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Anatomy of the Horse

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George Stubbs is considered one of the all time great sports artists. Although he focused predominantly on horses, study of his work reveals that his talents were diverse and impressive. It was fairly unique in his time to do detailed anatomical studies, and George Stubbs was somewhat of a pioneer in that field. He even rigged up a special apparatus to hold the horse carcass in life-like poses as he dissected and sketched. I have an older edition of this book, and it's so used and loved that the pages are falling out!

I've been a student and follower of George Stubbs since childhood ... partly because I've always been a "horse-crazy kid", and partly because I'm actually a descendant of the artist. I had the honor of viewing a marvelous display of his original works at Yale University's art museum many years ago. Seeing the artwork in person made me appreciate his talents even more.

By purchasing and studying this book, you are not only reviewing a very accurate rendering of the anatomy of the horse, you are holding a significant piece of both art and biological history in your hands.

Don't hesitate if you're considering a purchase. You won't regret it.

I found that the book was very well written and was jamed packed with need to know information. It provided me with the information that I need in my Equine Science class. It had alot of stuff that the text book did not have. I would recommend this book to student that is taking an Equine related class.

This is an interesting book and the drawings are lovely. However, you don't know what you are looking at since the explanation plates are way way too tiny to read. You'd have to take the pages and blow them up to read what is drawn. Instead of 4 plates to a page how about each plate to a page. Don't buy if you are trying learn about the horse because you can't read the tiny tiny print.

Besides the introduction, the book is primarily detailed pictures with no labels or information on the horse anatomy. There are tiny numbers within the pictures that correspnd to information in the back of the book (very very small print), so to get any info you have to flip back and forth all the time. I was very unpleased with the overall layout and contents of the book.

this is a good book except that the written explanations on the back pages have wrtiting so small I can't read it at all

Stunning artwork and HIGHLY detailed. This book is a must have for anyone who takes a serious interest in equine anatomy.

This book is basically poorly copied, difficult to view images and then a pile of text at the back that is even harder to view.

I would definitely recommend this book to any art student or Equine enthusiast wanting to know more than just the outside beauty of the horse.

While George Stubbs is known for his famous paintings of horses, most remarkably the Brood Mares and Foals which recently sold at Sothebys for a record $15.9 million dollars, this book enlightens the reader on the inner workings of the horse.

For those of you that wonder, "what makes them tick", wonder no more. George Stubbs dissects the horse in stages from the muscular to the skeletal.

If you a lover of the man's works then this is a must have for your collection.