Customer Reviews

Just Horses

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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!

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.

This book is like the sweetest kiss on the cheek for someone, young or old, who loves horses. This is not a huge coffee table book, it is a small, quiet offering from a writer and a photographer who care about these noble animals.

I selected this book as a Christmas present for my son because he [seems to] love horses! (He's turning 2 on Christmas eve, so of course he can't really tell us clearly that he loves horses, but every time he sees a picture, or a horse toy, he lights up.)

I can't wait to show him this - it's full of beautiful pictures of horses; many different breeds and colors of horses, doing different things. I can just see his little face glowing now!

This book is wonderful if you're looking for photography of people's interaction with horses. I have to admit that I mistakingly bought this book thinking is was going to "just" be horses. True, it is about horses, but all the images are of the people from across the U.S. who care for them. Some chapter examples include Living with Horses, Working Horses, and The Competitive Horse. These are images of the millions of boys and girls, men and women across the world that cannot imagine life with out horses. I would not recommend for people looking for horse photography books by authors such as Robert Vavra, Gabrielle Boiselle, Tony Stromberg, and Bob Langrish.

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!!