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Buch - Haupt- und Landgestüt Marbach

500 years of Marbach

Marbach is unique! It is a stud farm that not only looks back on 500 years of horse breeding, but also impresses with its modernity and liveliness. It is a world of its own, where horses and people harmonise, where the well-being of the horses is the most important thing. It is a place that many people visit to experience horses up close. Marbach is also an institution where first-class horses are bred and a training centre for many professions. In this book, the photographer Gabriele Boiselle has captured in emotional pictures and sensitive texts what makes Marbach so special, interweaving past and present in an interesting way. It is a narrative illustrated book with many details, with a look behind the scenes of everyday life at the stud, with portraits of studs and special horses. Closer and more empathetic portraits of a state stud have rarely been made.

The book is only available in German language!

Item number: 534

ISBN: 978-3-275-01964-9
Format: 30 x 32 cm

288 pages
Price: € 49.90

What is special about  this book ...

Gabriele Boiselle is very close to Marbach's heart: " ... This stud farm has fascinated me and for over 20 years I have been a recurring pilgrim. During my numerous visits, I always try to capture with my camera what Marbach is all about: the living and working together of man and horse and the incomparable atmosphere. Marbach is a unique combination of a wonderful landscape, historic buildings, magnificent horses and the love of people for horses, which holds everything together. I will continue to try to contribute with my pictures to pay homage to Marbach and to convey to people why we urgently need a place like Marbach in the future. ..."


Marbach is not only a stud farm, it is a place full of tradition, a true European cultural asset and a paradise for horses. The book offers you a look behind the scenes of the oldest German state stud through personal texts written by many stud employees.

Discover the beauty of Marbach and its horses in all four seasons. Wonderful pictures show the life of the horses and people in the different stud farms and outlying areas of Marbach. 500 years of breeding magnificent and noble Arabian horses, powerful Black Forest cold-blooded horses and internationally successful sport horses. This book takes you to a special place that carries on a great tradition and is characterised by the love of horses. Discover the horse paradise of the Swabian Alb in this book and let yourself be enchanted.

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