The Nature of Horses

Stephen Budiansky.

Paperback, second hand, includes illustrations.  Very good condition; one crease to spine.

The horse, long symbol of beauty and athletic prowess, has made and lost fortunes and transformed human history and culture, and yet has retained mysteries that baffle even those who work with them every day. But the last decade has seen an explosion of scientific research on the horse. In this attractive and well-illustrated book Stephen Budiansky brings the insights of modern science to a wider audience of horse enthusiasts and animal-lovers.