Royal Horse of Europe - Opinions?

[Mandeigh]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Horse-Europe-Andalusian-Lusitano/dp/0851314228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1280574251&sr=8-1-catcorr

anyone read have it read it etc...is it worth a punt?

[Heather]

It is a must for any Iberian owner/enthusiast, Mandeigh. Sylvia has written a definitive work on the subject and should not be missed!!

[renta]

I agree: Excellent information on Iberian and also many European horses  

[Mandeigh]

Excellent thanks folks...just got my first wage in yesterday and I am deperate to treat myself, before paying all the bills 

[TashaKat]

Not another book to buy 

[shoveltrash]

i've wanted this book for AGES.  but new it's very expensive!
go for it!!!

(does anyone know, is it mostly Lusitano-oriented?  or does it include the Spanish horse?)

[Amanda1950]

I want this book too, it's on my 'wish list'  treat yourself Mandeigh

[renta]

It´s not specially Lusitano-oriented maybe a little (because S.Loch has lived in Portugal) The subhead is: The story of the Andalusian and Lusitano. It tells the history and life of the Iberian and baroque horse and their influence on some other European horses. I got the book the year after Sylvia Loch wrote it (1987) and she desribed also the circumstances of that time . I don´t know if she has done complementary work later on.   

[shoveltrash]

thanks renta! on my list then...........AFTER i spend all my funds renovating home & barn .  perhaps i should put it on my Christmas wish-list!

[renta]

I don´t want to cause too much pressure on you The large part of the book tells about the role of the Iberian horse in European history with some drawings and pics. If you are not particularly interested in that maybe the better choice to begin is:

Living and working with the HORSE OF SPAIN by Peter Maddison-Greenwell and Jane Lake. 

[Mandeigh]

I have living and working with the horse of Spain...some really good photos in that but I wanted a bit more in depth History