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Carriage Driving, Updated Edition (Classic Edition): A Logical Approach Through Dressage Training
"A book that will take the most novice beginner and permit him or her to progress to any level of driving with a clear understanding of how and why things are done." --William E. Miller, M.D., President, American Driving Society "[The authors] obviously know their subject well and treat it with much sensitivity and wisdom. I only wish I had this book before I started my driving program." --Sasha Rockefeller The modern bible of carriage driving . . . now back by popular demand Widely renowned as the definitive book on training the driving horse, Carriage Driving offers an easy-to-follow, practical guide to this increasingly popular sport. The philosophy is simple but remarkably effective: If driving is as much fun for your horse as it is for you, he will be a willing partner in the endeavor. With that in mind, Carriage Driving focuses on building a strong physical, mental, and emotional relationship with your horse. Equine mechanics, selecting the right bit and tack, harnessing, and ground training are just a few of the topics addressed. Drivers at any level will benefit greatly from this groundbreaking book, which has stood for more than a decade as the preeminent resource on training a balanced, responsive, and safe driving horse..
Price: $16.30
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American Country Building Design: Rediscovered Plans for 19th-Century Farmhouses, Cottages, Landscapes, Barns, Carriage Houses & Outbuildings
"Provides an excellent introduction as well as suggestions for using these plans to add architectural detail to your own home...an excellent bibliography."-- Victorian Homes "The best home, barn and landscape designs...in a charming book....[It] contains numerous original illustrations showing a wealth of construction details, site plans and plantings."-- Fine Homebuilding This classic bestseller contains the finest collection of architectural designs from a bygone era--and it's a boon for anyone hoping to construct that dream house or add charming touches to a modern one. Hundreds of illustrations from actual 19th century building plans feature architects' blueprints and drawings, full-color photos, and more. The buildings range from humble farmers' cabins to summer getaway cottages for the rich, and there's plenty of detail work, including built-in shelves, dormers, and turned balusters. With this information, an architect could easily create anything shown on the pages. .
Price: $8.70
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Simplify Your Riding: Step-by-Step Techniques to Improve Your Riding Skills
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A Pocket Guide to Carriage Roads of Acadia National Park (Pocket Guide)
These pocket guides are filled with information on hikes, bike rides, and the carriage-road system in Acadia National Park. They include trips ranging from easy family outings to strenuous solo treks. The authors also include practical tips on planning and preparing for a trip, weather, and safety. Concise directions are accompanied by clearly drawn maps..
Price: $2.55
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Acadia's Carriage Roads (Acadia National Park Guide Series)
The third title in the Acadia National Park guide series, Acadia's Carriage Roads covers the history, geology, and biology of the area. It includes practical advice and maps to help visitors get the most from their tours of the roads, whether on foot, by bicycle, or on cross-country skis. With their work-of-art stone bridges, these crushed-rock carriage roads -- the result of decades of effort by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. -- are known throughout the world for their beauty..
Price: $2.35
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Adoption: Your Step-by-Step Guide
Everything You Need To Know To Find & Bring Home Your Child This new book, Adoption Your StepbyStep Guide answers all your adoption questions. It contains the road map, the advice, the resources, and the working knowledge you need to find the baby of your dreams! Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. has successfully helped thousands of families achieve their dream of parenthood. And now she can help you too through her new stepbystep guide to adoption. Adoption Your StepbyStep Guide offers practical, easytofollow guidelines for anyone interested in adopting a child. Whether youre adopting domestically or internationally or adopting an older child or an infant, this amazing book tells you everything you need to know. Learn how thousands of families have used the techniques in Adoption Your StepbyStep Guide to find the child of their dreamsand how you can too with More than 1,200 adoption resources at your fingertips that will increase your chances of finding the child for you. Practical easytofollow guidelines for anyone interested in adopting a child! Simple techniques that thousands of adoptive parents have used to successfully adopt with the help of the Internet. Guidelines for writing and posting a Dear Birth Parent letter that works! Warning signs of scams and insights on how to pinpoint individuals who can hinder your adoption! New financial resources for your adoption available on the Internet. Complete and uptodate advice on safe and affordable adoptions. Proven techniques for finding birth mothers. Advice on how to safely network and screen professionals..
Price: $21.64
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The Slant Book
This uphill work is slow, indeed,
But down the slant-ah! note the speed!
Follow along on Bobby's adventurous ride when his cart is accidently set adrift.
Long before Richard Scarry or Dr. Seuss, an American artist delighted a generation of children and their parents with hilarious, topsy-turvy illustrations and slightly subversive tales told in rhyme. This was illustrator/author Peter Newell. Working over eighty years ago, Newell remains as profoundly enjoyable-and incredibly popular-as ever..
Price: $10.36
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Coach-Makers' Illustrated Hand-Book, 1875: Containing Complete Instructions in All the Different Braches of Carriage Building
This is the classic work on coach building in all its branches, reprinted from the 1875 second edition Included are sections on: drafting, designing, and the construction of the frame and all the wooden parts; smithing of the metal, the springs, platforms, axles, wheel hoops, etc., complete with detailed diagrams; painting, applying designs and ornaments, varnishing, gilding, lettering, trimming; other miscellaneous interesting and valuable information. The reader will find this a wonderful reference on an early trade that is now enjoying a strong revival. 384 pages. Fully illustrated. 6" x 9". Soft cover..
Price: $23.36
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