Racing Pigeons

David Glover, Marie Beaumont (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

1999
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86126-232-5 (ISBN)

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Aimed at fanciers, breeders and keepers, the authors provide an illustrated guide to racing. They cover the history of the sport, race administration, physiology of the pigeon, housing, management and breeding, training of young and old birds, ailments and diseases.

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then this is the sport of the common man. A comprehensive guide to the popular sport of pigeon racing. Topics covered include the history of the sport; physiology of the pigeon; housing, management and breeding; training for young and old birds; ailments and diseases and race administration. Illustrated throughout, this is essential reading for the fancier, or anyone interested in this popular sport. AUTHOR: Marie Beaumont has worked with David for British Homing World for the past seven years, where she researched the material for her book The Pioneers of the Long Distance Racing Pigeon. David Glover is the fourth generation of his family to race pigeons. He is editor of the The British Homing World's Pigeon Racing Gazette. 100 b/w photos

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.1999
Zusatzinfo	100 b&w photographs
Verlagsort	Ramsbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-86126-232-9 / 1861262329
ISBN-13	978-1-86126-232-5 / 9781861262325
Zustand	Neuware