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Title: Stud : Adventures in Breeding by Kevin Conley ISBN: 1-58234-332-2 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Pub. Date: 02 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sex, Money and Humor
Comment: The only thing missing from this book is actual passion. The author is fascinated by the millions of dollars top Thoroughbred stallion Storm Cat has generated via, well, generation. Storm Cat is the lens he uses to examine the exchange of vast quantities of money at auctions, breeding farms and the race track. He applies it to large and small parts of the horse breeding and racing industry and relates some very funny stories along the way.
The book is amusing and well-written- perfect for the casual inquirer or a horse lover who isn't expecting too much in the way of technical or in-depth equine information. It reads well on a story-telling level for any reader. This wouldn't be on a list of recommendations for serious breeding advice, but I would recommend it as casual, funny and well-written narrowly focused reading. I enjoyed it a lot but as an equine enthusiast I never felt that at any point there was anything more than intellectual curiosity on the part of the author- no driving interest in the subject particularly, no passion for the Thoroughbred or for horses. Even the interviewed horse people came off as being surprisingly passionless about the subject of their lives. As most equestrians know, involvement with horses takes a great deal of passion. There are otherwise too many drawbacks to a life with horses.
Highly recommended in spite of this- perhaps because of this the book is more accessible to the non-horsey reader.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sex & money...
Comment: Of course this book talks about horse sex (with the exception of a randy conversation between a vet and his helper regarding their prowess with their lips) and the kind of money that "normal" horse people, even breeders, fantasize about. That said, I have recommended it to all my horsey friends, some of my ... friends, and to my single wealthy friend. Not just for thoroughbred enthusiasts, the TB bloodlines and the history behind the Jockey Club stud book formation touches on Arabian, Quarter horse, Standardbred, Sport horses, Paints and Apps as well. Well written & entertaining and poignantly relevant with the recent passing of Seattle Slew. Like other horse lovers, I was appalled about his spinal surgery and assumed his owners' were greedy, this book showed me a different side.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great book!
Comment: This book, in addition to being well written and interesting, covers the oft-overlooked foundation of the racing industry. I loved the portrayls of the horses and the owners!
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Title: Horse of a Different Color: A Tale of Breeding Geniuses, Dominant Females, and the Fastest Derby Winner Since Secretariat by Jim Squires, Jim Squires ISBN: 1586481177 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Perfect Ride by Gary Stevens, Bill Shoemaker, Mervyn Kaufman ISBN: 0806524502 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Secretariat: The Making of a Champion by William Nack ISBN: 0306811332 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Old Friends: Visits With My Favorite Thoroughbreds by Barbara D. Livingston ISBN: 1581500831 Publisher: Eclipse Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: My Racing Heart: The Passionate World of Thoroughbreds and the Track by Nan Mooney ISBN: 0060198532 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 16 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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