History of the Horse

Name: History of the Horse
SKU: 9780851318677
Price: 484 SEK
Availability: Discontinued
Author: Paulo Gavião Gonzaga
ISBN: 9780851318677

The Iberian Horse from Ice Age to Antiquity

AvPaulo Gavião Gonzaga

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

484 kr

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The author traces the origins of the horse in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and, in particular, on the Iberian Peninsula. Drawing on archaeological evidence and ancient texts, he explains the development of the horse from hunted animal to domesticated working horse. The author is past President of the Brazilian Association of Lusitano Horse Breeders.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-04-01
Mått:200 x 256 x 29 mm
Vikt:1 150 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:The Crowood Press Ltd
ISBN:9780851318677

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Paulo Gaviao Gonzaga was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1935. In his professional career in banking and insurance he was chief executive of one of the largest and oldest established finance groups, and a member of the Brazilian National Insurance Council as well as director of Brazilian Banking and Insurance Associations. In 1975 he established Interagro Farms in Itapira, Brazil, a famous Lusitano horse-breeding operation which is now the world's largest running about 400 mares and selling horses to an international market. He was for many years the President of the Brazilian Association of Lusitano Horse Breeders. Paulo Gonzaga has contributed several articles on banking, insurance and horse breeding to Brazilian and American publications, and has written books on insurance and the Lusitano horse. He is married to Maria Esther and has a son Roberto and a daughter Cecilia who are active in Interagro's management. He regularly drives his Lusitano horses around the farm.