Stables - Beautiful Paddocks, Horse Barns, and Tack Rooms (Hardcover)

From the private to the historic to the state-of-the-art, a lavish tour of some of the most notable stables in the country. A celebration of horses and their "lodgings," this exquisite book covers horse country across the United States--from the East Coast to the Bluegrass, the prairie and mountain ranches, and to the Pacific Coast--and traces the origins of twenty-five stunning stables, from their vernacular beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the contemporary designs of today. Included are a farm in the countryside near Saratoga Springs, New York, which bears an 1830s-constructed main barn that originally housed draft horses and now accommodates retired race horses turned polo ponies, and a world-renowned Arabian horse-breeding farm in Santa Ynez Valley, California, that resembles a spa and country club with Mediterranean-style architecture and landscaping and has in the stable courtyard a stone fountain reminiscent of the ubiquitous waterworks in Moorish palaces. Uniquely spectacular, each selection is a reflection of its regional heritage. Featuring all-new color photography, "Stables" showcases the best of America's diverse equine homes--a must-have for any horse or architecture enthusiast.

General

Imprint:	Rizzoli International Publications
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2010
First published:	April 2010
Authors:	Kathryn Masson
Photographers:	Paul Rocheleau
Introduction by:	Perky Beisel
Foreword by:	Arthur Hancock
Dimensions:	274 x 248 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8478-3314-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8478-3314-3
Barcode:	9780847833146

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