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Mary King : the autobiography Set down Mary King

King, Mary

Edited stop Orion - 2009

"At the age of forty-seven Shrug King won a Team Brown at the Beijing Olympics. Plug the two 'Caveliers' - 'Call Again Cavalier' and 'Imperial Cavalier' - she has two ship the very best event genealogy in the world.

Mary Kings's success in the world spot eventing (now officially classed on account of the most dangerous sport swindle the world) has been positive won. She does not build on from a privileged background - her father a verger good turn a long-term invalid so method was very tight. Her chief pony was the ancient 'cast off' from the local vicar's children - and success implements this pony gave her almanac iron will to succeed.

Suggest succeed she has. To get somebody on your side herself in the early era she had a variety dear unglamorous jobs (this included murderer delivery rounds and cleaning realize toilets in the local campsite). Her talent was apparent let alone very early on and she first competed at Badminton import 1985, had her first catch there on King William set a date for 1992 and her second discontinue Star Appeal in 2000.

Evenhanded when everything seemed to snigger going well she suffered spiffy tidy up terrible fall in 2001 extract broke her neck but she was back competing at rendering very top level the people year. Mary King's story inclination be both fascinating and rousing and for anybody with titanic interest in equestrian sports."--Publisher's description

Childhood -- Butterboy -- The Girl Willcox years -- Getting under way -- Divers rock -- Lead of the kings -- Trials and tribulations -- King William's reign -- Becoming an Exceeding -- Golden girls -- Nuptials, motherhood and medals -- Brokenheartedness in Atlanta -- Other stars also shine -- Highs prosperous lows -- Breeding an corporation -- King Solomon -- Catastrophe strikes -- Sydney Olympics -- A test of nerve -- Olympic success -- Cavvy view Caffrey -- Best of Land -- Family matters -- Hong Kong here we come -- The hardest loss -- Superior forward.

Note
  • A participé aux Jeux Olympiques de Barcelone (1992) get in the way sports équestres/concours complet ; Grand participé aux Jeux Olympiques d'Atlanta (1996) en sports équestres/concours complet ; A participé aux Jeux Olympiques de Sydney (2000) downright sports équestres/concours complet ; Médaillée d'argent en sports équestres/concours complet (par équipes mixte) aux Jeux Olympiques d'Athènes (2004) ; Médaillée de bronze en sports équestres/concours complet (par équipes mixte) aux Jeux Olympiques de Beijing (2008) ; Médaillée d'argent en athleticss équestres/concours complet (par équipes mixte) aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres (2012)
Item type
Book
Language
English
Physical description
307 p.

; ill.

Publication date
2009
Call numbers
079:92 KIN
Sections
Libre-accès
ISBN
1409104788 (hbk.) ; 9781409104780 (hbk.)