{"product_id":"winning-with-horses-how-one-of-the-best-polo-players-of-all-time-and-a-sport-horse-veterinarian-balance-human-goals-with-equine-needs-paperback","title":"Winning with Horses: How One of the Best Polo Players of All Time and a Sport Horse Veterinarian Balance Human Goals with Equine Needs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShelley Onderdonk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Snow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling look at a lifetime of success competing with\u003cbr\u003ehorses, and what it takes to make sure it is the horse that always wins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it possible to be simultaneously passionate about winning in an equestrian sport \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e about the welfare of horses?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional polo player Adam Snow and sport horse\u003cbr\u003eveterinarian Shelley Onderdonk answer this undeniably twenty-first-century\u003cbr\u003equestion with a resounding, \"Yes!\" They have spent a lifetime together, \u003cbr\u003enurturing Adam's astounding career at the top of his sport (he is the last\u003cbr\u003eAmerican polo player to achieve the perfect 10-goal handicap) with the artful, \u003cbr\u003econscientious care and training of the equine partners he needed to be the\u003cbr\u003ebest. And Shelley's twenty-five years as an equine veterinarian have been spent\u003cbr\u003ehelping sport horses compete at the highest levels in other disciplines, as\u003cbr\u003ewell--including reining, racing, eventing, show jumping, and dressage--while\u003cbr\u003ealways prioritizing long-term health and well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, Adam and Shelley share the keys to their success...and\u003cbr\u003ethe struggles and celebrations that taught them along the way. Through the lens\u003cbr\u003eof their disparate and yet synchronous experiences in the intense realm of world-class\u003cbr\u003eequestrian sport, they explore topics of concern and those worthy of\u003cbr\u003econsideration, including the: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Role of natural training methods and horse-human communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Cultivation of a competitive training mindset\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Responsibility of a veterinary team member: goals of prevention and realities of diagnosis\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Options offered by therapeutic alternatives\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Best steps when preparing human and horse for competition\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Hard questions to ask when maintaining an equine athlete\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Pieces that make up the performance puzzle: conditioning, farriery, tack, and travel\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Reality of retirement and when it is the right thing to do, for horse and human\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, engaging, and honest, this book is the answer to the\u003cbr\u003eonline debates and the boardroom arguments. With intelligence and experience, the\u003cbr\u003eauthors provide the much-needed antidote to the dark side of horse sports. \"Our\u003cbr\u003estory is an explicit acknowledgement that doing good for the horse is good for\u003cbr\u003eresults in the competitive arena,\" they write. \"Our task is to explain our\u003cbr\u003emethod, and yours is to prove that it can be replicated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Onderdonk \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in San Mateo, \u003cbr\u003eCalifornia. She is a graduate of Yale (BA,89) and University of Georgia (DVM\u003cbr\u003e,97), and has continued her medical education through the International\u003cbr\u003eVeterinary Acupuncture Society and The Chi Institute. Shelley's integrative\u003cbr\u003eveterinary practice, active since 1998, incorporates the best of Western\u003cbr\u003emedicine, acupuncture, manual therapy, equine sport science, and rehabilitation\u003cbr\u003efor the benefit of her patients. She is an avid environmentalist, rider, writer, \u003cbr\u003eand yogini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Snow\u003c\/b\u003e played polo professionally for 34 years, achieving\u003cbr\u003ethe highest rating of 10 goals in 2003. Career highlights include winning two\u003cbr\u003eUS Open titles, competing in the Argentine Open in 1998 and 2004, winning many\u003cbr\u003eBest Playing Pony prizes for his horses, and twice being named Player of the\u003cbr\u003eYear. He was inducted into the Polo Hall of Fame in 2014. Retired from\u003cbr\u003etournament polo, he now gives back to the sport via coaching, mentoring, \u003cbr\u003ewriting, as well as announcing polo games for television. Adam grew up in\u003cbr\u003eHamilton, Massachusetts, and received a BA from Yale, where he also played ice\u003cbr\u003ehockey and lacrosse.\u003cbr\u003eShelley and Adam met in college and were married in 1989.\u003cbr\u003eThey have made Aiken, South Carolina, their home base ever since they first bought\u003cbr\u003e24 acres of farmland there in 1992. They are devoted parents to three sons and\u003cbr\u003epartners in making their New Haven Farm an idyll for animals and humans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning with Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is their second co-authored book; the first, \u003ci\u003ePolo Life: \u003cbr\u003eHorses, Sport, 10 \u0026amp; Ze\u003c\/i\u003en, was published in 2016.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.13 x 7.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47504894197938,"sku":"9781646011728","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/osgRfDcTB19781646011728_2e83d620-2e4a-47c7-97d0-39b624674a34.jpg?v=1779516361","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/winning-with-horses-how-one-of-the-best-polo-players-of-all-time-and-a-sport-horse-veterinarian-balance-human-goals-with-equine-needs-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}