- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Barzan Publishing Limited; New edition edition (4 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0954970187
- ISBN-13: 978-0954970185
- Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 23 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,010,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The first Arab stallion brought into Britain from the Desert of Arabia was Padischah, imported in the 1830s, and whose pure-bred line still exists. This book provides a complete record of all the desert-bred horses imported into Britain after Padischah, from whom all present day pure-bred Arab horses descend. In his introductory chapter, Peter Upton provides a narrative history of the desert journeys of those early British enthusiasts who went in search of horses suitable for shipping back to Britain, most notably Major Roger Upton, Wilfrid Scawen and Lady Anne Blunt (founders of the famous Crabbet Stud in 1878), and the Honourable Miss Dillon. Thereafter, and often in the words of the original importers, the author gives detailed descriptions of the eighty-six horses who have lines existing to this day. There follow detailed tables of descent of mares and stallions, and sections on Bedouin horse breeders, the origins of the Arab horse, and the development of strains. Lavishly illustrated with 60 full-page colour portraits of horses by the author, and colour reproductions of famous paintings of Arab horses by Wootton, Herring, Stubbs, Landseer and others, and with 160 black-and-white photographs, this revised and expanded edition of "The Arab Horse" will delight and inform all those with an interest in this most beautiful breed.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
this book is beautiful.The author is very knowledgable and a really lovely english gentleman ( I had the good fortune to meet him once) The illustrations are stunning as he is a well respected artist as well as an expert on the breed. it is a substantial book (no good for reading in bed!)and would grace anyones coffee table. I like to pick it up and look at the pictures.
I've had this book for a while now and I still dip into it from time to time. Stunning pics and the author obviously knows his stuff (he is a world renowned authority on the breed and it shows). If you like arab horses and want to know about the breed's history you'll like this.Is expensive but there's a lot of book for your money.
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A must have book for the serious Arabian horse breeder. Beautifully drawn interpretations of foundation stock by a man who knows.
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