| |||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The Horses of My Life for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Richard Dunwoody was the most successful steeplechase jockey of his time. During his fantastic career, he rode over 10,000 times, often partnering the top National Hunt horses such as Desert Orchid and Miinnehoma. His staggering collection of 1,699 wins in Britain has earned him professional respect and a string of accolades including an MBE. In this fascinating book, Dunwoody remembers the great horses he has ridden and the high points of his remarkale career. In 1986 he rode to victory in the Grand National on West Tip and repeated this triumph in 1994 on Miinnehoma. It was with One Man that he won two consecutive King George VI chases. Although his career was full of memorable partnerships and victories, it is for riding Desert Orchid that Dunwood is best remembered. 'Dessie' was a hughly popular horse - apart from Red Rum, he was the only racehorse with a fan club - and the pair rode their way to a remarkable seven victories. Yet despite his big race victories, his determination and ambition remained constant, driving him on to even greater achievements. In a book full of stories, anecdotes and opinions, Richard tells not only of the glory surrounding his career but also of the hard work involved in achieveing that glory: the struggle to ensure that both horse and rider were at ther peak on race day; the pitfalls and the setbacks endured; and the quirks and characteristics of some of the finest horses in this tough sport.
About the Author
Richard Dunwoody rode 1,699 winners in Britain and became Champion Jockey three times. Richard retired from racing in December 1999, due to an injury to his right arm. Since retiring, Richard has become a highly successful motivational speaker.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
West Tip, Desert Orchid, Charter Party, Very Promising, Kribensis, Waterloo Boy, Highland Bud, Flatterer, Morley Street, Florida Pearl, Doran's Pride, Remittance Man, Rushing Wild, Minnehoma, Flakey Dove, Alderbrook, Sound Man, It's A Snip, Viking Flagship and One Man - all horses that Richard Dunwoody remembers fondly, and which are featured in this book. Though not lavishly illustrated, there are a sufficient number of pictures, some of them in full color, to support the text.
The first chapter is devoted to West Tip, whose career is covered in its entirety, from modest beginnings in Ireland (where he was variously considered too slow and too lame) to his retirement (when he stepped on Des Lynam's foot). In between, we are reminded of the injury that nearly killed him before he raced as well as of the career that followed. The scars remained as a permanent reminder, but West Tip recovered well, winning his debut race less than three months later. He won several races early in his career, but following his victory in the 1986 Grand National, the handicapper revised his assessment and West Tip found it hard to win thereafter. Still, he was a talented horse that established Richard Dunwoody as a jockey.
The next chapter is about Desert Orchid. Richard took up the ride on Desert Orchid late in his career, after Colin Brown (his original jockey) and Simon Sherwood (who took over on Colin's retirement) had both retired. We are reminded of Desert Orchid's achievements with these two jockeys aboard, culminating in his Cheltenham Gold Cup win of 1989 with Simon Sherwood aboard. Richard nevertheless rode Desert Orchid to some good wins. The other horses featured in this book were all good horses, but my favorite among them is One Man, a horse that reminded a lot of people of Desert Orchid and not just because he was a grey.
Richard was forced to retire from riding in 1999 on medical grounds, but hasn't taken the easy option since then, as his subsequent adventures include a expedition to the South Pole that would have been tougher than riding steeplechasers round Cheltenham and Aintree. But that adventure is outside the scope of this book, which will surely bring back many memories for those who remember these horses during their racing days.
The first chapter is devoted to West Tip, whose career is covered in its entirety, from modest beginnings in Ireland (where he was variously considered too slow and too lame) to his retirement (when he stepped on Des Lynam's foot). In between, we are reminded of the injury that nearly killed him before he raced as well as of the career that followed. The scars remained as a permanent reminder, but West Tip recovered well, winning his debut race less than three months later. He won several races early in his career, but following his victory in the 1986 Grand National, the handicapper revised his assessment and West Tip found it hard to win thereafter. Still, he was a talented horse that established Richard Dunwoody as a jockey.
The next chapter is about Desert Orchid. Richard took up the ride on Desert Orchid late in his career, after Colin Brown (his original jockey) and Simon Sherwood (who took over on Colin's retirement) had both retired. We are reminded of Desert Orchid's achievements with these two jockeys aboard, culminating in his Cheltenham Gold Cup win of 1989 with Simon Sherwood aboard. Richard nevertheless rode Desert Orchid to some good wins. The other horses featured in this book were all good horses, but my favorite among them is One Man, a horse that reminded a lot of people of Desert Orchid and not just because he was a grey.
Richard was forced to retire from riding in 1999 on medical grounds, but hasn't taken the easy option since then, as his subsequent adventures include a expedition to the South Pole that would have been tougher than riding steeplechasers round Cheltenham and Aintree. But that adventure is outside the scope of this book, which will surely bring back many memories for those who remember these horses during their racing days.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Richard Dunwoody is acknowledged by many to be one of the greatest jump jockeys of all time. His own story 'Obsessed' is a good read, but sad because you feel the pain his ambition caused to him and those he knew well. This book is different, here he expresses the joy the special horses in his life gave him and he shows insight into their individual characters.
Well worth a read.
Well worth a read.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
1 review
From West Tip to One Man, they're all here
31 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover
West Tip, Desert Orchid, Charter Party, Very Promising, Kribensis, Waterloo Boy, Highland Bud, Flatterer, Morley Street, Florida Pearl, Doran's Pride, Remittance Man, Rushing Wild, Minnehoma, Flakey Dove, Alderbrook, Sound Man, It's A Snip, Viking Flagship and One Man - all horses that Richard Dunwoody remembers fondly, and which are featured in this book. Though not lavishly illustrated, there are a sufficient number of pictures, some of them in full color, to support the text.
The first chapter is devoted to West Tip, whose career is covered in its entirety, from modest beginnings in Ireland (where he was variously considered too slow and too lame) to his retirement (when he stepped on Des Lynam's foot). In between, we are reminded of the injury that nearly killed him before he raced as well as of the career that followed. The scars remained as a permanent reminder, but West Tip recovered well, winning his debut race less than three months later. He won several races early in his career, but following his victory in the 1986 Grand National, the handicapper revised his assessment and West Tip found it hard to win thereafter. Still, he was a talented horse that established Richard Dunwoody as a jockey.
The next chapter is about Desert Orchid. Richard took up the ride on Desert Orchid late in his career, after Colin Brown (his original jockey) and Simon Sherwood (who took over on Colin's retirement) had both retired. We are reminded of Desert Orchid's achievements with these two jockeys aboard, culminating in his Cheltenham Gold Cup win of 1989 with Simon Sherwood aboard. Richard nevertheless rode Desert Orchid to some good wins. The other horses featured in this book were all good horses, but my favorite among them is One Man, a horse that reminded a lot of people of Desert Orchid and not just because he was a grey.
Richard was forced to retire from riding in 1999 on medical grounds, but hasn't taken the easy option since then, as his subsequent adventures include a expedition to the South Pole that would have been tougher than riding steeplechasers round Cheltenham and Aintree. But that adventure is outside the scope of this book, which will surely bring back many memories for those who remember these horses during their racing days.
The first chapter is devoted to West Tip, whose career is covered in its entirety, from modest beginnings in Ireland (where he was variously considered too slow and too lame) to his retirement (when he stepped on Des Lynam's foot). In between, we are reminded of the injury that nearly killed him before he raced as well as of the career that followed. The scars remained as a permanent reminder, but West Tip recovered well, winning his debut race less than three months later. He won several races early in his career, but following his victory in the 1986 Grand National, the handicapper revised his assessment and West Tip found it hard to win thereafter. Still, he was a talented horse that established Richard Dunwoody as a jockey.
The next chapter is about Desert Orchid. Richard took up the ride on Desert Orchid late in his career, after Colin Brown (his original jockey) and Simon Sherwood (who took over on Colin's retirement) had both retired. We are reminded of Desert Orchid's achievements with these two jockeys aboard, culminating in his Cheltenham Gold Cup win of 1989 with Simon Sherwood aboard. Richard nevertheless rode Desert Orchid to some good wins. The other horses featured in this book were all good horses, but my favorite among them is One Man, a horse that reminded a lot of people of Desert Orchid and not just because he was a grey.
Richard was forced to retire from riding in 1999 on medical grounds, but hasn't taken the easy option since then, as his subsequent adventures include a expedition to the South Pole that would have been tougher than riding steeplechasers round Cheltenham and Aintree. But that adventure is outside the scope of this book, which will surely bring back many memories for those who remember these horses during their racing days.
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
