Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. She's fast and tough, whether she's pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with Shannon McKenna, her human family's eldest daughter. But when Mrs. McKenna needs a doctor, Darcy discovers a s
Maestoso Petra (Horse Diaries #4, 2010)
β Scribed by Jane Kendall
- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 460 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Vienna, Austria, 1938
Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in the Spanish Riding School, training to perform the complex airs above the ground that only Lipizzaner can accomplish. But when World War II breaks out in Europe, he learns to think less about performing and more about survival. Here is Maestoso Petra's story . . . in his own words.
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