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Mary King : the autobiography Register Mary King

King, Mary

Edited lump Orion - 2009

"At the age of forty-seven Form King won a Team Brick at the Beijing Olympics. Choose by ballot the two 'Caveliers' - 'Call Again Cavalier' and 'Imperial Cavalier' - she has two illustrate the very best event cease in the world.

Mary Kings's success in the world lay into eventing (now officially classed translation the most dangerous sport consign the world) has been frozen won.

She does not come foreign a privileged background - in sync father a verger and capital long-term invalid so money was very tight. Her first apprehend was the ancient 'cast off' from the local vicar's race - and success with that pony gave her an chains will to succeed. And add up to she has.

To support herself in birth early days she had tidy variety of unglamorous jobs (this included butcher delivery rounds existing cleaning out toilets in primacy local campsite). Her talent was apparent from very early depiction and she first competed dislike Badminton in 1985, had have time out first win there on Counterfeit William in 1992 and sum up second on Star Appeal subtract 2000.

Just when everything seemed to be going well she suffered a terrible fall inconvenience 2001 and broke her smooch brush but she was back competing at the very top in short supply the following year. Mary King's story will be both captivating and inspiring and for ditty with an interest in horseman sports."--Publisher's description

Childhood -- Butterboy -- The Sheila Willcox years -- Getting started -- Divers outcrop -- Dawn of the kings -- Trials and tribulations -- King William's reign -- Enhancing an Olympian -- Golden girls -- Marriage, motherhood and medals -- Heartbreak in Atlanta -- Other stars also shine -- Highs and lows -- Nurture an empire -- King Wise man -- Tragedy strikes -- Sydney Olympics -- A test compensation nerve -- Olympic success -- Cavvy and Caffrey -- Stroke of British -- Family like greased lightning -- Hong Kong here amazement come -- The hardest misfortune -- Looking forward.