The Horseman's Word Rare/ Collectable from Oxford dandy to Sixties

from Oxford dandy to Sixties drop-out

the Thelwell pony entered the language-and the libraries of children and horse-lovers the world over

I was more often on the ground than on the donkey's back

to an unfashionable imported sire

Russell attended clinics with Franz Mairinger and Karl Mikolka

The Horseman's Word Rare/ Collectable from Oxford dandy to Sixties"A wonderfully written memoir by an acclaimed poet." "In a memoir as vivid and unpredictable as any novel we follow Roger Garfitt on his journey from stable boy to jazz dancer, from Oxford dandy to Sixties drop out. We see him on horseback with the Riding Master to the Kings of Portugal and in a beatnik pad with Redmond O'Hanlon. We watch as he is introduced to David Bowie and realises that the wrong one has come as the rock star. We follow him back