Books in the Routledge Sports Reference Series series

An encyclopaedia of one of Britain's oldest sports, this reference considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars. It also covers controversial issues and an eclectic mix of entries on such diverse themes as alcohol and racing inns, the church, weather and superstition.

Providing a social, economic and political study of both field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the UK and Ireland.