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Stable Lass: Riding Out and Mucking In - Tales from a Yorkshire Racing Yard by Gemma Hogg (Hardcover, 2018)
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Being a stable lass is probably one of the poorest paid jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma it is the most rewarding. She works in a beautiful location - Middleham in Wensleydale - and if the people are occasionally challenging, the horses are downright astonishing.
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Being a stable lass is probably one of the poorest paid jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma it is the most rewarding. She works in a beautiful location - Middleham in Wensleydale - and if the people are occasionally challenging, the horses are downright astonishing. Now, in Stable Lass, she takes us into the closed world of a racing stable, from the politics and in-fighting to the romances and affairs, from the elation of riding her first winner to coping with the grief of losing a horse. Like all stable lads and lasses, Gemma arrived as a teenager and had to cope with living away from home for the first time, as well as adapt to the brutal hours and backbreaking work. Eighteen years later she is assistant trainer and still loves it. She describes falling in love with some of the horses as well as what happens when a horse takes against you, and the very real danger of being killed by a kick. She brings to life the characters around the yard, from straight-speaking boss Mickey Hammond to the millionaire owners who land by helicopter in the paddock, the jockeys starving themselves to make weight, and the stable lads and lasses who are from very different backgrounds. And of course she pays tribute to the horses themselves, some loveable, some cantankerous, all impressive.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139781509847648
eBay Product ID (ePID)14046613511
Product Key Features
Book TitleStable Lass: Riding Out and Mucking In-Tales from a Yorkshire Racing Yard
AuthorGemma Hogg
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height242mm
Item Width160mm
Item Weight587g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorGemma Hogg
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 17 Oct, 2019
Brilliant title, very apt
Just started reading it, looks a great read, thanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 May, 2018
Can't say yay or nay
Can't review this product because I bought it for my daughter and forwarded it to the USA.Sorry!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 May, 2018
stable lass
very good read, would recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 May, 2018
Funny, well written book, thoroughly compelling and enjoyable
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 May, 2018
Stable lass
Any one who loves horses will love this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 May, 2018
Stable lass
Best book , makes me wish I had worked in racing when I was youngerVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
