Such is the Real Nature of Horses (Evergreen) [Hardcover]

Robert Vavra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998 | Series: Evergreen

A guide to horses and their nature.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822876224
• ISBN-13: 978-3822876220
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,063,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Sold My Bike To Buy This Book, January 11, 1998

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[e-mail] (Lancaster PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Such Is the Real Nature of Horses (Hardcover)

It was 1980 and I'd been burning for this book I'd seen at the store all year. The only way to afford the monumental price of $40 (I was 11, so that might have been a hundred dollars) was to sell my bike for $40. I have not regretted that one day since, roughly eighteen years later. I still have the book and cherish it. It is THE book for horse lovers. If you love horses, beg, borrow or steal it (or, hey, try Amazon.com) but do ANYTHING to get this book into your library. It is the PERFECT non-fiction horse book with photos by the world's perfect horse photographer. It's even better when you pair it with "Equus", this book's predecessor. They go together like mares and stallions. Enjoy the ride.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate guide to horse behaviour, August 31, 2003

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Vivien Dostine "Viv" (Auckland New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Such is the Real Nature of Horses (Evergreen) (Hardcover)

No one else photographs the horse like Robert Vavra and this book provides you with a double dose of wow factor - beautiful photographs and excellent text and photographic stories.

There are several books out there claiming to tell you about horse social structures and body language but this is the classic (I've had my copy for at least 15 years now) and the best. Vavra writes and photographs with a naturalists eye for detail and information while allowing the photographers art and ability to display beauty to shine through in the finished plates.

The book follows the lives of several bands of horses on the Carmargue providing an enthralling insight into the lives of feral horses, which easily translates to our domestic companions.

The book is formatted so that various behaviours and traits such as aggression, play, vocalisation etc etc are put into chapters with photos and explainations showing the variations of each behaviour between adolescents, babies and adults or mares, bachelors and stallions for instance.

A brilliant coffee table book, an excellent guide for horsemen and women interested in equine behaviour and body language.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Horse in Another Life, February 26, 2003

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Mimi DiFrancesca "lightseven" (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Such Is the Real Nature of Horses (Hardcover)

I'm quite sure that Vavra was a horse in another lifetime. His photos are to horses what Herb Ritts' were to Janet Jackson and the countless people Ritts immortalized on film.

Robert, if I weren't married, I'd run away with you just so I could be there when you see what you see through your lens. For horse lovers, nature lovers or photography lovers, nobody captures the power and majesty of these creatures like Vavra.
Give this book to someone you love and wrap it in the finest paper and tie it with a velvet bow. It would be a treasure to receive this or any Vavra book.