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Equestrian & Animal Sports
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Leap of Faith : The New Autobiography€23.99
Heartfelt and poignant, this is not simply a memoir, but a celebration of perseverance and defying the odds.
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Leap of Faith€17.99
Heartfelt and poignant, this is not simply a memoir, but a celebration of perseverance and defying the odds.
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Flat Out : Celebrating Irish Flat Racing€24.99
A thrilling collection of 200 photographs from the high-octane, glamourous world of flat racing, from the Irish Derby and the Irish Guineas at The Curragh, to the many local race meets, and reaching internationally to the highlights in the racing calendar and as far afield as Melbourne and Saudi Arabia.
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Girls Play Too Book 2 : More Inspiring Stories of Irish Sportswomen€14.95
Jacqui Hurley’s sequel to the 2020 bestseller and An Post-nominated title Girls Play Too, featuring more inspirational stories of Irish sportswomen for 8-14-year-olds, beautifully illustrated in colour.
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Thrills and Spills : Celebrating Irish Jump Racing€24.99
For four decades HEALY RACING has photographed the world of Irish horse racing.
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Horse Crazy : The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal€23.99
It may surprise you to learn that there are over seven million horses in America-even more than when they were the only means of transportation-and nearly two million horse owners.
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Horse Brain, Human Brain : The Neuroscience of Horsemanship€31.99
It has long been accepted that horses - and other domesticated animals too - can be trained to respond to our requests. How those requests are made, however, is a source of debate: Ask or tell? Firm or soft? Positive or negative reinforcement? Perhaps even more interesting is when we question the degree to which we expect horses to read our human behaviours. In general, we just 'act like us' and expect them to 'get it'.
It is a testament to the horse's great patience that he usually keeps trying until he does!When we understand the function of both the human brain and the equine brain, we can to communication with horses on their terms instead of ours. And by meeting horses halfway, we not only save valuable training time, we achieve other goals too: we develop much deeper bonds with our horses; we train them with insight and kindness instead of force or command; we comprehend their misbehaviour in ways that allow solutions; and we reduce the mistakes we often make while working with them. In this illuminating book, cognitive scientist and horsewoman, Janet Jones, describes human and equine brains in collaboration.
She explores the horse's way of thinking, as well as human brain function during athletic mastery. Mental abilities - like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing - are discussed from both the human and horse perspective. Throughout, true stories of horses and handlers attempting to understand each other - sometime successfully, sometimes not - help illustrate the lessons. -
Running with Sherman : The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion€11.99
When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health.
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True Colours (Paperback)€17.99
Barry Geraghty is an Irish horseracing legend. From his first win in 1997 to when he retired in July 2020, he rode almost 2,000 winners, making him the fourth most accomplished rider of all time.