Mercury's Flight: The Story of a Lipizzaner Stallion

About this book

Our American Girl of horses each novel in the Breyer Horse Collectionbased on Breyer Animal Creations top-selling horse breedstells a compelling story that captures the true essence and personality of each horse. And now for the first time we have a historical novel. Annie Wedekind takes us back to Europe in World War IIa time and place that tested the courage of the noble Lipizzaner horses. In 1930s Austria life for Favory Mercurio a Lipizzaner stallion bearing the crest of the renowned Piber stud begins with his mothers abandonment. From that moment on the young horse feels different as if he has a missing piece even though despite his doubters he has talent enough to be accepted into the famed Spanish Riding School. Slowly but doggedly Mercury perseveres through the rigors of his years of training. But then as the war bears down on Vienna and the school is forced to flee two advancing armies his beloved trainer and rider Max with whom he has formed a true bond is suddenly gone and Mercury is abandoned once more. Will he have the chance to become one of the great Lipizzaner stallions or will he lose the people horses and home that he loves?