[bksvol-discuss] Book submitted: White Stallion of Lapizza
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:14:19 -0400
Book submitted as a .rtf for validators.
White Stallion of Lapizza
By Marguerite Henry
needs a spell check but am warning you all, there are French, German and
Spanish words in there, so be careful. smile. Besides that, I checked for
pagenation, read through the story is a good one, smile, and removed junk
characters. the "notes" there are three of them, scattered through out the
book, and only a few lines each did not scan. They do have a bit of baring
on the story but a minor part and you can get the meaning without actually
reading them. But, they were written in handwriting, so obviously didn't
scan. I still think it deserves an excellent rating even though, as the
rest of the book is flawless.
Here is the book jacket information:
The magnificent white Lipizzan stallions, bred for hundreds of years to
dance and delight emperors and kings, captivated Marguerite Henry when she
saw them perform in the Spanish Court Riding School in Vienna.
Now she makes this unique spectacle the focal point in her story of Borina,
one of the most famous stallions of this famous breed. It was Borina who, at
the height of his career, took a fling in the Viennese grand opera. And it
was Borina who, as a mature school stallion, helped train young apprentice
riders, and thus became known as the Four-footed Professor.
One of his pupils was Hans, a baker's boy. Day after day Hans had watched
with longing eyes the parade of the Lipizzaners as they crossed the street
from their stables to the Palace Riding Hall. Impossible as it seemed, Hans
felt that he must become a part of that world. He must become a Riding
Master. The story of his single-minded efforts to achieve his goal moves
with sensitivity and humor to a climax of glory.
Into this warm and sympathetic tale of Hans and Borina, Marguerite Henry
weaves authentic details of the patient and skillful training of both horses
and riders, and of their almost unbelievable feats-the capriole, the
courbette, the leuade. The brilliance of the public performances and the
riders' devotion to the art of classical riding make a book rich in history
and horsemanship.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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