The Lipizzaner (Allen Guides to Horse & Pony Breeds) - Una Harley

Advantages: Good, useful book
Disadvantages: A little thin, perhaps?

The Allen Guide to Horse and Pony Breeds is one of the guides that the company publishes for the dedicated horse enthusiast and ride. It is guide number 8 in the series and is entitled The Lipizzaner. The guide is written by Una Harley and is "a full colour guide." Although it is a rather thin book, it is packed with a great deal of information. Probably more than you would get with other books 20 times as thick! It starts with an introduction ...
...give a history lesson on the breed. For I am reviewing the book, not the breed!) However, the description of the origins of the breed taught me, in a matter of a couple of pages, much more that I ever knew about these stunning white horses and their origins, which are much old than might be realised, traced back, apparently, to the Bronze Age. Though it does make reference to the Arabian influence. There is, on pages 6 to 9 of the guide a chronological ... Read review