Horses don’t just run around race tracks you know!
The horse in art by John Baskett
![Horse in art Yale University Press, 2006](https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Horse-in-art.jpg)
Yale University Press, 2006
One of the loveliest creatures on the planet has long played a prominent role in all forms of visual art, and these beautiful books demonstrates why.
The horse : 30,000 years of the horse in art by Tamsin Pickeral
![Horse 30,000 years Merrell, 2006](https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Horse-30000-years-300x265.jpg)
Merrell, 2006
Hollywood hoofbeats : trails blazed across the silver screen by Petrine Day Mitchum with Audrey Pavia
![Hollywood hoofbeats BowTie Press, 2005](https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Hollywood-hoofbeats1-300x272.jpg)
BowTie Press, 2005
The authors here explore the careers and treatment of the equine stars of Hollywood (and their handlers), from westerns and historical epics to romantic comedies and contemporary blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings. The story, unfortunately, is not always a happy one.
The horse : photographic images, 1839 to the present by Gerald Lang and Lee Marks
![Horse in photography H.N. Abrams, 1991](https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Horse-in-photography1.jpg)
H.N. Abrams, 1991
Photography is particularly well placed to capture the sheer dynamic quality of the horse, and this survey reveals the surprising (and sometimes shocking) inspiration photographers have found in this beautiful creature.
Okay, I suppose I’d better include the Melbourne Cup!