The Studhorse Man Vintage Horse Book

By Robert Kroetsch
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1969 1st US Printing, SBN: 671-20523-4
Hazard Lepage, the last of the studhorse men, sets out to breed his rare blue stallion, Poseidon. A lusty trickster and a wayward knight, Hazard’s outrageous adventures are narrated by Demeter Proudfoot, his secret rival, who writes this story while sitting naked in an empty bathtub. In his quest to save his stallion’s bloodline from extinction, Hazard leaves a trail of anarchy and confusion. Everything he touches erupts into chaos necessitating frequent convalescences in the arms of a few good women–excepting those of Martha, his long-suffering intended. Told with the ribald zeal of a Prairie beer parlor tall tale and the mythic magnitude of a Greek odyssey, The Studhorse Man is Robert Kroetsch’s celebration of unbridled character set against the backdrop of a rough-and-ready Alberta emerging after the war. Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. This is a compelling saga that will move all readers. Removed from library, it has plastic cover over dust jacket, marks from removal of back card holder, yellowed tape/marks, & yellowed edges.
Hardcover, 191 pages
Item Code: BKS716

Price: $5.00 Vintage Used, see above

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Heroes In Harness The Heavy Horse Vintage Draft Horse Book

By Philip Weber & Stanley M. Jepsen
Publisher: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1979, ISBN: 0-498-02118-1
This one is not a "how to" book but is a great to show "how it was" done book. A wonderful collection of mostly black & white photos, with a few color, set apart in chapters by decades to show the progression of the horse-drawn era. For people who love horses this book is a precious document carefully complied by the authors. It preserves a collection of photographs of workhorses from about 1890 to the mid 1970s. The book is more than just a static display. The accompanying text makes the pictures into meaningful illustrations of life when humans and horses were everyday partners. Comes with full color dust jacket. Dust jacket shows some wear, mainly to edges. Signed & dedicated to previous(& only) owner by author in 1982 by the author inside front cover. Minor yellowing to pages. Believe this is out of print.
Hardback, 159 pages
Item Code: BKS727

Price: $15.00 Vintage Used, see above

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Baxter Black Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet More Commentary By NPR's Cowboy Poet & Former Large Animal Vet Humorous Horse Book
By Baxter Black
Publisher: Crown Publishers, 1st Edition 2002, ISBN: 0-609-61090-2
Baxter Black, the world’s bestselling cowboy poet, author of Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy, and public radio’s favorite former large animal veterinarian, is back in the saddle with a hilarious new roundup of essays, commentaries, and campfire verse that speaks to the cowboy soul in each of us. Drawn in part from Baxter’s wildly popular NPR commentaries and syndicated columns, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet offers a generous helping of his tender yet irreverent, sage-as-sagebrush take on everything from ranching, roping, Wrangler jeans, and rodeos to weddings and romance, the love of a good dog, dancing, parenting, cooking up trouble, and talking about the weather. If you haven’t ridden with Baxter before, find out what more than a million dedicated fans are laughing about inside and outside the corral. New with full color dust jacket. First edition, signed by author & dated 2002 inside front cover. Minor shop wear from store handling.
Hardcover, 262 pages
Item Code: BKS728

Price: $23.95 New
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Horse Power Vintage Draft Driving Horse Carriage Book

By Marylian Watney & Sanders Watney
Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1975, ISBN: 0-600-34419-3
Vintage book on draft & driving horses, carriages, carts, wagons, etc. Lots of black & white photos & illustrations, with some color photos & illustrations as well. Covers topics such as olden days public transportation in towns, driving in the industrial world, horse uses in the war & in other countries. . Comes with full color dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket, slight yellowing to pages.
Hardcover, 96 pages
Item Code: BKS729

Price: $10.00 Vintage Used, see above

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Power And Grace The Working Horse Vintage Draft Horse Book

By Klaus Alvermann
Publisher: Concepts Publishing, Inc., 1990 First Edition, ISBN: 0-87701-723-9
Power and Grace is a remarkable, and beautiful, look at draft horses. The focus on European animals puts an intelligent perspective on horses which in America are now being used to correct (they call it "enhance") lighter breeds that have become difficult to manage or are physically fragile. For those of us with drafts of our own, the book also brings home where the breeds came from and what the drafts should be. Chapters cover the evolution of the Heavy Horse, heavy breeds today, heavy horses at work, breeding & raising young, the Amish, sugaring in Vermont, sleigh rides & logging. Tons of full color & full page photos. Great coffee table type book for lovers of draft horses. Comes with full color dust jacket. Dust jacket has minor wear, some finger marks on glassy black pages, & minor age spots on last page.
Hardcover, 143 pages
Item Code: BKS730

Price: $20.00 Vintage Used, see above

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Winds Across The Prairie Series Book #1 Becoming Lucy Christian Romance Fiction Horse Book

By Martha Rogers
Publisher: Realms, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-599979-912-4
Will heiress Lucinda Bishop learn the meaning of true love and forgiveness on the Oklahoma plains? In 1896, after her parents’ deaths, seventeen year old heiress Lucinda Bishop is sent to Oklahoma to live with her aunt and uncle. But Oklahoma ranch life brings her more than she bargained for when she meets ranch hand Jake Starnes, a drifter who is running from his past. As her friendship with Jake grows, Lucinda faces emotions she’s never before experienced. As Jake learns more about God’s love for him, he realizes he must face his past and the consequences of his actions, even if it means he will lose the one girl he loves. Will he be able to get his life together before someone else claims her hand…or even her life? Minor wear from store handling.
Item Code: BKS743

Price: $10.99 New, see above
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Baxter Black Hey, Cowgirl, Need A Ride? Commentary By NPR's Cowboy Poet & Former Large Animal Vet Humorous Horse Book
By Baxter Black
Publisher: Crown Publishers, 1st Edition 2005, ISBN: 0-609-61091-0
Baxter Black, the world’s bestselling cowboy poet, author of Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet, and public radio’s favorite former large animal veterinarian, is back in the saddle with a hilarious new book, a sequel to Hey, Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? Two years after he won the average at the Las Vegas National Finals Rodeo by riding Kamikaze, the world’s most unridable bull, Lick is down on his luck, working on a ranch in the remote Nevada desert with Al Bean, an ornery old cowboy. When Teddie Arizona, woman of mystery, crawls out of the wreckage of her plane and into their lives with a $5,000,000 secret, things start to get interesting. When T.A.’s “husband,” F. Rank Pantaker, dispatches his henchmen to retrieve the money, and the girl, Lick and Al find themselves trying to outrun the bad guys and protect a damsel in distress. Is T.A. out to cheat her cheatin’ husband, or is she really just trying to stop an illegal scheme cooked up by F. Rank and the infamous Ponce de Crayon, Vegas’s most glamorous tiger tamer? Is she playing Lick, or is it love? Will Al Bean’s cockeyed plan, an able assist from Cody, Lick’s cowboy sidekick, a brigade of old-time rodeo reunioneers, and twenty miles of duct tape be enough to stop F. Rank’s nefarious schemes, reform a career party girl, and change the hearts and minds of ten of the world’s most thrill-seeking billionaires? Can Cody keep Lick from climbing onto raging bull Kamikaze’s back one more time? Can true love triumph over shoot-outs at the not-so-okay corral and close encounters with white tigers? Hey, this is Baxter Black, what do you think? With its colorful cast of characters, rip-roaring humor, and inventive language, this caper will have you riding high long after it gallops to a thunderously satisfying conclusion. First edition, new with full color dust jacket. Minor shop wear from store handling.
Hardcover, 308 pages
Item Code: BKS746

Price: $23.95 New
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Baxter Black Croutons On A CowPie Volume II Cowboy Poetry Humorous Horse Book
By Baxter Black
Publisher: Coyote Cowboy Company, 1992, ISBN: 0-939343-12-6
Baxter Black, the world’s bestselling cowboy poet, author of Cactus Tracks & Cowboy Philosophy, Horseshoes, Cowsocks & Duckfeet, and public radio’s favorite former large animal veterinarian, is back in the saddle with a hilarious book of cowboy poetry. This book is one of Baxter's favorites! His second big hardback collection filled with some of his most popular pieces: The Oyster, Buckskin Mare, Range Fire, Freckle's Advice (this one was read at Freckles Brown's funeral by Ty Murray). Also included, Vet'nary's Laundry, Perfect Gift, Junior, and The A.A.R.P. (Animal Accident Recovery Patrol). Four authentic cowboy artists, Charlie Marsh, Dave Holl, Don Gill and Bob Black took this book to a new level! It makes it tough for our readers though . . . "Do I look at the picture first, or read the poem first?" It's hard to find a classier, more down-to-earth, useful book of poetry! New with full color dust jacket. Minor shop wear from store handling.
Hardcover, 201 pages
Item Code: BKS747

Price: $24.95 New
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Baxter Black Blazin' Bloats & Cows On Fire or It's Hard To Blow Out A Holstein Cowboy Poetry Cow Humorous Horse Book
By Baxter Black
Publisher: Coyote Cowboy Company, 2006, ISBN: 0-939343-49-5
Baxter Black, cowboy poet and former large animal veterinarian, has just published his latest collection of tall tales and poems about the real life of cowboys in the 21st century. He's at his best, draggin' cowboys in and out of technicolor wrecks as you laugh and cringe along. A life time in the wonderous world of cows, ranches, rodeos, sheepherders, stockdogs, team ropers, feedlots, horseshoers, veterinarians, cowboys and women wearing chaps has given Dr. Black an enormous palette upon which to paint his version of the romance and potholes that make bein' a cowboy today the source of such great incredulity and inspiration!
Hardcover, 128 pages
Item Code: BKS748

Price: $19.95 New
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