover

Author : Sarah Montague
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781589794443

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The Adult Rider by Sarah Montague Pdf

Are you ready to enter, or re-enter the barn? Are you a former equestrian longing to ride again? Have you always had a dream of riding? Sarah Montague's The Adult Rider will lead you through the ins and outs of horseback riding today: where to take lessons, which disciplines to consider, fitness and nutrition tips, and what it will cost in both time and money.

Author : New York Times Staff
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1579580580

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The New York Times Book Reviews 2000 by New York Times Staff Pdf

This anthology examines Love's Labours Lost from a variety of perspectives and through a wide range of materials. Selections discuss the play in terms of historical context, dating, and sources; character analysis; comic elements and verbal conceits; evidence of authorship; performance analysis; and feminist interpretations. Alongside theater reviews, production photographs, and critical commentary, the volume also includes essays written by practicing theater artists who have worked on the play. An index by name, literary work, and concept rounds out this valuable resource.

Author : Julie A. Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215456091

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The Horse in Virginia by Julie A. Campbell Pdf

The equine tradition in Virginia is unique and enduring; this book is the celebration it deserves.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1926 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755628

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Linda Rose Sanderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:X74202

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"A Ringside Seat to Paradise" by Linda Rose Sanderson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175026177652

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : UCBK:C073620948

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Ethnography in the San Francisco Bay Area, II by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anna Sewell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0448409429

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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Pdf

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.