450 Years of the Spanish Riding School (English and German Edition)

Gürtler, Elisabeth; Basche, Arnim; Van Bakel, René

ISBN 10: 3901753907 / ISBN 13: 9783901753909

Published by Edition Lammerhuber, 2015

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Fine copy in pictorial hardcover 4to. Text in English and German.

Seller Inventory # 047279

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 450 Years of the Spanish Riding School (English and German Edition)
• Publisher: Edition Lammerhuber
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3901753907
• ISBN 13: 9783901753909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Click here to view samples of the beautiful photos in this book. The Spanish Riding School in Vienna celebrates its 450th anniversary in the year 2015, heralding a rich and celebrated past devoted to the cultivation of classical equitation in the Renaissance tradition of the Haute Ecole (“High School”) on its beautiful Lipizzaner stallions. Here is a book that honors both the Riding School and its marvelous horses—a retrospective that delights in the whole story, from foals cavorting with their mothers in the fields of Piber to the cadets in training and the teaching of the famous figures and jumps. Filled cover to cover with fabulous, emotionally charged color photographs, and including both English and German translations, this is a book for anyone who has ever delighted in the mystique of the White S

About the Author

Elisabeth Gurtler studied economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. She is a keen rider and in 1979 was Austrian vice-champion in dressage. In 1990 she took over the management of Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Hotel Sacher in Salzburg, as well as Sachertorten AG and several holdings. From 1999 to 2007 she organised the Vienna Opera Ball and was rewarded for this with the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Province of Vienna. In 2007 she took on the joint directorship of the Spanish Riding School with Erwin Klissenbauer. Since 2010 she has organised the annual summer ball Fete Imperiale there. Rene van Bakel is an internationally known photographer, journalist and founder of ASAblanca Agency. Born in the Netherlands, he now lives and works in Vienna. He has created photo and written reports from over 70 countries, which have been printed by major global media. Van Bakel has published four books and shown his works in 10 exhibitions to date. In 1996 he was awarded the International Award for War Correspondence for his report from Srebrenica (Bosnia-Herzegovina). Arnim Basche is a German sports journalist and presenter and joined the ARD Sportschau presenter team in 1963. From 1971 Basche worked freelance for the ZDF channel, presenting their Aktuelles Sportstudio from 1972. In 1973 he became director of the ZDF Sports Studio in Dusseldorf. His reports from large sports events earned Basche several awards, including one from the National Olympic Committee. As a journalist, Arnim Basche focused on equestrian sports. From 1968 to 1969 he was press officer of the Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung (German Federal Association for Equestrian Sports and Horse Breeding). He has written several books on equestrian sports.