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Mary King: The Autobiography
by
Mary King
At the age of47 Mary King won a Team Bronze at the Beijing Olympics. In her two Caveliers—Call Again Cavalier and Imperial Cavalier—she has two of the very best event horses in the world. Mary Kings's success in the world of eventing has been hard won. She does not come from a privileged background. Her first pony was the ancient "cast off" from the local vicar's children—
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Hardcover
,
304 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Orion Publishing
(first published 2009)
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It must have been around 15 years ago when I was invited by a work colleague to go to Burghley, we went on a Sunday (show jumping day) and I don't really remember seeing much of the horse riding, but there was a lot of looking round the shopping stalls. It was not until I changed jobs and was asked to help with designing the programme for the event that I returned (2003) on cross country day. I had such an enjoyable day and could not help but admire how brave the riders were for taking on jumps
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Told in a straightforward slightly self-deprecating style, Mary's is truly an extraordinary story, and, has been remarked more than once, an illustration of the oft-cited adage that it's not how good you are - it's how much you want it. As a child she was self-confessedly 'hopeless - it took me a whole year to learn rising trot', but her single-minded pursuit of success from Pony Club to her dream of winning Badminton (and of course much, much more) is impressive. Before a combination of sponsor
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I really enjoyed this book and found it inspirational and intriguing. It was interesting how Mary managed to start, accelerate and maintain her career from such a young age. It's a fascinating insight into the world of eventing and how precarious it can be for both the horse and rider. I was also intrigued about her thoughts on riding when expecting and how family life can be maintained in such a demanding job but it seems she just carried on regardless! I guess if riding is your day job, the ri
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After seeing many interviews Mary has given over the years, this book is most definitely written in her voice, you can actually hear her speaking each line. I never realised that she struggled with results early in her career and was quite surprised, as anon-rider, to see that many horses would be put down for what sounded like minor injuries (I am sure that they were not)
A thoroughly enjoyable book, would recommend it to anyone interested in Eventing, caught the bug through this years London 2 ...more
An eye opener and I found it very interesting to find out how her career took off and began, and it really goes to show just how much work it takes to break into the equine world.
As I am a huge fan of this amazing lady and her horses definitely a five star read
fabulous. Mary is such an inspiration.
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