Horses the Greatest Man’S Conquest

Horses The greatest man’s conquest

Explore the secret of the fascination that mankind has always had for horses. These magnificent photo- graphs reveal the grace, elegance, power and tempe- rament of this extraordinary animal. Admire spirited Arab thoroughbreds, racehorses, harness animals, wild horses, cavalry mounts and those used for eques- trian vaulting. This is also a voyage around the world with horse riding peoples such as the Afghans, Mon- gols, Touaregs and Gauchos, as they cross sublime landscapes on horseback.

SPECIFICATIONS Format 290 x 320 mm or 250 x 275 mm Number of pages 232 pp Approx. 20,000 words Price 20/30 € Release spring 2015 Rights available all except for France

104 boulevard arago | 75014 paris | france | contact nicolas marçais | +33 1 44 16 92 03 | [email protected] | copyrighteditions.com Mankind’s greatest Competitions mastery • Ourasi’s four victories of • Przewalski horse • Une de Mai, world’s best • Mustang trotter • Tarpan • An unforgettable champion, • Brumby Sea Bird II • Namibian horse • Allez-France, the diva of • Outer Banks horse racehorses • Arabian • The best jockeys • English Thoroughbred • Lad, an indispensable job • Henson horse • Ascot, the most fashionable • Andalusian of race tracks • Appaloosa • Chantilly hippodrome de • Mérens horse • The long history of • Camargue horse Longchamp • Barb or Berber horse • Aintree the most dangerous • French Saddle horse obstacle course • Lusitano • Trotting at the Vincennes • Lipizzaner hippodrome de Vincennes • Hanoverian • The famous Epsom Derby • Akhal-Teke • Deauville yearling sales • Quarter horse • Olympic Games events • Haflinger • The stables of Chantilly • Comtois • Le Pin National Stud • Ardennes • The rich Al Shaqab stables • Boulonnais • English royal stables • Percheron • Jumping, first obstacle • Fjord course • Pottok • Obstacle course horses • Connemara • Harness racing • Welsh • Harness trotting races • Shetland • Starting harness trotting • Total freedom • Greek origins of galloping • In the stables • Flat gallop race • Birth • Elegance Harness racing • From foal to horse • Breaking Leisure and shows • Dressage • Natural gaits • Vienna Riding School of • Artificial gaits • Vienna Riding School Shows • Saumur Riding School Living with horses • Saumur Riding School Shows • Trick riding • Afghans riders • The trick riding horse • Cowboys and cattle ranching • Horseback corrida • Long cowboy rides • Polo, its Persian origins • The special dressage of • The polo horse cowboys’ horses • The palio of Sienna • Tuaregs • The palio of Sienna, a • Fulani tribe dangerous competition • Cowboys and bull breeding • Rodeo horses • Cowboy ferias • Rodeo calf roping • Cowboy outfits • The toughest rodeo events • Gauchos and cattle breeding • The horse festival at Jerez de • Gauchos rodeos la Frontera • Fantasias • Circus horses • Amish horses and buggies • Royal carriages • Indians, of very ancient • Recreational riding origins • The horse-drawn caravan • Indians, excellent horse excursion tamers • Hippotherapy • Indians’ Appaloosas • The Falabella, miniature • Mongols in autarky horse • Mongols, Naadam Festival • Little Mongol horses • Cossacks, free men • Cossacks and the Attila horse • Travelers • The pilgrimage to Saintes- Marie-de-la-Mer