2 comments about High on Horses.

1. I went out of my way to get this book. The photos are fantastic and i especially loved it as it is Australian, and few photo books of horses are. It was fantastic to see horses in the setting that i see them in.
   
   Great photo book for any horse lover.



2. Wonderful Australian-published collection of stunning photos of horses and riders, shot beautifully and with humour. It's guaranteed to bring a smile to the face of horse-lovers. I stumbled on it by chance and gave it to a friend - she was as delighted as I had been.
   
   As the publisher's blurb hasn't been put onto the Amazon entry, and as it seems helpful, I'll copy it here:
   
   "'High on Horses' was conceived as a feast of photographs
   exploring the incredible caring relationship that can exist
   between horse and rider. From hack horse to the most
   expensive of dressage horses, from high country and
   dressage arena to humble farmyard, horses and riders are
   shown in their elements of bliss.
   
   "This book features the stunning work of Nicole Clare
   Emanuel, a photographer whose awards have included
   the prestigious 2000 TAB Horse Racing Photo of the Year.
   Her sensitive eye has captured the emotions and moods
   unique to the world of horses. Her skill with and
   appreciation of light and composition, together with her
   passion, are indisputable in this special pictorial
   journey."

2 comments about Saddles East (Equestrian Travel Classics).

1. It has been a long while since I followed up on my childhood obsession with pioneer stories, but while reading this I was back in the covered wagon facing the hardships: massacres, thirst, insects, snakes, wayward and stubborn pack animals, terrain that seemed more like a blockade than a "trail." The Beards were an indomitable pair who travelled the route from their home on the West Coast (the end of the Oregon Trail) to its origin in Independence, MO. And they did it after 40 years of a marriage during which they had dreamed and planned for this near-pilgrimmage. It isn't just the great descriptions of the land and people they encountered along the way, but their awe and reverence. I don't think that "respect" is a bad way to put it: the reader here is in the presence of a mensch (if one can get away with calling a Presbyterian minister that). I saw every landmark filtered through the clear light of Beard's mind, philosophy and sensitivity.



2. This book is indeed a classic. Beard's conversational narratives and word pictures are a fast read with unparalleled clarity and excitement. A student of Western history, Beard adds numerous, historical accounts of other writers and conversations with locals met along the way that either lived or knew about the "old days." Hardship and triumph defined the Oregon Trail in the mid-19th century, and the Beards tasted both. Who better to appreciate these extremes than a Chaplain assigned to a U.S. Army unit in France during World War One and the long-time pastor of Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. Ride with the Beards through rivers, deserts, mountains and plains sprinkled with sunshine, rain, snow, sleet, wind and sand storms. The Beards were friends of three generations of my family. The last time I saw them was in 1947, the year before they took their saddles East. Readers will not be disappointed with this riveting, first-hand account of a trip first dreamed of when Chaplain Beard was a boy.

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1 comments about The Essential Horse.

1. I first saw this book whilst touring the Prado in Madrid, and I fell in love instantly. Such illustrations and paintings! Such a wonderful history of the horse, using art as a basis. The only drawback is the relative weakness in Indian court paintings (which are chock full of horses). Other, it's just wonderful. Stubbs fans take note: this is the book for you, and any other fan of horse art (especially little-known peices). So buy this book, and may the horse be with you.

No comments about La doma vaquera/ Horse Dressage: Del Campo a La Pista De Concurso/ from Countryside to the Track Race (Caballos).

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