The writer´s first and most revolutionary of his books, discovered the real origin of the Spanish Horse. In the second, the author demosntrated the leyend of the Carthusian Horses was completely false. In this book, Mr Altamirano shows us the creation process of our horse today´s morphology, explaining the reasons hidden behind it, and its evolution through the centuries. Reading this book you will learn things such as why grey was the most common colour of these horses, why sorrel was excluded from the breed. You will realize how the ignorance of history led to the creation of myths and fantasies, that affected negatively the selection process of the spanish horse. Today´s discussion about the frontonasal profile of our horse, how it was when this horse was created, and why it changed through time, is also part of the content of Mr Altamirano´s book.

The author also explains why elevated gaits were prefered and the origin of "el campaneo". He proves false other theories such as the influence of a certain geographical area (Marismas del Guadalquivir), and climate, as determinant factors in the Spanish Horse characteristical morphology and movements, the correlation between the fighting bull and the back shape of the Spanish Horse, or this horse´s most common colour (grey) with the sun of Andalusia.

The reader will learn about the Spanish Horse original croup, neck, and the cause of the so called "gato"(fat neck). The writer proves that "Solo", the most famous and considered the purest "Carthusian" horse and original ancestor of the "El Bocado" blood line, was not part of that line, but just a horse that Mr Vicente Romero acquired and rebranded with his brand.

He present documentary evidence which clearly indicates that the Spanish horse is not the result of natural evolution but rather the product of the greatest genetic project of history, the one undertaken in 1567 at the orders of King Philip II in the city of Cordoba for the purpose of creating a breed of horses which would have specific pre-established characteristics."

Table of contens of book:

1. Artificial selection

On the concept of breed.

2. The standard

3. In-breeding

1. The spanish breed

Stock The ideal horse

2. The rules

1. The frontonasal profile (If you want to read this section click here)

2. The eyes

3. The Ears

4. The Nostrils

5. The Mouth

The curb groove

The tongueTeeth

6. The face

1. Gato

1. Gray

Las verrugas(melanomas)

2. Black

3. Bay

4. Chesnut

5. Markings

Stckings and face markings

Whorls

1. The back

2. The winthers

3. The loin

4. The croup

5. The mane and the tail

6. The shoulders

7. The limbs

The foreleg    

The forearm                

The Knee   

The hock

The cannon bone

The fellock joint  

The pastem    

The feather   

The hoof       

The chest    

 The height

The book includes 384 pages of paper of 150 gr. stuccoing brilliance; measure 28,5 x 22 centímetros; 225 photos (145 color, 62 white and black, "2 double page white and black, 8 double page color, 4 complet page white and black, 16 complet page color" and 10 picture) of the considered to be the best Spanish Horses of recent history such as: Hechicero (1915), Americano (1927), Calzado (1942), Descarado II (1949), Maluso (1949), Agente (1959), Leviton (1970), Vasallo II (1983), Valido (1983), Gastador (1985), Alegre XIX (1994), Nadadora (1995), Alteza (1998) , Ungido IV (2000), and other famous horses and champions of Spain and of the better stud farms of Spain.

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