The Book of the Horse edited by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald

edited by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald

CHAPTER by LADY WENTWORTH. ILLS. COLOR. B/W PHOTOS AND ART PLATES. FABULOUS OLD BOOK with over 800 pages. Hard Bound. Neat.

This is an amazing old book on the Horse and includes about every aspect of the horse you can imagine. This book begins with text by Lady Wentworth. Chapters cover: General History; The Great Horse of Europe; Racing; Racing in England; Racing in France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Spain, America. Then comes chapters on PALOMINOS; TROTTERS; HACKNEYS. Dominions: South Africa, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand. Irish Horses. The STARLIGHT STRAIN OF WELSH MOUNTAIN PONIES. The OLD ARABIAN RACING FOUNDATION BREED; Anglo-Arabs; The Horse in Agriculture; The Horse in War; the Horse in Trade; the Hackney; the Circus Horse all by various authors.

Part 2. The Horse in Art by LIONEL EDWARDS. Text on such famed horse artists as Velasquez, Rosa Bonheur, the Alkens, Sir Francis Grant, Ferneley, Gilpin, Barraud, Chalon, Dalby, Cooper-Henderson, James Ward, Edwin Landseer, J.F. Herring Sr., Furse, Caldecott, Lynwood Palmer, Charles Simpson, G. Armour, “Snaffles”, Sir Alfred Munnings PLUS chapter on Statuary. The Horse in the Hunting Field, Flat Racing in England, Pony Racing, Trotting Races, Reflections on Hunting, Driving and Coaching, Steeplechasing, the Horse in Sport, Racing in America, Development of the Hunter in America.

Part 3. The Horse in Literature; Conformation of the Horse; British Racing Thoroughbred; British Thoroughbred Breeding; Horse Breeding in the Soviet Union; the Horse in South America. Breeds and Breeding. Percheron Horse in England; CLEVELAND BAY; SUFFOLK HORSE; SHIRE HORSE, CLYDESDALE; CONNEMARA PONY; DARTMOOR PONY; EXMOOR PONY; FELL PONY; HIGHLAND PONY; NEW FOREST PONY; SHETLAND PONY; WELSH PONY AND COB.

Part 4. Buying a horse; Saddlery, Harness, Clothing; Schooling your Horse; Bitting; Horse Harness Ornaments (HORSE BRASSES); Future of the Horse;

Glossary of Equine Terms; bibliography of books on Hunting; Bibliography of books -index of titles; Index of books and journals quoted; index of breeds; index of horses names; general index.

This is a hard bound book, first published in 1946 London, this is the 1949 third edition.  Book is illustrated with some color art plates plus b/w art plates and photos.  Book is in very good condition for age, pages tanning,  879 pages. Truly a fabulous old treasure.