- Library Binding
- Publisher: Childrens Pr (February 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0516097687
- ISBN-13: 978-0516097688
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 23.1 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#1,280,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #39 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Horses > Marguerite Henry's Horse Series
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Here is the story of young Hans Haupt and his rigorous apprenticeship and training at Vienna's Spanish Court Riding School, home of the famous Lipizzan stallions. Ms. Henry has artfully woven authentic details within this warm and sensitive tale. 104 illustrations.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Marguerite Henry still the best,
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This review is from: White Stallion of Lipizza (Hardcover)
It' funny...my grandmother gave me the Marguerite Henry books when I was a little girl.."Misty of Chincoteague", "Stormy, Misty's Foal", "Justin Morgan Had a Horse", "Brighty of the Grand Canyon", "Black Gold" etcetera...and I loved them and read them over and over. Now I am a mum, my daughter is reading all of them and enjoying them as much as I did. "The White Stallion of Lipizza" is the story of a young boy, a bakers son, who wants to learn the mysteries of the Airs Above the Ground, practiced by the Vienna Riding School on their beautiful Lippizaner stallions. It is a story of hard work and dedication, a story of love and disappointment, a story of joy and sorrow. Well written, and with the illustrations of the great Wesley Dennis, "The White Stallion of Lippiza" was, and still is, one of my favourite books. The copy I had disappeared, so I just ordered a new one through Amazon, and I am extremely pleased with its condition and with the price. If you haven't discovered Marguerite Henry, this would be a good place to start.White Stallion of Lipizza
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5.0 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our Horses, Our Teachers,
By Zeneve - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stallion of Lipizza (Hardcover)
Ah, what can I say about such an important book in my life? Hans is a poor boy who dreams of riding dressage with the Spanish Riding School of his native Vienna. He attains his goal through hard work and perseverance, by his own merit and against the odds. The book is beautifully written with a flowing narrative style, engaging for both adults and children. The illustrations are the best I have seen from Dennis, at times humorous, at times scholarly, and always precise. I did my senior thesis on the birth of dressage in the Renaissance, but without this book I would never have even heard of Xenophon, or the passage, or known that the Ancient Greeks rode without stirrups. I illustrated it with my own copies of Wesley Dennis's drawings from this book. Also highly recommended as horsey history, "Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio" by the same writer/illustrator team. If you would like to find out more about Classical dressage please check out Laura Camins's "Glorious Horsemen" and Walter Leitdke's "Royal Horse and Rider," both of which deal with the birth of dressage in the Renaissance according to modern scholarship, and by extension the noble equestrian ballets of which the Spanish Riding school is the last still extant. Did you know that the Louvre's great central courtyard was designed to accommodate horse ballets exactly like those in this book? When I first read this book, when I was about seven years old, I owned a Lipizzan mare of my own. She was for me what Borina was to Hans, my schoolmaster. She was small and gray, with a wide girth, branded, and very long lived. She would do caprioles as we galloped through the field, I kid you not. Were it not for this book I would not have the words to describe her, to remember her like this, and so I am indebted Marguerite Henry. To bring one spark of beauty into the world is worth a life's dedication, is it not? Certainly mine. Read the book and you will understand. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it. Now.,
By lsk4psu "lsk4psu" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stallion of Lipizza (Hardcover)
If you have any doubts about purchasing this book, forget them and buy it now. I was given this book when I was a child (20 years ago) and it thrills to me to this day. Ms. Henry writes with such imagery that you find yourself caught up as Hans, the young boy who is captivated by the stallions. Not only is the writing terrific, but so is the artwork. This story is one of my all-time favorites.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent horse novel for 8-14 year old kids. Horsemanship.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: White Stallion of Lipizza (Paperback)
Wonderful story of a poor boy that is a son of a baker in Austria. He longs to see the Lippian horses perform their beautiful dressage ballet movements. He teaches his old cart mare to carry herself with pride and gets notice by the Spanish Riding School that trains the Lippizanners. He gets a job there doing exactly what he loves-riding for a living. This book teaches that hard work and passion for your work pays off. It also teaches that dreams can come true. It teaches horsemanship down to the smallest detail. I highly recommend this book. I can not believe that it is out of print-I wanted to carry on the tradition and buy it for my daughter now that we have a horse. Good Reading!
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