Newmarket and Arabia: Examination of the Descent of Racers and Coursers  -  Roger D. Upton

KORTE INHOUD

A former cavalry officer, Roger Upton had a lifelong passion for horses. His book is a distillation of his consummate interest, experience and expertise. He wrote, in the nineteenth century, to "encourage. deeper insight into the history of the horse in this country and in particular the thoroughbred. A great champion of the Arabian horse, he examines its history, defends it from its detractors, and strongly urges that the then degenerate English stock, as he saw it, be re-founded on a pure Arabian bloodlin...
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Uitgever: Ithaca Press 228 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1859641628 ISBN-13: 9781859641620