Race Horse Training: Compared - Paperback

by Cheryl Ferguson (Editor), Marion N. Seidel (Author)

Follow the passion and the dream will come true... Author Marion N. Seidel understands the power of passion and the reality of dreams coming true Her first life dream was to work with horses. Realizing that dream as a jockey is all that she could ever imagine. Her second dream was to live in sunny South Florida which she accomplished a few short years later Fantasy has no place in Marion's life other than to create the beautiful canvas from which she paints her dreams. In a touching part memoir, part training guide, author Marion N.Seidel opens the doors and our hearts to the exciting world of thoroughbred horse racing In leaving her beloved Germany to live in America, Ms. Seidel soon realized working in the U.S. horse racing market is vastly different than working in the European market. Not knowing the English language is only one barrier she overcomes - just as easily as she sails across the finish lines as an exercise rider As she compares the two styles of horse racing, European and American, Marion N. Seidel creates a captivating portrait offering a tantalizing glimpse of luxury, sport, and equestrian excellence Get your copy of RACE HORSE TRAINING: COMPARED and enter the breathtaking world of thoroughbred horse training from a professional who knows her industry and her handsome horses like nobody's business

Author Biography

Marion N. Seidel's equestrian journey has traversed two continents and spanned nearly four decades. Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, her love of horses drew her to the race track and as a teenager, Marion became an apprentice jockey. For sixteen years she poured all of her love and passion for the majestic animals and racing, also known as "The Sport of Kings" into her work. In 1992, Marion made a move to Florida and continued working in the field as an exercise rider. It was then that she was presented with a stark contrast of ideology between her home in Germany and of Europe as a whole, and how the Thoroughbred Horse Racing industry was run and operated in the United States. She was confronted with an astounding amount of performance enhancing medication administered to the animals, as well as drug use, and abuse forced upon them by the trainers. Training methods that were taboo in Europe were commonplace in the U.S., and Marion became disenfranchised with the entire structure of the industry. In 1995, she made the decision to step away from the sport and from the animals she loved because she couldn't reconcile what she saw as abuse. In 2011, Marion earned her Thoroughbred Trainer's License and it was also the time she felt moved to share her story and lifetime of experience with the equestrian world. Marion has penned three novels since 2013. JUST ANOTHER RACE HORSE, RACE HORSE TRAINING: COMPARED, and FROM RACE HORSE TO TRAIL HORSE TO PET were all published within a year of one another, and showcase the knowledge and insight Marion has earned over almost forty years of working with the animals she loves. Marion has become a champion for Thoroughbred Horses and continues to work with, and care for them today. She hopes to raise awareness and garner compassion for the beautiful animals being abused every day, simply for the entertainment of race fans. Marion's next novel (Title and Release Date-TBA) is in production and promises to once again showcase her passion for, her love of, and her knowledge about Thoroughbreds and the industry in which many of them in the United States are trapped.