Coaching Days & Ways (illustrated)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (844 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KTE3CA2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 477 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Coaching. At it's worst! Disappointing read. Expected more detail of the make-up of teams, harness, coaches and horse flesh but instead found a wordy stuffy typically British "snobbish" tale.
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