Wild About Horses: Our Timeless Passion For The Horse - Hardcover

Scanlan, Lawrence

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9780679309536: Wild About Horses: Our Timeless Passion For The Horse

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ISBN 10: 0679309535 ISBN 13: 9780679309536

Publisher: Random House Canada, 1998

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Scouring mythology, history and science, looking behind the scenes at the horse in film and in literature, Scanlan tells us stories, some sad, some amazing, of famous horses and others who deserve to be famous, Ruffian, Comanche, Mancho and Gato.

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About the Author:

LAWRENCE SCANLAN, based in Kingston, Ontario, workedwith Monty Roberts on his New York Times bestseller, The ManWho Listens to Horses, and he is the author of nine booksabout horses, including The Horse God Built: The Untold Storyof Secretariat, the World’s Greatest Racehorse.

Review:

"For anyone who loves horses--or wonders why other people do--Lawrence Scanlan's WILD ABOUT HORSES is a treasure-trove of fascinating information, fact and legend honoring the long, enduring relationship between human beings and our nobler and more graceful companion, the horse." -- --Michael Korda

"Here's a book with horsepower!." -- -- Rita Mae Brown

"In WILD ABOUT HORSES, Lawrence Scanlan has created one of the most comprehensive books on the horse I have ever read. Knowing Larry, I expected the book to be educational, and it was. What pleasantly surprised me was how entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable it was as well. You will love this book. -- --Monty Roberts, author of THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES

"Wild About Horses is proof that our continued love affair with the horse is far from over. The stories and historical accounts in Lawrence Scanlan's book are lyrical, heartwarming and ultimately hopeful, and deem this book an instant classic to be enjoyed by generations of future horse lovers." -- Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Hank & Chloe, Blue Rodeo, Shadow Ranch, Loving Chloe and The Green-Broke Sisters

"Here's a book with horsepower!." -- Rita Mae Brown

"In addition to exploring the history, mythology, and contemporary iconography of the horse, Wild About Horses is delightfully well written. I am flattered to be one of the writer/horse lovers to have been interviewed by the author." -- Maxine Kumin

"This wide-ranging testament to our long and complex relationship with the horse will bring pleasure and a lot of new infomration to the old hand as well as the complete greenhorn. It introduces some intriguing characters, some remarkable horses, and it lights up unexplored trails that run through horsemanship to culture. Scanlan reminds us the horse is essential to who we are." -- Holly Menino, author of Forward Motion

"When Larry Scanlan collaborated with me almost ten years ago on my memoirs, I saw him as a fine writer whose education in the world of horses was just beginning. But all those years of hanging around barns and show rings--and asking questions, always asking questions--have paid off. Wild About Horses is a very special and insightful book." -- Ian Millar, two-time World Cup champion and co-author of Riding High

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