IN PRAISE OF FAMOUS HORSES (WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON) (PB)

An A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. Literature, history and art, battlefield movies, myths and religion are all enriched by these magnificent creatures. Some - among them Bucephalas, Red Rum, Champion the Wonder Horse and Rocinante - are permanent residents in the equine pantheon. Others - such as Rossa Prince, who managed to lose a walkover - attract more qualified appreciation.