Marion Rose Halpenny is an

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: * Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes i ...

writer and horsewoman, born in

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, Lincolnshire, and known as the ''Lincolnshire turf authoress'',Your Chance for some horse trading – Racing by Geoff Ford –

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– Tuesday, 29 January 1985 who has written a number of articles and books on racing,Leasing a Racehorse – Evening Post – Saturday, 2 February 1985 but is mainly known for her pioneering book ''

British Racing and Racecourses ''British Racing and Racecourses'' () published in 1971 with a first print run of 10,000,''Mum's the word for this lady racing expert'' Evening Telegraph – Tuesday, 16 March 1971 was written by the female equestrian writer, Marion Rose Halpenny, ...

'', which was the first book of its kind and raised interest due to the author being a woman, which was still in 1960s/70s a male dominated area. The book is a detailed list of all the

racecourse A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also use ...

s in the British Isles along with illustrations and guides to each

and its track surface. This exhaustive work had not been done before.''Mum's the word for this lady racing expert''

– Tuesday, 16 March 1971 In preparing the information for ''

'', she visited 60 of the 62 courses dealt with in the book, (the odd ones were Ayr and Perth) and used a lot of the information she gleaned as a horsewoman and racehorse owner.''Racebook author from Lincoln makes it a double''

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– Wednesday, 24 March 1971 She knew from personal experience that horses with low numbers in the draw are at a considerable disadvantage at Edinburgh. One of the highlights while she was an owner came on this course when her horse ''Calm Palm'', was drawn on the inside and although he was badly bumped by the other horses on the courses slight elbow, he valiantly came from behind to finish second. She was in the mid-1980s still involved with

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and a project helping ordinary people to become involved in the sport of Kings. She is married to the British

military historian Military history is the study of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, cultures and economies thereof, as well as the resulting changes to local and international relationships. Professional historians norma ...

Bruce Barrymore Halpenny Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (1937 – 3 May 2015) was an English people, English military historian and author, specialising in airfields and aircraft, as well as ghost stories and mysteries. He was also a Television presenter, broadcaster''Framlin ...

. They have a son, commercial artist and writer, Baron Barrymore Halpenny.

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