What sets this book apart from others?
June 19, 2019Does the author have exclusive rights to Makybe Diva and why is this the first book to intimately reference her?
June 19, 2019
Over a year’s worth of exhaustive research concurrent with the production of the book was undertaken to ensure the highest degree of accuracy possible.
Reference was made to dozens of older texts and various internet sites to encapsulate:
- Geographic origins of the thoroughbred (Asia, Africa, Middle East etc.)
- The roles played by monarchies, medieval to present, in the process of selection and herd improvement
- Correlation between the horse as an instrument of warfare and a means of competition involving the blending of speed with endurance