Living Western Horsemanship: Personal Narratives by Leading
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: LeRoy, Tammy / Dawson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, The FFA Organization is the force behind educating children in the farming and ranching traditions of the American West. This beautiful book, endorsed by the FFA, features romantic full-color photographs by a top Western photographer and celebrates some of the most respected Western horsemen with insightful personal interviews by a leading Western writer. This one glorious volume explains how horses have affected the lives of these great men--their sincere beliefs about horses, people, and the lessons horsemanship can apply to everyday life. The featured horsemen work in reining, cutting, roping, and other Western disciplines. Included are luminaries such as Al Dunning, Ray Hunt, Bob Avila, John Lyons, Craig Cameron, Buster Welch, Ronnie Richards, Jake Barns, Leon Harrel and Ron Rolls. No other book brings together words and pictures of these towering figures. LIVING HORSEMANSHIP will benefit the FFA Organization, by providing a percentage of book sales to the national organization.. Robert Dawson's photographs have appeared in dozens of magazines and in the books "The Spirit of the Horse, ""The Spirit of Performance Horses," and "Along the Cowboy Trial." He lives in Oregon. Tammy LeRoy is a Scottsdale-based writer whose books include (with Dawson) "Along the Cowboy Trail."