Product & Book Reviews

Johnny Scott – The Countryman – Through the Seasons  Quiller 2019 ISBN 9781846892947 Casebound 230pp £20-00 From cover to cover this highly readable book was rapidly digested in just over a day. As I know from frequent evenings in his company, Johnny Scott is an exceptionally fine teller and re-teller of tales and anecdotes. This...

The Squire A Sporting Gentleman’s Tale of Misadventure Highfield Publishing pp216 Softback ISBN 97819996876-0-3 £9-99 In 1926 the facts of ‘Squire’ Osbaldeston’s fascinating life were laid bare in a fairly dry fashion in the autobiography edited rather heavily by E Cuming and advertised under ‘newly discovered reminiscences’ even though  a highly readable account was printed...

“Red Rag to a Bull- Rural Life in an Urban Age”  Jamie Blackett Quiller 2018 Case Bound pp256 ISBN9781846892882 price £20-00 Let me start this review by stating that this work by Jamie Blackett should be a set text for all those wanting to go into ‘agricultural management’. The book is easy and a delightful...

Foxhunters Guide to Life and Love  J Harris Anderson Blue Cardinal Press Virginia 2017   ISBN 0991164539 Well, let’s face it if you are going to have a memorable title then this new book from American author J Harris Anderson has it nailed! The book is a combination of a chapter-based narrative following the trials...

Publisher Merlin Unwin Books Publication date Sept 2018  Language:English  Number of pages:144     ISBN:9781910723746    Price £8-99 Some may find this blasphemy but I’ve never really had much interest in Horse Racing. I can’t say that this great little book has ignited a over arching passin for racing and I’ll be dashing off to the next local...

Published by Quiller Books  Author Adrian Dangar ISBN 9781846892660 Casebound 216 Pages, 243x153mm 2018 Life on the Edge can be purchased for £20 from Quiller Publishing (www.quillerpublishing.com), with signed copies available direct from the author (www.adriandangar.com). This latest book by Adrian Dangar is not another dispassionate biography, but a series of personal and family recollections....

Dog food is simply amazing! I gave my senior dog, a 17 year old, the food both as a treat, mixer and as a meal. Within 5 days there was a noticeable increase in vitality, comfort in walking as the severity of the arthritis in his hips seemed to lessen and his overall demeanour improved....

Lady of the Chase – The Life and hunting Diaries of Daphne Moore  by Alistair Jackson  Illustrations Copyright Michael O’ReillyHardback  pp209 Published by Merlin Unwin 2018 price £25-00 ISBN 978-1-910723-76-0 I well remember talking to Daphne about her Diaries, a welcome foil to the more formal writings of her reports. Somewhere she could release her...

One Man’s Search for the Tribal Horse Games of Asia and Africa Horse Games  Bob Thompson Hardback 288pp ISBN 978-1-91072375-3 Price £20-0 Growing up playing ‘mounted games’ revolved around the Prince Phillip Cup and various regional competitions run by the Pony Club. With such names as ‘tent pegging’ – involving putting a garden cane through...

“The Man Behind the Mike: Mike Tucker; The Voice of  Equestrianism”  Jane  Wallace 2018 Quiller  £20-00 pp304 Hardback  ISBN   9781892684 Mike Tucker’s voice over the loudspeaker always made me concentrate, if I was socializing at the horse of the Year Show (HOYS) or perhaps competing at a County Show then that voice would envitably...