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£11.99
Catherine Munro transforms her life when she ups sticks and moves to the tiny island of Whalsay as part of her PhD, studying the hardy ponies that inhabit the Shetland Islands. Over the course of a year, Catherine goes through the grief of a miscarriage, the uncertainty of life as an outsider and the harsh nature of this wild land. Yet through it all, she finds comfort, connection and hope through the people and animals of Shetland who give her the feeling of home she has always been looking for.
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£25.00
‘The Horse Encyclopedia’ is a fully illustrated look at all the major horses and pony breeds and types, from the ponies of Dartmoor to the American mustang. Packed with photographs of horse breeds from around the world, this book is the definitive guide to the evolution, anatomy, and origins of each horse breed and its place in history, art and culture. The book also documents famous individual horses, as well as iconic owners, riders, and breeders, paying homage to equestrian history.
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£16.99
Veteran ‘horse whisperer’ and communication expert, Grant Golliher, has trained thousands of horses, many of which have been traumatised or abused, and can tame a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider in just hours – without the use of any force. Through his work, Golliher has learnt essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust and respect – lessons that apply not just to horses but to humans as well. In ‘Think Like a Horse’, he shares fundamental and ageless lessons about life, underpinned by all he has learnt from horses.
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£10.99
This is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. From D.H. Lawrence’s horse Aaron, whose hide was posthumously made into a duffel-bag, to Zippy Chippy, fabled American loser, all the horses featured in this book have their very own claim to fame. Some – among them Bucephalas, Red Rum, Champion the Wonder Horse and Rocinante – are permanent residents in the equine pantheon. Others – such as Rossa Prince, who managed to lose a walkover – attract more qualified appreciation.
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£8.99
From Simon the sea cat to Greyfriars Bobby’s 14-year vigil over his master’s grave, from the elephant that saved a small girl to Paul the World-Cup-predicting octopus, ‘Heroic Animals’ brings to life incredible feats and moving moments which highlight the timeless special bond between human and animal.
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£7.99
In Renaissance Siena, a city ravaged by plague, Sofia’s mother carves beautiful mementoes for the grieving from the bones of their loved ones. But one day, she doesn’t return home. Sofia and her friends follow clues carved in bone until they find the terrible truth …
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Clover Stroud’s idyllic childhood in rural England was shattered when a horrific riding accident left her mother permanently brain-damaged. Just 16, she embarked on a journey to find the sense of home that had been so savagely broken. Travelling from gypsy camps in Ireland, to the rodeos of west Texas and then to Russia’s war-torn Caucasus, Clover eventually found her way back to England’s lyrical Vale of the White Horse. ‘The Wild Other’ is a grippingly honest account of love, loss, family and the healing strength of nature.
