Horses: an Introduction to Horses: Racing, Ranching, and Riding for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals

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AUTHOR Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed. TITLE Horses: An Introduction to Horses: Racing, Ranching, and Riding for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. REPORT NO ISBN-0-3444-0664-3 PUB DATE 91 NOTE 29p.; For other documents in the Leisure Pursuit Series see, ED 310 615, ED 311 641, ED 320 313, and EC 300 944. AVAILABLE FROMHorses, CMLS, P.O. Box 9150, Melbourne, FL 32902-9150 (free for blind or handicapped). PUB TYPE Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131)

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ABSTRACT This annotated bibliography of materials focuses on horses, racing, ranching, and riding. Two articles are presented in full. They are: "Mary of a Blind Horseman: Confidence Springs from a Horse Named Sun" (Richard Vice and Steve Stone) and "Young Rider: Her Horses Show the Way" (Helen Mason). Each article tells the true story of a blind person's experience with horses. Material listings are then presented separately for adults and children. Material for adults falls under the f,illowing categories: nonfiction discs (7); and nonfiction cassettes (3). Material for children is under the following categories: nonfiction discs (3); nonfiction cassettes (6); fiction cassettes (1); braille nonfiction (5); and braille fiction (1). Also listed are: nonfiction cassettes available from the Kentucky, Nebraska, and Washington regional libraries; print materials including three books and six journal articles; and a list of five otyanizations. An index (by format) and an order form are provided. (DB)

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Introduction iii

Diary of a Blind Horseman 1

Books for Adults Discs Nonfiction 8 Cassettes Nonfiction 9

Young Rider: Her Horses Show the Way 10

Books for Children Discs Nonfiction 13 Cassettes Nonfiction 13 Cassettes Fiction 14 Braille Nonfiction 14 Braille Fiction 15

Books from Regional Libraries Cassettes 16

Print Materials Books 17 Journal Articles 17

Organizations and Activities 18

Index Discs 19 Cassettes 2C Braille 2,1

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4 Introduction

For the past ten thousand years men, racing, or jumping. All these possibilities wonwn, and horses have coexisted with offer many hours of enjoyment. varying relationships bearing varying After reading a bit perhaps you will benefits. The herding and breeding of rise from your supine position and "Grab horses for food in the Dnieper River a chance"go to the nearest stable and region of the Ukraine in 3000 B.C. was join the millions of enthusiasts who enjoy the first recorded example of their riding or driving buggies and carts. domestication. After that somewhat distasteful thought there followed the Frank Kurt Cylke breeding of specialized horses and Editor ponies. Indeed, in 1400 B.C. a Hittite Washington, D.C. text by Kikkulis details the training of January 1991, horses. While this information may be inspiring to some, to others it may simply be dull background and experi- encing a ride or drive the only real thrill to knowing horses. Before rushing out to arrange for riding lessons, a bit of background reading is appropriate. One should learn about the history and care of light and heavy horses and the ponies that grow to less than 58 inches and weigh less than 800 poundf.. Indeed, it should be interesting to read about Al Borak, who carried Muhammad from earth to the seventh heaven, or Xanthus, the horse with an ability for predicting the future. It has always been my habit to read a bit about a possible outdoor adventure before actually participating in it. For me the transition from ease to action has thus been a bit easier than it otherwise might have been. I urge horse lovers and those who believe they may be such to select a book or two, settle back, and read about the possibilities in ranching, riding,

iii then more doggedly, chipped away at the Diary of a Blind foundations of his self-confidence. Life Horseman: Confidence went on: Richard and his wife Vonnie sold their house and moved with their Springs from a Horse two daughters into an apartment so that Richard could enroll in a pre-law Named Sun curriculum at a community college by Richard Vice nearby. Still, it was a trying period. as told to Steve Stone Before the darkness, there had. been horses. Richard was a pretty good hand Richard Vice was never your typecast with them. Now they were gone too, with tough-guy cop. Sure, he could be tough the sunsets and the Sunday papers. when he had to, and he'd been stabbed Gone, that is, until one day in a during a couple of tight jams. And he friend's pasture, when Richard felt, for would never forget the time he pulled a the first time since his blindness, the car over for having a defective trilligli" rough-coated warmth of a horse, felt the only to be met by two men jumping from whiskers tickle his hand, heard the soft the car, one poindng a .45 automatic at whickering. This is the story of a man him and the other wielding a shotgun. and a horsea horse who built the bridge "Somehow," he recalls with a trace of that brought a strong man back from the amusement only time could provide, "I edge of that unnamed place where faith managed to convince them that wasn't the has gone astray. answer." Staying cool was the best approach in April 2 Carter Lake, Iowa, a small (population Of all the senses, we take sight most for 4,500) town caught between two large granted. I know that nowthe hard way. citiesCouncil Bluffs to the east and I'm really getting tired of everyone Omaha to the west, the Missouri River telling me that I can't do things. They've that split them serving as the conduit for got me halfway believing themthat I plenty of drug traffic. There were times, can't go out alone, that I can't navigate in he remembers, when the tough-guy traffic, that I might hurt or embarrass approach could have "gotten somebody myself. hurt." Even when I'm surrounded by other But all of that was before the bomb people in school, I feel alone. Today I explosion that took his sight. It was a confided my feelings to Vonnie and sightlessness that, slowly at first, and mentioned the idea of getting a horse again. I told her I thought a horse could Reprinted with permission from Equus help me put my fears aside and pull me magazine vol. 41 (March 1981), pp. out of my anxiety. I couldn't believe her 26-32. Copyright Fleet Street Publishing reaction: she said, "You just can't sit Corporation Gaithersburg, MD 20878. there for the rest of your life. If a horse All rights reserved. is what you want, we'll get you one!"

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April 4 as how he won't fit into our apartment. Today we went to check out a few horses We told Bernie and Brenda we'd sleep on belonging to some friends of ours, Bernie it but tomorrow we're going to clinch and Brenda Caviness, who live up the the deal. mid a bit. The whole herd came thunder- ing down from the field when Bernie April 6 rang the bell near the barn, and pretty Bernie and Brenda nearly reneged when I soon they all had their noses in our told them I planned to break =I train pockets. Sun myself. Put after hurdling that slight The four-year-old gelding they call Sun obstacle, I got right to work. Putting my is specialI could tell the moment I hand on Vonnie's shoulder, I established touchal him. I could hear his bare feet my orientation to the barn: fifteen strides shuffling along right behind me, and away from the garage, a sharp turn to the when I stopped he stopped too, and left, up a steep hill fourteen paces and rested his head on my shoulder. I ran my then nine more steps to the barn. llirn hands over his body and he swung his the corner and there's the bell that head back to nuzzle me. He was still calls the horses in from the pasture. I shedding out and his coat felt thick, know I've got to keep my bearings almost like a shag rug. straight when I'm on foot, because once I felt myself getting carried away with on horseback I'll lose that orientation. the idea that perhaps Sun could be mine. Sun will be my only guide. Vonnie and I had to hurry to meet the We rang the bell and the horses came girls coming home from school, but even gallumping down the hill. After finishing as we walked silently to the car we his oats, Sun came right up to me, and as sensed that our horseless existence was I petted him I could feel him flex under about to end. my hands. Then he kind of sighed, and restet1 his head on my shoulder. I slipped April 5 the halter on him. Telling Vonnie to kevp Tonight the whole family talked it over. an eye on us, I tugged on the lead rope A call to Brenda established the asking and off we went along the paths through pricewell below what we had thought the lower pasture. The path was more and the principal negative: Sun has never like a rut, so it was fairly easy to stay on been under saddle, not once. Bernie and the track. And anyway, Sun knew the Brenda had reservations about selling a way. lively, untrained four-year-old to a person As we walked I suddenly felt a strong with my handicap, but they must have pull as my navigator made a big wide sensed my determination, because they turn, and I had no choice but to follow. offered us liberal terms and the option of Then I heard the peals of laughter up the letting Sun remain in their pasture, seeing hill; it was Vonnie, laughing at Sun

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leading me around a tow-hanging tree that just as I sat down he flicked his ears branch. back for a split second, then rotated them forward just as quickly. For a long April 12 moment, Sun didn't react, I didn't move, Rain the first half of the week, exams the and Vonnie didn't breathe. Then slowly, second halfI finally got to see my horse carefully he craned his neck around to today. Sun practically poked his head into the left, then to the right, and I could the halter and off we went on foot to feel his muzzle pressing against my boot. explore the soggy pasture paths, Vonnie I expected a sniff, a snort something keeping an eye on us from afar. Sun's but Sun merely stood. After a few bulky warmth was like an anchor beside moments I dismounted and made a big me, and I fell into step with his orderly fuss over him. He made no objection as footfalls. He never stepped on me, and I clambered back into the saddle and later Vonnie swore he guided me around out again several times. Quitting on a low-hanging tree limbs again. So far positive note, I called a halt to the day's things are going perfectly, but the real training. test will come when I mount up. I weigh 260 now, and he may be less considerate April 28 when he finds that out! The first time I ask a horse to move forward, I just touch my heels to his April 22 side. Usually they'll just walk right off; After three more sessions on the ground other times they're not quite sure what with Sun, I decided to try some of my you want and stand there as if rooted to borrowed tack on him. Evidently he the ground. Sun needed a nudge. Vonnie figured the hackamore was just another took hold of the reins and asked him to kind of halter and that the saddle was no walk forward as I cued him from above. special threat because he didn't turn a He got the idea right away. hair. Unsaddling and resaddling left him The next time we tried walking off entirely unruffled. alone, Sun slipped into reverse and went I worked the cinch up slowly, giving straight backwards. As Vonnie shouted him plenty of time to get used to the out, I heard the unmistakable snap of an unfamiliar feeling. Normally I would take electric spark right about where his tail a couple of days to get a horse used to would be. I swung off, waiting for the the tack, but Sun stood so quietly that I stampede. But Sun just jumped forward simply asked Vonnie to stand at his head one quick stride, away from the electric and before I knew it, I had swung right fence. I praised and petted him, then into the saddle. remounted. After a moment, I cued him I could feel f. :m bracing himself as I with a squeeze of the calf muscles and he settled into the saddle. Later Vonnie said moved right off.

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April 29 weight easily, even on the steep inclines, lbday we ventured out on our own for but it's really asking too much of a green the first time. Sun, playing skipper for four-year-old to lug all this around, so the both of us, walked calmly, confident- I'm starting on a diet. I hope he will ly, his hooves striking in cadence, almost appreciate the sacrifices I'm about to like an experienced saddle horse. For make! about five glorious minutes he picked his We're both ready for some new r. way along the pasture paths, then turned but we must ride along the shoulder of a and walked back to the barn. As I un- paved road for about a half mile to get saddled him and gave him his oats, there. We set out, Vonnie walldng in Vonnie heaved a very audible sigh of front, Sun and I clip-clopping behind her. relief. I really didn't know what all the He ignored the three cars that drove past, fuss was about. Sun takes care of me. and soon we came to a gravelly spot in the road near the entrance to the riding May 3 trails. We walked and trotted along the This morning when I callcd the horses trail a ways and I could hear Sun sniffing down to the barn, Sun wouldn't come all the new scents; there seemed to be an near me. When I approached him, he extra lilt to his stride, too. I wanted to shied away. Vonnie had no explanation, keep exploring, but we grudgingly turned and I was baffled. for home at foot-weary Vonnie's Brenda came out to watch our "prog- insistence. ress" and soon spotted the problem: my new reflective glasses. Eyeing them warily, Sun kept his distance from me. May 17 As Brenda and Vonnie put him in a Brenda has visitors today, so I thought stall with a measure of oats, I removed I'd show off a little. As the three horses the offending optics and put them in a trooped into the barn for oats, I ran my pocket. We went into the house for a cup hands over each one, and when I located of coffee, and when we returned our Sun, who was last into the barn, I said, meeting was like old home week. What "This one is Sun." They were flabber- a relief! gasted. I !ecided to put off riding for today, Actually, it's a simple parlor trick. Of though, so we can make a fresh start next course, I already knew from Vonnie that time around. Sun is a bright red chestnut with a wide blaze and high stockings, while the other May 14 two have practically no white. On a The last few sessions, Sun and I went all warm sunny day, the colored part of a over the pasture dozens of times until we horse's coat actually feels warmer, while were thoroughly bored. He handles my the white markings feel cooler. So it was

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no trouble at all to pick Sun out of the tangled up in it and were ready to turn bunch. tack. I just dropped the reins and Sun When we took him onto the road, he took us right through. He can take me acted as though he'd been doing it for places others can't find. years. We'll be ready to solo soon. June 30 May 23 Went riding today with neighbor Bruce After two more "guided tours" along and a mare he recently leased. We must College Road, I felt we were ready to go have covered seven or eight miles, mostly it alone. Vonnie said she watched with at a walk with occasional trotting on soft her heart in her throat as we set off down level ground. We rode along a crunchy the road. But Sun walked way around an rock railroad bed, along the edge of a overhanging limb on the other side of the rustling cornfield, down a short stretch road, and about fifty yards down the road of ouchy gravel, and then home on the he did it again. Vonnie went back to asphalt road. Some of the time Sun and I Brenda's to chew her nails 'til we got followed, some of the time we led. The back. horse is getting so good in the hackamore I just gave Sun his head. He hesitated that be switching him to the bit before for a moment at the gravelly place, but I long. squeezed him forward. He clomped along for a while, then paused, turned around July 9 and trudged home, ignoring the motor- Hot and muggy, but Bruce and I have cycle that zroomed past us at full tilt. been riding almost every day. I'm down Everyone should have the experience of to 220 nowdon't know if I can lose riding "blind," by going out blindfolded, much more. Sun and I are both beginning with a sighted rider along as a guide, for to toughen up a bit; at least the arthritis a couple of miles. They'll feel things they in my hips and shoulders doesn't seem as might have missed, and they'd be sur- bad as it used to. And the muscles in my prised at the trust they would soon place back must be getting stronger because in their horse. You and the horse become those two old fractures have almost almost as one. stopped their nagging.

June 4 July 31 In celebration of my weight dropping Lost a few riding days when Sun down to 240, Bernie and I took our first developed some bare spots along both real cross-country ride. Sun negotiated sides of his spine where the saddle the steep rocky hills with surprising ease. rubbed. He's okay now, but I'm using a I put him to the test in some heavy denser saddle pad and increasing his feed brush; Bernie and his horse got all a bit. Under saddle he's his same old

5 1 0 Diary ofa BlindHorseman self, full of spunk yet quiet and mannerly. and empty. Sun was on his toes, feather- I think I'll put him in the bit next time light on the end of the shank as we poked out, seeing as how he's about "finished" around the ring for about five minutes. in the hackamore: he reins whisper-soft, There wasn't time to get nervouswe stops on a hint, and doesn't get rattled if were called to a videotaping session right I make a miscue. away. Things started happening fast: we were asked to be the opening number on August 10 the live telecast! Sun was ready, I was The summer seems to be flying by; if ready, and before we knew it we were things continue to go well, I'm planning being led into the ring. to enter Sun in a competitive trail ride We must have been quite a sightthe this fall. But listen to this: the Nebraska bright copper chestnut horse with high Arabian Horse Association invited Sun white trotting boldly, a large man dressed and me to make a special guest appear- in faded jeans and rumpled flannel shirt ance at the state fair show in early sitting deep in the saddle. As the September. On television! I have to laugh announcer read a spiel about us, I eased now when I think about the days when I Sun into a smooth, long-striding canter; I was afraid to walk out of the apartment could feel the crowd warming up to us. I alone. The fair should be a piece of cake; reined him to a stop and rocked him over I know Sun can do it. If I stay calm, he'll on his hocks into an easy 360-degree never go wrong. spin, then loped him down to the other end of the ring and did it again. This was August 31 fun! Only four days to the state fair show. Everything's in order: Sun's working well Epilogue in the bit and a friend has loaned me a There's been a big hullaballoo over Sun nice western saddle and flashy Navajo and me, but really, we're pretty much blanket. I'm managing to ignore the like any other horse and rider. I think the apprehensions swirling around meyou difference between our relationship and know, that Sun is green and that he could others is that I don't try to dominate "blow up" in front of the audience. Some himall of that master-servant stuff horses might, but not Sun. I have com- doesn't apply here. I don't try to control plete faith in him, right down the line. him; it's up to him to lead. I've had to learn to put complete faith in my horse. September 4 If a horse senses that you are nervous We arrived at the fairgrounds in good or afraid, he'll pick up on it right away. time, cleared security, and let Sun into If you're scared of something, he figures the arena during supper break for a fast he'd better be scared, too. If the rider tour. The arena was freshly disked, quiet expects the horse to do something stupid,

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he'll probably do it. I'm often asked if a sighted person can develop this special sense of confidence with a horse; I just don't know. A sighted person, I've come to believe, never really learns to trust his horse. He seldom asks his horse to make a decision for him: he tells him where to go, at what speed, even how to put his feet down. A horse can get a sense of security from you, too. If more horsemen would have enough confidence in their horsesand in themselvesto let them take the lead once in a while, I think they'd get a whole lot more out of them. We're still planning to enter that competitive trail ride this spring, and now I've got another goal: the Tevis Cup. That's about th( toughest ride you can go on. At the moment, I'm vitally involved with trying to establish a riding camp for blind children. I can't forget how I felt when a mother brought her blind teenage son to talk to me after our state fair appearance. He loves horses, and I told him that if he doesn't want to live without them, he doesn't have to. Finals are coming up, and next year I'm going to apply to law school. Vonnie wants to stay around here, but I'm voting for a move to a warmer climate. Wher- ever we end up, Sun's going along. I gave up horses one time, and I don't intend to do it again. Sun was the best thing that ever happened to me; he gave me the independence I needed. Now I go out looking for a challenge, wid the tougher the situation, the more I fight. I feel very lucky.

1 2 7 Books for Adults

Discs Nonfiction Horses, History, and Havoc: Through the Ages with Hoof in Mouth A Girl and The Brave Horses TB 3058 TB 3547 by Elinor Goulding Smith by Sonora Carver Discusses the horse's place in history; A daring young woman whose unusual relates horse legends; and covers the profession consists of diving on development of bits, bridles, saddles, horseback from a high tower into a and harnesses and how changes in tank is blinded in an unfortunate dive. equipment affect the behavior of Mastering her affliction, she continues horses. her daredevil act with her audience unaware that she cannot see. And Miles to Go: The Biography of a Great Arabian Horse, Witez Ii Races to the Swift: Great Stories of the TB 2386 Mull TB 2285 by Line 11 Nash Smith by Fairfax Davis Downey The life of Witez H, a champion Varied collection of stories about horse Arabian horse, is a graphic account of racing. events in Poland during World War H. The horse was included in the war Horse 11-adin' TB 1792 spoils and sent to the United States by Ben K. Green where he fostered a dynasty of famous An old-timer reminisces about his show horses. adventures as cowman and trader, describing horses and mules he handled Green Broke RD 19010 and his various maneuvers during by Carrie Young trading transactions. A humorous account of the author's transformation from suburban home- The Last Mail Drive through maker to accomplished pony farmer in Downtown Dallas TB 4328 only twenty years. She describes the by Ben K. Green reeducation of her city family, the A horse-trader and veterinarian spirited animals they have raised and recaptures his boyhood adventures. housed, and the gutsy rural characters After he collected his savings, he who come and go on the farm. headed for a Texas ranch, bought 120 horses at $7 each, and sold them at a great profit on the way home.

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Cassettes Nonfiction Sports for the Handicapped RC 18776 by Anne Allen Capsule sketches of individual athletes illustrate the range of recreational activities and sports available for the enjoyment of disabled people. Includes swimming, skiing, track and field, football, horseback riding, and wheelchair basketball. Also lists organizations devoted to sports for the disabled.

Horses and Horsemanship RC 27633 by M. Eugene Ensminger This guide to horses and horsemanship includes information on the horse industry selecting and judging horses; types, classes, and breeds of horses; horsemanship; and the business aspects of horse productionand a glossary of horse terms.

Horses: Their Selection, Care, and Handling RC 27744 by Margaret Cabell Self Describes the more familiar breeds of horses found in this country, their characteristics, and their uses. Also discusses feeding, grooming, and general care of horses.

14 9 Young Rider: Her Horses Show the Way Nancy Hatch is legally blind, but shedoesn't live in darkness. This young Canadian horsewoman finds light and hope inhorses. by Helen Mason

Threnty-year-old Nawy Hatch of Canada's Venus's son whom Nancy raised and Mt. Albert, Ontario, is one example of trained). how personal courage, coupled with Since Nancy can't see the jumps until assistance from family members, can help she's within fifteen to twenty feet, her overcome a handicap. horses have had to learn to be handy. Nancy was born with cataracts. Despite "My horses are used to sudden changes several operations and contact lenses, she in direction," she says. has only 10 percent vision. In most cases, Nancy finds jumping classes particular- a sight impairment ofthis magnitude ly satisfying because she's treated like would prevent most kinds of horseback any other rider. "Sometimeshandicapped riding, but Nancy is no ordinary young people are given special privileges," she woman. Nancy not only rides andtrains, explains. "But in jumping, it's different. she has also shown hunters and jumpers Your horse either goes over the jump throughout southern Ontario. or he doesn't. With jumping, Ifound Nancy first started riding eight years something I could compete equally in, ago when her family moved to asmall and not have advantages given me. No acreage just north of Toronto. Shehad one gave me special privilegesbecause I her heart set on having a horse, and she couldn't see." begged and pleaded until her parents Blindness has forced Nancy to develop agreed to give her lessons and bought her her other senses. Nancy has good bal- a horse (she now caresfor fourteen). ance, and can feel what a horse isdoing. But after a few years, riding on the flat "When I was learning diagonals, I could began to bore Nancy, who by then had never look down to see if I was right. I started jumpingfirst in the field at home had to go by balance and feeling," she and later at schooling shows. By 1978, explains. This necessity has given her a Nancy was regularly placing in hunt seat good pair of hands that many judges have equitation classes. noticed and complimented her on. She says much of her success is due to Nancy says much of her success is the her horses: Crazy Bay Venus (a mare her result of a strong grounding in dressage. brother trained) and Sir Fenn (Lady "My instructors told me when my position was right or wrong, and I Reprinted with permission from The remembered how it felt." Western Horseman vol. 45, no. 10 Before each jumping class, Nancy and (October 1980), pp. 103-104. her brother Grant walk the course, dis-

10 1 5 Young Rider cussing difficult turns and memorizing the For the most part, it's Nancy who terrain. (Grant is an accomplished rider cares for the fourteen horses the family who was the 1977 CHSA Large Pony owns. She feeds and grooms daily, and Jumper Champion.) But at one show, the during breeding season, Nancy books hunt seat equitation class began before mares to her stallion and cares for the Nancy had a chance to walk the course. foals. She also trains the young horses, "Go through the gate and straight ahead keeps her older mounts in condition, and until you see a fence," her father told her. occasionally schools a neighbor's spoiled "Turn right You'll see the jumps when mount. you get to them." And he outlined the Nancy says she began to show as a way course using trees, directions, and of proving herself. "1 always thought fencelines. Grant was doing better than I was," she Nancy jumped the course and placed says. "I thought winning was all impor- fifth, giving her a first, third, and two tant, but now I'm satisfied when my fifths for the day. "I didn't know what horse and I are achieving what feels good was on the other side of the ring until I and when we're working together." got there," she later commented. Because of this change in attitude, Nancy has some humorous stories to Nancy's main interest has turned to tell about the problems she's run into training. because of her lack of sight. At one The silhouette of a longeing horse is show, she almost ran into the judge and enough to tell her whether the animal is ring steward before she realized she was off course. And she's never sure when the judge is looking at her. "She always seems to correct her horse right in front of the judge," laughs her father.

Since she's never certain whether or iMAA. not the judge is looking, Nancy seldom knows when to salute him when she's competing in hunter classes. "Sometimes my brother leans over the fence and says, 'Now!'" Much of the family routine revolves .10 around Nancy's show schedule and the family's Sandstream Stables. Her father drives both her and her brother to shows of

and clinics; he built the family stable, and 44, frequeney spends long hours remodeling Hatch more t just when a new horse is expected. compete; she often wins.

11 16 Young Rider relaxed, and she can feel the tension down guidelines. Horses are like kids, come off the longe line when the horse's and they need to know where they stand, gait changes. and what the rules are," she says. When riding a young horse, she says, When training a spoiled horse, she "It's easier to teach balance because insists that the owner be present so she when you're working with your hands can point out the reasons why the horse and legs, you can tell whether the horse is acting badly, and show the owner how is on the forehand, backhand, or behind such behavior can be corrected. the bit." In many instances, Nancy feels she has Because she's blind, Nancy has had to to show the horse she can outlast him. learn to feel the horse's position. She "Once they find out you're gonna stay out thinks that because of this, she has an there all day until they behave, most increased sensitivity to what a horse is horses will cooperate. It may take a long doing. time the first day, but the second time, She can sense a horse's disposition by they don't want to go through all that working around him for a short time. A hassle again." "leave-me-alone" horse, for example, is Nancy also does a lot of cross-country very rigid and doesn't relax. When she's hacking. "I was getting tired of schooling on this kind of horse, Nancy can't see in the ring," she claims. "In familiar what his ears are saying, so she's got to territory, I go out alone. But in strange listen to his other clues, such as his surroundings, I ride with another rider or breathing rate. two." Being blind hasn't gotten Nancy the Although she's lost her way a couple easily trained horses. "It seems I get ones times, she never scolds her Wisc. with bad habits, but most problem horses Horses have helped her find the way are created by owners who don't set to happiness.

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Not content to merely sit a , horse at a walk and trot, Nancy likes the challenge of taking a horse over fences.

12 1 7 Books for Children

Discs Nonfiction City Horse RC 14157 by Jack Demuth The Thormighbreds RD 9436 Depicts the career of Hannon, one of the by Barbara J. Berry eighty-three lwrses of the Mounted Unit Traces the history of thoroughbreds and of the New York City Police Depart- of thoroughbred racing. Covers such ment. Though high-spirited Hannon famous horses as Lexington, Man earns himself a bad reputation as a O'War, Citation, awl Secretariat. For roolde, a patient officer who loves him grades 6-9 and older interested readers. from the start trains him into a fine police horse. For grades 3-6. A Horse in Your Backyard? RD 11879 by Virginia Phelps Clemans The Island Ponies: An Environmental Down-to-earth advice on the selection Study of Their Life on Assateague and care of a young person's first horse.RC 15977 For grades 6-9. by Barbara Ford Describes the life of the famous wild Horses: How They Came to Be ponies on the barrier island of Assa- RD 7064 teague and the firsthand observations of a by Julian May scientist who has studied them for the Describes the evolution of horses. For National Park Service. For grades 4-7. grades K-3. (In container with Birds a Night, by Gans, and two others.) All about Horses RC 14481 by Marguerite Henry Traces the development of the horse from Cassettes Nonfiction prehistoric times, showing its importance in the history of man. Also discusses Ruffian, Queen of the Fillies RC 12353 various breeds of horses, the different by Edward Claflin parts of a horse, and some terms used in The story of a magnificent thorough- connection with horses. For grades 4-7. bred, one of the greatest fillies of all time, and the match race that led to her tragic death. For grades 5-8.

18 13 Books for Children

Justin Morgan Had a Horse RC 10772 Braille Nonficeon by Marguerite Henry A hardy little Vermont work horse City Horse BR 4156 becomes the sire of the famous breed of by Jack Demuth Morgan horses and is ridden by Pres- Depicts the career of Hannon, one of ident James Monroe. For grades 4-7. the eighty-three horses of the Mounted Unit of the New York City Police De- Quarter Horses RC 25793 partment. Though high-spiritedHannon by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent earns himself a bad reputation as a Covers the development, breeding, train- rookie, a patient officer who loves him ing techniques, and physical character- from the start trains him into a fine istics of the most popular breed of horse police horse. For grades 3-6. in the world. The quarter' horse is uniquely American in origin. This superbMustangs: Wild Horses of the American animal athlete is prized for its natural West BR 7528 talent in working cattle, as well as for its by Jay Featherly strength, sure-footedness, and gentle Wild horses have roamed the American disposition. For grades 5-8. West for hundreds of years. They are descendants of tame horses brought to Animals That Changed History the New World by Spanish explorers. RC 27895 This book describes their habitats, sur- by Joan Elma Rahn vival instincts, behavior patterns, fights, Account of the impact of the horse, the and playful activities. For grades 4-7. rat, and the beaver on human history. For grades 6-9. The Island Ponies: An Environmental Study of Their Life on Assateague BR 4518 Cassettes Fiction by Barbara Ford Describes the life of the famous wild Born to '11.ot RC 15691 ponies on the barrier island of Assa- by Marguerite Henry teague and the firsthand observations of A dramatic story based on the life of a scientist who has studiedthem for the Rosalind, a great trotting mare, and the National Park Service. For grades 4-7. boy who twomes her owner and shares in her triumph. For grades 4-7.

19 14 Books for Children

Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West BR 3316 by Marguerite Henry The story of America's wild mustangs and "Wild Horse Annie," the woman whose battle to save the horses led her from the county courtnouse to the White House. For grades 5-8.

Tlwroughbred Horses BR 6740 by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent The history of the thoroughbred horse the fastest animal alive at running the mile. Bred for speed alone, the modern thoroughbred is beautiful, spirited, and fleet-footed. Although their breeding was accomplished mainly with an eye to racing, thoroughbrGds are also used today as polo ponies, jumping horses, and as mounts for the riding event called dressage. For grades 5-8.

Braille Fiction Born to 'frot BR 3206 by Marguerite Henry A dramatic story based on the life of Rosalind, a great trotting mare, and the boy who becomes her owner and shares in her triumph. For grades 4-7.

15 Books from Regional Libraries

Cassettes Nonfiction The Classk Racehorse KY 1629 by Peter Willett Kentucky The Horse Traders KY 1695 Nebraska by Steven G. Crist Mister, You Got Yourself a Horse: Tales Successful Thoroughbred Investment in of Old-tinw Horse lkading RCNE 171 a Changing Market KY 1712 by Roger L. Welsch by Jack Lohman A fascinating collection of old-time horse A basic text for people interested in trading tales, read by the author, a well- investing in the horse business. known Nebraska folldorist. The stories were gathered by workers for the WPA How to Take Care of Your Horse until Federal Writers Project in Nebraska in the Vet Comes: A Horse Health and the 1930s and 1940s. First Aid Guide KY 1239 by Herb Marlin This book is a useful and practical book Texas for the horse owner. It deals specifically with the common ailments of the horse The Mustangs CBT 3987 and what to do about them while waiting by J. Frank Dobie for the vet. For high school and adult Texas folldorist, writer, ald teacnez ;. readers. Frank Dobie brought thirty years of experience and considerable research to the The Horse World of the Bluegrass writing of this bookthe history and the KY 1431 folklore surrounding the wild horse in by Mary E. Wharton North America =1 its social and eco- and Edward L. Bowen nomic importance. The disappearance of The rolling bluegrass country of the mustang coincided with the appear- Kentucky is the world of the horsea ance of fences and the end of free land, world of charm and elegance given its free water, and free transportationthe own spirited aura by the sporting blood end of an era in the history of North of those who breed and race these America. splendid animals. Presented here is their story the great horses and the people whose way of life has been and is Washington conditioned by the horse. For high school and adult readers. Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Eikloymsmt CBA 5152 by J. Warren Evans

16 21 Print Materials

Books DePauw, K.P. Horseback Riding for Individuals with Disabilitks: Programs, Davies, LA. Tlw Reins of Life: An Philosophy, and Research. Adapted Instructional and Informative Manual Physical Activity Quarterly (Champaign, on Riding for the Disabled. Revised ed. IL) vol. 3, no. 3 (July), 1986, pp. London: J.A. Allen and Co. Ltd., 1988. 217-226. 176 pages, illustrated. Dismuke, R. Handicapped Riding. Joswick, F.J. Horseback Riding for the Quarter Horse Journal (Amarillo, TX) Handicapped. In: Greaves, E.R., and vol. 36, no. 11 (August), 1984, pp. Richmond, A., editors. Involvement and 34-37. Participation: 11th National Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional Hay, C. Wilderness Travel on Individual (San Diego, CA, November Horseback. Sports 'n Spokes, March/ 1982). Arlington, VA: Computer Micro- April 1982, pp. 6-8. film International, 1982, pp. 66-68. McLaren, R.B. Teaching Show JumPing Joyce, T. Horseback Riding for Persons to Blind Persons. Journal of Visual with Disabilities. Loretto, MN: Vinland Impairment and Blindness vol. 73, no. National Center, 1983. 104 pages, 10, 1979, p. 413. illustrated. Journal Articles Clayton, M. In This Year of the DisabkdWe Visit a Riding School Where the Blind Learn to Jump. Riding Monthly June 1981, pp. 30-31.

Decker, J.M. Riding for the Disablul: An Overview. New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) vol. 16, no. 4 (summer), 1988, pp. 88-89.

17 Organizations and Activities

Cheff Center for the Handicapped in physically and mentally disabled Lida L. Mc Cowan, Executive Director children and adults in accredited PO. Box 368 centers; publishes NARHA News, a Augusta, MI 49012 quarterly newsletter. (616) 731-4471 United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Offers information and technical Association assistance to handicapped riders and 34518 Warren Road, Suite 264 publishes a training manual, It Is Westland, MI 48185 Ability That Counts, about therapeutic (313) 425-8961 riding for handicapped persons. Sponsors competitive participation in National Handicapped Sports and archery, boccia, bowling, cycling, cross Recreation Association country, horseback riding, hunting, 1145 19th Street, NW, Suite 717 powerlifting, slalom, soccer, swim- Washington, DC 20036 ming, table tennis, track, and wheelchair (301) 652-7505 team handball at local, regional, Develops year-round torts activities at national, and international levels for local and national levels for persons athletes with cerebral palsy, strokes, or with all types of physical disabilities. closed-head injuries with motor State and local chapters offer canoeing, dysfunction; operates youth sports golf, horseback riding, river rafting, program; conducts educational clinics; sailing, scuba diving, snowskiing, maintains a speakers' bureau; publishes tennis, and waterskiing. Sponsors an a quarterly newsletter, Update. annual national snowskiing compe- tition. Offers regional teaching clinics Vinhind National Center for snowskiing; publishes written and Lake Independence audiovisual sports materials. Loretto, MN 55357 (612) 479-3555 North American Riding for the Offers a comprehensive program which Handicapped Association enables people with disabilities to P.O. Box 33150 improve their physical conditioning and Denver, CO 80233 develop athletic skills. Programs are (303) 452-1212 open to anyone in the United States Offers training and certification for with any type of physical handicap. riding instructors working with Sessions run from several days to three disabled persons: provides therapeutic weeks. A variety of sports and recre- classes through horseback riding to ational activities are included in the improve motor development and physical fitness program, including emotional and psychological well being horseback riding.

18 23 Index

Discs Horses, Hbtory, and Havoc: 8 And Miles to Go: Tin Biography 8 Through the Ages with Hoof in of a Great Arabian Horse, Witez Mouth TB 3058 II TB 2386 by Elinor Goulding Smith by Line 11 Nash Smith Horses: How They Came to Be 13 Berry, Barbara J. 13 RD 7064 The Thoroughbreds RD 9436 by Julian May Carver, Sonora 8 The Last 'frail Drive through 8 A Girl and The Brave Downtown Dallas TB 4328 Horses TB 3547 by Ben K. Green

Clemans, Virginia Phelps 13 May, Julian 13 A Horse in Your Horses: How They Came to Backyard? RD 11879 Be RD 7064 Downey, Fairfax Davis 8 Races to the Swift: Great Stories 8 Rwes to the Swift: Great Stories of the Tbrf TB 2289 of the Thrf TB 2289 by Fairfax Davis Downey

A Girl and Five Brave 8 Smith, Elinor Goulding 8 Horses TB 3547 Horses, History, and Havoc: by Sonora Carver Through the Ages with Hoof in Green, Ben K. 8 Mouth TB 3058 Horse liadin' TB 1792 Smith, Linell Nash 8 Green, Ben K. 8 And Miles to Go: The Biography The Last 'frail Drive through of a Great Arabian Horse, Witez Downtown Dallas TB 4328 II TB 2386 Green Broke RD 19010 8 The Thoroughbreds RD 9436 13 by Carrie Young by Barbara J. Berry A Horse in Your Backyard? 13 Young, Carrie 8 RD 11879 Green BrokeRD 19010 by Virginia Phelps Clemans

Horse 'fradin' TB 1792 8 by Beii K. Green

19 24 Index

Cassettes Evans, J. Warren 16 All about Horsci RC 14481 13 Horses: A Guide to Selection, by Marguerite homy Care, and Enjoyment Allen, Anne CM 5152 Sports for the Handicapped Ford, Barbara 13 RC 18776 The Island Ponies: An Animals That Changed 14 Environmental Study of Their History RC 27895 Life on Assateague RC 15977 by Joan Elma Rahn Henry, Marguerite 13 Born to 'frot RC 15691 14 All about Horses RC 14481 by Marguerite Henry Henry, Marguerite 14 Bowen, Edward L. 16 Born to liot RC 15691 The Horse World of the Henry, Marguerite 14 Blingrass KY 1431 Justin Morgan Had a Horse City Horse RC 14157 13 RC 10772 by Jack Demuth The Horse Waders KY 1695 16 Claffin, Edward 13 by Steven G. Crist _ Ruffian, Queen of the Fillies The Horse World of the 16 RC 12353 _ Bluegrass KY 1431 The Classic Racehorse KY 1629 16 by Mary E. Wharton and Edward by Peter Willett L. Bowen

Crist, Steven G. 16 Horses: A Guide to Selection, 16 The Horse naders KY 1695 Care, and Enjoyment CM 5152 by J. Warren Evans Demuth, Jack 13 City Horse RC 14157 Horses and Horsemanship RC 27633 Dobie, J. Frank 16 by M. Eugene Ensminger The Mustangs CBT 3987 11-o;set-i-:-TheirSelection, Care, and 9 Ensminger, M. Eugene Handling RC 27744 Horses and Horsemanship by Margaret Cabell Self RC 27633

20 nJ Index

How to Take Care of Your Horse 16 Rahn, Joan Elma 14 until the Vet Comes: A Horse Animals That Changed Health and First Aid Guide Ilkitory RC 27895 KY 1239 Ruffian, Queen of the Fillies 13 by Herb Marlin RC 12353 The Island Ponies: An 13 by Edward Claflin Environmental Study of Their Life on Assateague RC 15977 Self, Margaret Cabell 9 by Barbara Ford Horses: Their Selection, Care, and Handling RC 27744 JIL in Morgan Had a Horse 14 RC 10772 Sports for the Handicapped 9 RC 18776 by Marguerite Henry by Anne Allen Lohman, Jack 16 Successful Thoroughbred Successful Thoroughbred 16 Investment in a Changing Investment in a Changing Market KY 1712 Market KY 1712 by Jack Lohman Marlin, Herb 16 How to Take Care of Your Horse Welsch, Roger L. 16 until the Vet Comes: A Horse Mister, You Got Yourself a Health and First Aid Horse: Miles of Old-time Horse Guide KY 1239 11.ading RCNE 171 Wharton, Mary E. 16 Mister, You Got Yourself a Horse: 16 Tales of Old-time Horse 'Wading The Horse World of the RCNE 171 Bluegrass KY 1431 by Roger L. Welsch Willett, Peter 16 The Classic Racehorse The Mustangs CBT 3987 16 KY 1629 by J. Frank Dobie

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw 14 Quarter Horses RC 25793 Braille Quarter Horses RC 25793 14 Born to rikot BR 3206 15 by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent by Marguerite Henry

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City Horse BR 4156 14 by Jack Demuth Demuth, Jack 14 City Horse BR 4156 Feather ly, Jay 14 Mustangs: Wild Horses of the American West BR 7528

Ford, Barbara 14 The Island Ponies: An Environmental Study of Their Life on Assateague BR 4518

Henry, Marguerite 15 Born to 'frot BR 3206

Henry, Marguerite 15 Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West BR 3316 'lieIsland Ponies: An 14 Environmental Study of Their Life on Assateague BR 4518 by Barbara Ford

Mustang: Wild Spirit of the 15 West BR 3316 by Marguerite Henry Mustangs: Wild Horses of the 14 American West BR 7528 by Jay Feather ly

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw 15 Thoroughbred Horses BR 6740

Thoroughbred Horses BR 740 15 by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

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