Mercury's Flight

Author: Annie Wedekind
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250120381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Our "American Girl" of horses, each novel in the Breyer Horse Collection—based on Breyer Animal Creations' top-selling horse breeds—tells a compelling story that captures the true essence and personality of each horse. And now, for the first time, we have a historical novel. Annie Wedekind takes us back to Europe in World War II—a time and place that tested the courage of the noble Lipizzaner horses. In 1930's Austria, life for Favory Mercurio, a Lipizzaner stallion bearing the crest of the renowned Piber stud, begins with his mother's abandonment. From that moment on, the young horse feels different, as if he has a missing piece— even though, despite his doubters, he has talent enough to be accepted into the famed Spanish Riding School. Slowly, but doggedly, Mercury perseveres through the rigors of his years of training. But then, as the war bears down on Vienna and the school is forced to flee two advancing armies, his beloved trainer and rider, Max, with whom he has formed a true bond, is suddenly gone, and Mercury is abandoned once more. Will he have the chance to become one of the great Lipizzaner stallions, or will he lose the people, horses, and home that he loves?

Pluto

Author: Polly Anne Graff
Publisher: Olympic Marketing Corporation
ISBN: 9780811648639
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
The fate of the royal Lipizzaner horses sequestered in an Austrian village during World War II becomes uncertain when the American occupation troops demand all available horses. Pluto leads the stallions in a performance to gain General Patton's protectio

Ghost Riders

Author: Mark Felton
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306825600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
It is April 1945 and the world's most prized horses are about to be slaughtered . . . As the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report about a POW camp soon to be overrun by the Soviets. Locked up, the report says, are over a thousand horses, including the entire herd of white Lipizzaner's from Vienna's Spanish Riding School, as well as Europe's finest Arabian stallions -- stolen to create an equine "master race." The horses are worth millions and, if the starving Red Army reaches the stables first, they will kill the horses for rations. The Americans, under the command of General George Patton, whose love of horses was legendary, decide to help the Germans save the majestic creatures. So begins "Operation Cowboy," as GIs join forces with surrendered German soldiers and liberated prisoners of war to save the world's finest horses from fanatical SS soldiers and the ruthless Red Army in an extraordinary battle during the last few days of the war in Europe. This is an epic untold story from the waning days of World War II. Drawing from newly unearthed archival material, family archives held by descendants of the participants, and interviews with many of the participants published throughout the years, Ghost Riders is the definitive account of this truly unprecedented and moving story of kindness and compassion at the close of humanity's darkest hour.

Riding School Rivals

Author: Susan Saunders
Publisher: Apple
ISBN: 9780590316569
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
Cassie and Hillary vie with each other for the privilege of riding Birchwood Stable's new Lipizzan horse in an important horse show.

White Stallion of Lipizza

Author: Marguerite Henry
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481403923
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
Now back in print featuring the original text and illustrations in a gorgeous hardcover edition, the magnificent Lipizzan stallions of Vienna come to life again in this exciting story that is rich in history and horsemanship from a Newbery Medal-winning author.

Brother Mendel's Perfect Horse

Author: Frank Westerman
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409019322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
' "When you touch a Lipizzaner, you're touching history," Westerman was once told. His elegant book offers fascinating proof' Financial Times Frank Westerman explores the history of Lipizzaners, an extraordinary troop of pedigree horses bred as personal mounts for the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. Following the bloodlines of the stud book, he reconstructs the story of four generations of imperial steed as they survive the fall of the Habsburg Empire, two world wars and the insane breeding experiments conducted under Hitler, Stalin and Ceausescu. But what begins as a fairytale becomes a chronicle of the quest for racial purity. Carrying the reader across Europe, from imperial stables and stud farms to the controversial gene labs of today, Westerman asks, if animal breeders are so good at genetic engineering, why do attempts to perfect the human strain always end in tragedy?

The Lipizzaner Horse

Author: Charlotte Wilcox
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781560654643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54

Book Description
Presents the history, physical characteristics, and the abilities of the Lipizzaner horse. Includes photo diagram.

The Lipizzan Horse

Author: Sara Green
Publisher: Pilot Books
ISBN: 9781600147388
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Lipizzan Horse. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Florian

Author: Felix Salten
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487577
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
No one can resist Florian's charm. A pure white Lipizzan horse with perfect instincts, he has no trouble getting the attention of everyone who sees him. His two friends, Anton, the loyal and loving stable worker, and Bosco, the energetic and comical fox terrier, accompany him throughout his life. Together, the trio sees a changing world in the years leading up to World War I, and their friendship is as rewarding as their adventures.

Lipizzaner Horses

Author: Hans-Jörg Schrenk
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN: 9780836813715
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An introduction to the famous Lipizzaners known for their strength, elegance, intelligence, and ability to perform complex movements.