A sensual, poetic memoir of a life lived among horses, from which emerges a portait of the horseman himself: an uncompromising artist and performer.

One was saved last-minute from a slaughterhouse, another left behind by a fleeing bullfighter, yet another bought for a handful of pesetas from shady horse dealer: but he welcomed them all, as much to lead them as to be their disciple. To some he gave starring roles in his shows, never riding them. With several, he performed feats no horseman had ever before managed. For the first time, Bartabas tells the story of his horses, taking us behind the scenes and giving each equine companion along his life's journey a beautiful victory lap. An exceptional rider, trainer, director, writer, choreographer, and designer, Bartabas invented an unprecedented form of living spectacle: equestrian theatre.