Horse Diaries #4: Maestoso Petra

Author Jane Kendall Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson

Grades 3-7 Ages 8-12

Vienna, Austria, 1938

Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in the Spanish Riding School, training to perform the complex airs above the ground that only Lipizzaner can accomplish. But when World War II breaks out in Europe, he learns to think less about performing and more about survival. Here is Maestoso Petra’s story . . . in his own words.

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