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Byerley Turk: The Incredible Story of the First Thoroughbred Jeremy James
Stackpole Books; 1st US edition 2005 0811701557 / 9780811701556 Very clean used copy
The basic story of this extraordinary horse, the Byerley Turk, is true, but the author has conjured a vivid account of the journey it made from the stables of a Balkan farm, through the opulence of the Ottoman Empire, then through all the Irish wars, to become the very first foundation stallion of the thoroughbred breed.
The story is told mostly from the point of view of the horse's Turkish groom, who appears in the few oil paintings there are of this once famous horse. He creates a moving account of the bond between a poor victim of circumstance and his powerful horse as they miraculously survive every battle they are forced to ride through from the Balkans to the Boyne. It is a vivid portrait of a brutal age. It reeks of the road, of the camp and the battlefield, but it sparkles too with the beauty of the landscapes they travel through and the splendour of a sophisticated yet sadly forgotten culture. A magical story of one of the founding fathers of the thoroughbred racehorse, and a must-read for every horse lover.
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21.00 USD
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