Ingvar fredricson (7 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Very Good +. First American Edition. Black paper covered boards with bright gilt spine title. Tiny rub through paper at foot of spine, tips sharp, 118 pp text crisp and tight. Tidy former owner's name on frt pastedn, else unmarked. Unclipped dust wrapper in new mylar has negligible wear at head of backstrip, no tears or soil. Gift quality first US edition loaded with drawings and b/w stop-frame photos. First half the authors reassess conventional principles and draw new conclusions regarding the 'mechanism' of the horse: the nerve and muscle systems, the different senses, reflexes and coordination between brain and movement. The behavior of the horse in the different stages of the jump is examined in detail, and routine exercises by which both horse and rider may improve their performance are provided, with reference to specific types of fence and obstacle. A section on the breeding and training of young horses for show jumping purposes is of particular interest as it is based on the methods used in Sweden. The second part consists of a series of nearly 400 slow-motion pictures of famous international show jumpers. These special photos together with concise explanatory captions, analyze the action of the jumping horse and provide material from which to study the different styles and techniques of horses and their riders in the show ring.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good condition. Black boards with gilt lettering. Slight wear to ends of spine. Tight binding, no markings or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good ++. First American. 118 pages including short biographies (with photos) of the authors. Using various riders - Jonqueres d' Oriola, David Broome, and Jan-Olof Wannius et al -and their horses - Pomone, Mr. Softee, and Shalimar, for example, the book provides frame-by-frame photograohs of various competition juimps. Bibliography at the end of the first section. Cond : Boards are black with gily lettering at spine. White end-papers. Black dust jacket with red lettering has 6 pictures of Mr. Softee in action. UNclipped dust jacket. Volume clean and square and bright. No names nor marks. No bumps. Minimal wear. Giftable !! QUote (p. 31) : " An oxer is a combination of height and width. As distinguished from the shape of a straight up- and-down fence, the elevation curve over an oxer is determined by two factors. The horse must ._._._. . " Size: Quarto. B/W Photographs (illustratore).…

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

118 p. in-8.