Description
9″ x 6″, 310 pages, illustrated with a few maps showing areas conflict in relation to studs, 1st English edition 2012, _x000d_
we are dealing with The Lipizzaner, _x000d_
The author looks at the history of these unique creatures, following the bloodlines of the stud book, he reconstructs the story of four generations of Imperial steeds as they survive the fall of the Habsurg Empire, two world wars and breeding experiments under Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu._x000d_
fascinating, the picture on the front of the dust jacket is Col Podhajsky riding in the Spanish Riding School, Vienna a nice clean copy
