Thomas A. Knight    Nancy Lewis Greene

Original 1904 edition

Extremely rare pictorial book on the famous horse farms of Kentucky. Preface reads: For purpose of proving to the world that there is no more prosperous , no more beautiful country in the United States than Fair Kentucky; to prove that in this much abused State there is as much culture, as much wealth, as beautiful homes and more ideal home surroundings, than in any other State in the Union.

I will only name a very few farms as there are over 60 farms recognized in this book. The photos in this book are amazing and the main purpose of the book, there are only short stories on the farms /owners and famous horses the book is mainly photos of the beautiful estates and the famous horses that have lived there. Many farms have 5 pages or more of just photos. If there is a farm you are looking for please feel free to email us and we will check to see if it is in the book.

• Story of the Blue Grass Region
• Maple Hill Owned by The Ball Bros.
• Highland Park Farm "Highland Denmark & Wood Chief as a 2 yr old photos"
• Sunnydale Farm A.G. Jones " Bourbon King"
• Clifton "David Castleman "The Moor"
• Buck Run Farm
• Elkton Stock Farm " Photo of Rex Mcdonald" This is where he was raised and trained
• Patchen Wilkes Farm "Photo of Peter The Great & Patchen Wilkes"
• Woodburn Farm
• Walnut Hall
• The Bell Place
• Springhurst "numerous photos of get by "Highland Denmark"
• Woodlawn Farm
• Senorita Farm
• Castleton
• Hira Villa
• Dixiana
• Hamburg Place

"The Longview We Remember"

Linda Light

$125.00

Great condition with 290 pages in total.

"Managment and breeding of horses"

Merritt W. Harper

Single publication 1924

$65.00

Rare book featuring very rare photos of  Edna May, Kentucky's Choice, Carolina and Kentucky Colonel. 460 pages in total. Good overall condition spine is detached from binding. First few pages are loose from binding the rest are tight and insides are very clean, no rips or tears.

Official Record of Sires & Dams Vol. 1 & 2

Kay Horst

$575.00 Set

Extremely rare complete set.  Single publication  Vol.1  1951 176 pgs & Vol. 2 1952 225 pgs .  They are in great condition

"The Year Book Of Show Horses "

Vol. 2 July 1936

$95.00

Out of print single publication 1936

Hard to find second volume. A very limited number of this volume was published. Each horse is featured on individual pages with short stories on their accomplishments in the show ring. In excellent condition it looks as though it has never been read.

"The Year Book Of Show Horses "

Vol. 1 April 1936

$75.00

Out of print single publication 1935

Owned By Dorothy Middleton

Beautiful book featuring Chief of Spindletop, Etta Kett, King Of the Plain, Sweetheart on Parade, Night Flower, Parade of Elegance, Senator Crawford,  Lady Jane, Invasion w/ Loula Long Combs.

Each horse is featured on individual pages with short stories on their accomplishments in the showring.

Good condition with former owners name written on front end page "Dorothy Middleton"

"Folks I Knowed and Horses They Rode"

Lance Phillips

Single printing 1975

$375.00

This book does not include the dust jacket as pictured above it is only for reference,  We do have another copy complete with dust jacket that  is available for $550.00.  This extremely rare book by Lance Phillips, featuring stories of some of the great professionals of The Saddle Horse World; who broke, trained and made champion, grand champion, and World Champion Saddle Horses, which made their indelible imprints upon the stage----The Horse Show.  Great stallions, which not only made impressive show records but went on in prepotency to give to their offspring much of what they had.

Such professionals as Garland Bradshaw, Bonnie Byrne, George Gwinn, Owen Hailey, Julius Johnston, The Neils of Blythewood, Earl Teater, Forrest Ward, Thad Williams, Miles Wright, Irene Zabe and Sunnyslope Farm, Della Large, The crocketts, Oscar Smith and Carolanne Farm.

There are over three hundred illustrations of the great Saddle Horse Champions --- from Gaines' Denmark and Bourbon Chief to those of  the 1970's.

Book is in excellent ++ condition 223 pgs.  NO DUST JACKET