Riding and Driving for Women
Belle Beach was a noted equestrienne, born into a prominent New England family who summered in Newport, RI, at their cottage, Heartsease. Beach won numerous horse show ribbons, was well known as a teacher of riding and driving to women and children, and was revered by horse people of her time. Beach originally published "Riding and Driving for Women" in 1912, and addressed such topics as form, mounting, and attire, and covered "the most important points gleaned in my career as a horse-lover and professional horsewoman." Over 100 photographs and drawings illustrate the work.
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Riding and Driving for Women
Belle Beach was a noted equestrienne, born into a prominent New England family who summered in Newport, RI, at their cottage, Heartsease. Beach won numerous horse show ribbons, was well known as a teacher of riding and driving to women and children, and was revered by horse people of her time. Beach originally published "Riding and Driving for Women" in 1912, and addressed such topics as form, mounting, and attire, and covered "the most important points gleaned in my career as a horse-lover and professional horsewoman." Over 100 photographs and drawings illustrate the work.
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Riding and Driving for Women

Riding and Driving for Women

by Edward Beach
Riding and Driving for Women

Riding and Driving for Women

by Edward Beach

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Overview

Belle Beach was a noted equestrienne, born into a prominent New England family who summered in Newport, RI, at their cottage, Heartsease. Beach won numerous horse show ribbons, was well known as a teacher of riding and driving to women and children, and was revered by horse people of her time. Beach originally published "Riding and Driving for Women" in 1912, and addressed such topics as form, mounting, and attire, and covered "the most important points gleaned in my career as a horse-lover and professional horsewoman." Over 100 photographs and drawings illustrate the work.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781429017008
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/31/2009
Series: Applewood Books
Edition description: Illustrate
Pages: 312
Sales rank: 847,747
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 3.10(d)

About the Author

Belle Beach was a noted equestrienne, born into a prominent New England family who summered in Newport, RI, at their cottage, Heartsease. Beach won numerous horse show ribbons, was well known as a teacher of riding and driving to women and children, and was revered by horse people of her time. In 1912, she was referred to as "the greatest female rider of all time."
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