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Do you like horses? Then you'll love learning all about the Lipizzan. Lipizzans have beautiful white coats and flowing manes. But did you know that Lipizzans aren't born white? They often start out gray or brown, and their coats lighten as they get older. These horses are also known for putting on shows at Austria's famous Spanish Riding School. Learn more about Lipizzans in this fun and fascinating book!
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The story of the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions from their origins in ancient times to the almost unknown drama of their rescue in 1945, beginning with the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, where the white stallions perform an impressive display of beauty and power that celebrates a perfect harmony between horse and rider. Movements originally intended for use in war.
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"The year is 1945 in Austria, where an SS officer and some of his men visit a stable, determined to find the Jewish boy they believe the owner is hiding there. Luckily, just as Jakob--the boy in question--is about to be found, the men are called away ... but not before the SS officer shoots and kills Jakob's favorite horse. It's very clear then, to Jakob and his guardian, that they are no longer safe there. Traveling through Nazi territory with that...
7) Pegaz
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Nicolas von Bingen i Alex von Hemmerle przyjaznia sie od dziecka. Obaj sa wdowcami, obaj samotnie wychowuja dzieci-- Nicolas dwoch synow, Alex corke. Zapewniaja im bezpieczenstwo i luksus w rozleglych bawarskich posiadlosciach, ktore naleza do ich rodow od pokolen. Bogaci i wplywowi, prowadza swiatowe zycie, a Alex z pasja hoduje wspaniale rasowe konie.Nagle ten spokojny swiat wali sie w gruzy. Nicolas musi porzucic wszystko, co kocha, i wraz z synami...
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"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...
11) Lipizzans
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The Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria gave fame to these graceful horses for their balletic dressage performances. The breed's noble history is traced, from its origins in the sixteenth century through its protection by the American military in World War II to its growing popularity around the world today. Great photographs of Lipizzans doing everything from performing the famous airs above the ground to getting some well-deserved downtime...
14) Lipizzan horse
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"A brief introduction to the characteristics, life cycle, and uses of the Lipizzan horse breed"--Provided by publisher.
15) Lipizzans
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Describes the history and physical characteristics of the horses known for their performances at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria.
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"In 1930's Austria, life for Favory Mercurio, a Lipizzaner stallion bearing the crest of the renowned Piber stud, begins with the loss of his mother. 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 war beas...