Just Horses (Just Series)

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Summary: quality photographs with wonderful captions
Review: Any horse lover with adore this book. The photos are extreemely high quality and capture the true essence of the horse. The wonderful, but not overpowering, write-ups only add to the overall appeal of this book. It is well worth the money because you will look at it over and over-a great buy!

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Summary: Nice coffee-table book for horse enthusiasts.
Review: If you are at all familiar with equine photography, you will no doubt have heard of Denver Bryan. His photographs grace numerous magazines, calendars, and books. This is a fine collection of his work, showing the many sides of horses and celebrating the equine spirit. The book is divided in to four sections - Portraits (showing horses at rest and play), Living With Horses (showing the interactions between horses, humans, and other animals), Working Horses (showing ranch and pack horses at work), and The Competitive Horse (showing both English and Western showhorses, racehorses, and rodeo horses). The full-color photographs are large, clear, and attractive. Some capture a special moment, an emotion, or sometimes simply a priceless facial expression.

I was a little less impressed with the text of the book. Interspersed among the photographs are short blurbs that read somewhat like flowery poetry and seem a bit superflous. However, the central element of the book is the photography, and the text does not detract from it or overpower it. I was, however, diappointed to see "Palominos" touted as a breed in the Introduction. This is a common error and I always shake my head when I see it perpetuated. Palomino is just a color - one which is found in numerous breeds - and not a breed in and of itself. But this is a small quibble and I won't get carried away. The book is, on the whole, very nice. It should do well as a coffee-table type book, and many of the pictures would make good artistic inspiration and reference material. This is a great idea either as a gift or a treat for yourself.

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Summary: What a wonderful celebration of the horse!
Review: This is a beautiful book for anyone who loves the majesty and grace of the horse. The photos are wonderful! Another one of my favorites is a training book called Horse, Follow Closely by GaWaNi Pony Boy. Check them both out!!