- ISBN13: 9780760324417
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The love of horses often finds its expression in the horse barn-in the grandeur of the architecture, the extravagance of the detail, and the extent of the comforts that owners lavish on their favorite creatures. The masterpieces of equine architecture featured in this book attest to that devotion. With luxuries such as mahogany stalls, Spanish-tiled floors, and the latest in horse technology and training, these are not your average barns; rather, they attest to the ... More >>
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This is a wonderful book I highly recommend for those of you who like to dream of having a beautiful barn yourself some day. The pictures and narratives are generally very thorough and the featured barns are all over the US, not lmiited to any particular region. As an architect, the only thing I felt was missing were site plans and floor plans or even a section to help understand the buildings better. Otherwise, I really enjoyed browsing through this book and will pick it up any time I need to dream about what someday I too can have for my horses.
Rating: 5 / 5
This pictorial gem makes a great gift for the horse-lover in your life. The photographs are absolutely breathtaking.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book has some pretty great pictures! Definitely a great gift for any horse lover that dreams of having their own barn.
Rating: 5 / 5
I live, breathe horses. Ever since the age of 2, when I rode my first horse I have been as they say “horse crazy”. I ride horses alot for 4-H and for my school’s Equestrian Team and when I saw this book in my Horse Illistrated Magazine and instintly wanted to get it. I looked online for it and found it on its original website, but I didn’t want to pay the full price. I searched around an found the best deal here on Amazon.com I read the book cover to cover and still constintally (sp?) look at it. Its a dream of mine to open my own horse barn someday and this book has been a real instiration and a enjoyable book for me!
Rating: 5 / 5
Randy Leffingwell, Ultimate Horse Barns (Voyageur, 2006)
Funny how things work out. I had originally planned on Ultimate Horse Barns being among the first books I read in 2008; it turns out it’s the first book I finished in 2009. Still, it doesn’t matter when you read this book, only that, if you’re interested in architecture and that sort of thing, that you do.
Leffingwell profiles fourteen of America’s institutions’ horse barns, ranging from the stately and classical (George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore, in North Carolina) to the ultra-modern (California’s Lucky Dog Ranch, whose barn wins architecture and design awards). Not just a book of photographs, this (which I have to admit is what I expected); Leffingwell offers us 8-10 pages of mixed photographs and text, giving us a quick overview of the barn’s history, quotes from the people presently working there, a look at life in a working horse barn. And each one is different, which the reader might not expect.
But really, it’s Randy Leffingwell. You’re here for the pictures, and a fine lot they are. Leffingwell spent some quality time at each of the institutions, and it’s obvious in the wide range of shots on display here. This is gorgeous work, and well worth browsing on a rainy afternoon. I do wish the book had been a bit wider-ranging; fourteen barns seems a bit small a number to really give an idea of the breadth of what’s out there. But what’s here is excellent, and deserves your attention. ****
Rating: 4 / 5