Tag: autobiography

  • The Best Horse Books of 2021

    The Best Horse Books of 2021

    If you have ever been involved in the publication of a book, then you know that while there may be a clear beginning–that moment when the inspiration found you or you actually sat down and started typing–there is no real end. Once through the various phases of gestation and birth (editing, re-editing, layout, proofreading, indexing,…

  • 30 Years Practice: An Excerpt from Jim Wofford’s Autobiography

    In this excerpt from STILL HORSE CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, Olympian and tale-teller Jim Wofford shares a formative experience with an equestrian coach that told him all he needed to know about what it takes to be a good rider. When I first came to Gladstone in 1965, Richard Wätjen was coaching the dressage…

  • Charlotte Dujardin Talks About the First Time She Saw Valegro

    Charlotte Dujardin Talks About the First Time She Saw Valegro

    Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record–breaking performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The world was captivated by the young woman with the dazzling smile and her dancing horse. The YouTube clip of their Freestyle performance has since had over 1.7 million views, and…

  • George Morris REALLY Said That? 21 “Georgisms” That Can Change Your Horse Life

    George Morris REALLY Said That? 21 “Georgisms” That Can Change Your Horse Life

    There’s nothing quite like the amazing array of George-Morris-memes that float around the internet. They are funny and harsh and thoughtful and on point…some of them are probably even true. Here are a few you may not have seen yet that George Morris actually DID say—ponder them, perhaps allow them to help improve your horsemanship.…

  • 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro

    10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro

      We at TSB are simply thrilled to be the US publisher of Charlotte Dujardin’s autobiography THE GIRL ON THE DANCING HORSE, which will be released in the States on Friday, March 16, 2018. Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record–breaking performance at the 2012 Olympic…

  • Saying Yes to Scary: My Turn Riding for George Morris

    Saying Yes to Scary: My Turn Riding for George Morris

    TSB author Karen Robertson mulls over her upcoming date with The One and Only. I started considered riding in a George Morris clinic in recent years. I know, I know… most of you are probably wondering why on earth I’d throw myself into the fire like that. And you’re right – I’m kind of freaking…

  • Is George Morris Making Magic in Brazil?

    As we watch the Olympic Team Jumping Qualification and the jubilation in the Brazilian camp as members rack up clear rounds in search of a place on the podium in front of their home crowd, we are no doubt a little sad to acknowledge that in Rio, George Morris is focused on the success of someone other…

  • George Morris on Dart-Throwers, Scandalizing Readers, and Having Fun with His Ghostwriter

    George Morris’s hugely anticipated autobiography UNRELENTING The Real Story: Horses, Bright Lights, and My Pursuit of Excellence has been officially out for about a month and is a red-hot bestseller. Morris knew that the release of the book, within which he reveals the private side he’s long kept hidden, would stir the big ol’ pot…

  • FAB REVIEWS of George Morris’s Autobiography–Order Now to Receive Your Copy Before It’s In Stores!

      The first reviews of George Morris’s highly anticipated autobiography UNRELENTING are coming in, and WOW are we excited! “What lies between the pages of UNRELENTING is very, very good reading,” says Street to Stable Lifestyle. “As we know him, he is still the strongest personality in modern American show jumping. In UNRELENTING, he reveals…

  • Ever Wonder What Makes George Morris Cry?

      Ever wonder…   What makes George Morris laugh? What makes him cry? How many dates he’s been on? Whether he’s ever gotten high?   If he loved his mom? If he ever poled a horse? When he first fell in love? If he’s ever gone off course?   We’ve waited so long for George…