{"product_id":"edel-wignell-marvellous-horses","title":"Marvellous Horses by Edel Wignell","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If you see a white horse, spit three times!'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If you see a horse shoe, throw it over your shoulder and make a wish!'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eSome horse superstitions in folklore are still alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAll around the world you will find marvellous horses in history, myths, legends, religion, art, folklore, superstition and fiction. Some can fly, some can speak and some are shape-changers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eWhich large wooden horse was built for trickery? Which one slept in an ivory manger and drank wine from a golden pail? And what did the talking horse, Xanthus, say to the Greek warrior, Achilles?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou've heard of Phar Lap, and you know the swift horses in the ballad, 'The Man from Snowy River'. but have you heard of Gordon's Leap?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIf you're a keen horse-rider, the 'Horseman's Knock,' the 'Horseman's Word', the power of a special kind of gingerbread and other secrets of horse handling will be useful to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn this book you will discover fantastic facts about marvellous horses, gathered together by Edel Wignell -- with Rachel Tonkin's splendid illustrations bringing them to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wignell, Edel","offers":[{"title":"Softcover:","offer_id":46234311393366,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/Edel_Wignell_-_Marvellous_Horses.jpg?v=1789095048","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/edel-wignell-marvellous-horses","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}