Diane Crump: A Horse-Racing Pioneer’s Life in the Saddle Ellen Feld Lameness is the most common

Lameness is the most common cause of poor performance in the horse

and Black Gold grows strong and fast under his careful hands

War Horses

The book is packed with color photos and exacting diagrams

Diane Crump: A Horse-Racing Pioneer’s Life in the Saddle Ellen Feld Lameness is the most commonAuthor Mark Shrager In 1968, a few women, mockingly labeled jockettes by a skeptical press, had begun demanding the right to apply for jockey licenses, citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination in hiring based on race, religion, sex, or national origin. Most of their applications were rejected by racings bureaucracy, which alleged that women were unqualified to participate due to physical limitations and emotional instability.