Horses of the World: From the Desert to the Racetrack - Hardcover

Ripart, Jacqueline

9780810911956: Horses of the World: From the Desert to the Racetrack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810911957 ISBN 13: 9780810911956

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Presents a detailed exploration into horses and horse-loving cultures around the world, from Mongolia, where the youthful heirs of Genghis Kahn race horses in magnificent costumes, to Argentina, where gauchos ride the resourceful criollo horses to herd sheep and cattle on the pampas, exploring how horses are tamed, trained, pampered, raced, and exalted.

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Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

From Booklist:

Horse lovers rejoice! Here is a new coffee-table book worth the price! French writer and equestrian Ripart set out on a journey to meet the horses of the world. Horses have been domesticated for about 6,000 years and have spread from their European source to colonize every continent except Antarctica. Different regions and different cultures worked together to create different horses, 13 of which Ripart writes about here. Whether writing about the famous, such as the Lipizzans of Austria and the Thoroughbreds of Ireland, or the lesser known, such as the Cimarrones of Argentina and the wild horses living in the Namib Desert, the author brings these disparate horses and their cultures lyrically to life. She makes us revel in the importance of the horse to people all over the world. Heavily illustrated with beautiful photographs that not only highlight the horses but do equal justice to their equipment and riders, this will be a valuable addition to larger equine collections. Nancy Bent
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