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History of the Carthusian horses

Dear admirer and aficionado of the Pure Spanish Horse,

It is a great pleasure to inform you of the recent publication of the English translation of Historia de los caballos cartujanos (The History of the Carthusian Horses), researched and written by Juan Carlos Altamirano. Works of Sr. Altamirano have been read on five continents. His book have beeb exhibited by the Spanish Ministry of Culture at international fairs in: Cairo, Havana, Brussels, Prague, San Pablo, Peking, Casablanca, etc.

On the basis of research of official government documents and those from the Carthusian monks of Jerez de la Frontera from the time they began to breed horses until the disappearance of their order in the 19th century, everything that had been written about Carthusian horses is held up to scrutiny in this book. Following an extended and painstaking study of documents which were thought to have disappeared at the time of the French revolution, the author has explained in this book the extraordinary results of his research.

In these pages you will learn about the real colors of the Carthusian horses, their size, who they were sold to, and what branding iron the monks used on their animals. You will also learn about the stringent control horses were subjected to by the Spanish goverment at that time in history.

The book also tells of the problems of the breeding farm of the Zapata Pilar family, which until now was the source of the legend surrounding the Carthusian horses. You will come to understand why Pedro José Zapata did not buy the horses of the Cartuja, that he did not design the hierro de bocado (" bit ") branding iron; that no Carthusian horse was ever branded with it; and why the horses never went to the Breña del Agua property.

You will read about the quality of the horses which were said to be the descendants of the Carthusian horses, as revealed in the results of a Revision of the Zapata stables, carried out in 1812. This revision proved that the "pure" bocado horses evolved from some "overlooked" crossbreeding.

The book reveals the true origin of the "bit" branding iron, who designed it and who its real owners were. It also explains why the letter C which Vicente Romero added to the bit branding iron does not mean "comprado" (purchased) and why it was added; why the King did not use Carthusian horses to renew his stables after the fire at the Royal stables of Cordoba in 1734, but instead bought mares from the Jesuits; and how their stables in Arcos and Jerez de la Frontera (the link between the Royal mares of Cordoba and the other Spanish stables for the dissemination of the Spanish horse) were expropriated.

The History of the Carthusian Horses, is celebrated as the most controversial and informative literary work on the Carthusian horse. It has come to our attention that the author has received death threats as a result of its publication and widespread acceptance. However, not a single one of the facts presented in this book have been proven false as all information is verified by an extensive bibliography and there are many photostats of the original documents.

The equine press, which has published many editorials on this literary work, consider- it to be a pleasant and revealing investigative work. A book which has left no stone unturned in the passionate, imaginative and erroneous legend surrounding the Carthusian horses.

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La Editorial the publisher:

The foreword of the book was written by Carlos Villanueva. The book has 288 pages made of 150 gram semimat white paper. It has over 100 color and black and white photographs, and is illustrated with paintings and drawings by José Manuel Gómez López. The title page also has a color reproduction of one of his paintings. The book contains scanned reproductions of some original documents. The book cover is made of imitation leather with engraved gold printing, and the plastified jacket bears a color photograph and gold printing in relief.

IMPORTANT : AS A ONE TIME SPECIAL OFFER IN CELEBRATION OF ITS PUBLICATION, WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS BOOK IS INCLUDED THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING: http://www.jcaltamirano.com

REQUESTS FOR THIS BOOK FROM OTHER COUNTRIES CAN BE MADE AT amc@jcaltamirano.com

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS BOOK OR ANY OTHER OF SR. ALTAMIRANO'S PUBLICATIONS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH A PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FOR YOU, ORDER YOUR BOOK TODAY.
La Editorial


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