CW Anderson Vintage Horse Book Afraid to Ride 1966 Hunter Jumper Hunt Seat

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This is a vintage paperback book, Afraid to Ride, written and illustrated by C.W. Anderson. Copyright 1957; 7th edition of 1966. 95 pages. Book in overall good condition; tight binding, clean pages. Minor shelf rubs on cover edges and spine, and back cover. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, and name and address on title page. Scholastic Book Edition; 7th printing 1966. Wonderful story and illustrations by the world famous C.W. Anderson.  Please see all photos. I can combine shipping on like items, purchased within one week of original purchase, and paid in single transaction. Please see other items seller has at auction, and bid with confidence.
"Clarence William Anderson
(1891–1971), born in
Wahoo
,
Nebraska
, and known professionally as C.W. Anderson, was an
author
and
illustrator
of children's books. Anderson had an interest in horses and drawing. When he wasn't out riding horses, he was drawing them, taking great interest in their bone structure and conformation. Anderson started his career by illustrating for other authors, but eventually began developing texts to accompany his realistic and lively black and white drawings. He is best known for his "Billy and Blaze" book series.
The adventures of Billy and Blaze revolve around proper care of the horse, while teaching a lesson. Anderson would go to great lengths to give accurate information. He would even go on to write
Heads Up, Heels Down
as a training tool for young horse lovers. All of the stories Anderson wrote would be based on true stories or people that he knew-only the plots were fictitious.
By the end of Anderson's life, he had written and illustrated over thirty-five horse books, and had also created covers for the
Saturday Evening Post
."