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Writing Horses: The Fine Art of Getting It Right Judith Tarr Author

by Judith Tarr

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How far can a horse travel in a day? What does a horse eat? When is a brown horse really a sorrel (or a bay, or a dun)? What do tack and withers and canter mean?In this long-awaited and much-requested book based on her Horseblog at Book View Caf&eacu... Read more
How far can a horse travel in a day? What does a horse eat? When is a brown horse really a sorrel (or a bay, or a dun)? What do tack and withers and canter mean?In this long-awaited and much-requested book based on her Horseblog at Book View Café, author and horse breeder Judith Tarr answers these questions and many more. She looks at horses from the perspective of the writer whose book or story needs them as anything from basic transport to major plot device, and provides definitions, explanations, and links and references for further research--leavened with insight into the world of the horse and the humans who both use and serve him.How fast can a horse run? What happens when a foal is born? How have humans and horses evolved together over the millennia? And above all, what mistakes do writers most often make when writing about horses, and how can the educated writer avoid them?Here is a guide to the fine art of getting it right. Less

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PublisherBook View Cafe
Publication date November 15, 2010
ISBN2940012409577
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Judith Tarr
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JUDITH TARR is the author of more than twenty fantasy novels, including her Hound and Falcon series and the Avaryan Rising books. Her most recent novel for Tor was Queen of the Amazons in 2006. Tarr ...

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