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Equine Journeys casts an unprecedented eye on Britain's horse world. More than eighty up-close-and-personal profiles provide unequalled access to leading owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys, work riders, stable lasses and polo fanatics. Enriched by a wealth of exclusively commissioned photographs, the book reflects both the fantasy and the reality of breeding and racing in Britain today. An essay by leading equine expert Christopher Joll elaborates on the history of the horse and its place in British history, while the author looks inside the fiercely competitive breeding and racing scene, providing an invaluable survey of current trends and key players across Britain. The book also shines a light on the exotic and the extraordinary in the realm of horse people, racehorses and gymkhana ponies, Shetlands and Clydesdales, gypsy cobs and champion thoroughbreds, polo clubs and the London and Counties social scene.
L'autore
Hossein Amirsadeghi is a writer as well as the editor and publisher of numerous books, including the bestselling The Arabian Horse, published worldwide (in the US as Arabians, in the Middle East as Drinkers of the Wind, and in Germany and France as Das Arabische Pferd and Le Pur-Sang Arabe). Amirsadeghi has also authored the most successful book on international falconry, Sky Hunters, as well as publishing a highly regarded series on global contemporary art, including Sanctuary: British Artists and their Studios, and, more recently, the hugely successful Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces, all co-published with Thames & Hudson. A documentary filmmaker, Amirsadeghi s city and country books include such varied titles as London Burning: Portraits from a Creative City and Mexico: A Culinary Quest.
