Mark of Clover : Xenophon Press LLC : 9781948717380 : 1948717387 : 01 Sep 2022 : Mark of Clover contains a delightful collection of tales and lore covering 1000 years of Hungarian Warmblood history. The exciting and intriguing stories span the period from the Ninth Century through the end of World War II. Each chapter portrays individual horses with the "Mark of Clover," a unique birthmark belonging to a strain of horses originating from the Western Eurasian steppes. For any horse-lover, this is a fascinating book worth reading, depicting devoted and brave horses and humans. First Paragraph: "In the ninth century, before they entered middle Europe, under the leadership of the Chieftain Arpad, and settled in the rich valley of the Danube that is now Hungary, the Magyars lived in an Asiatic land that suffered a great drought. The Taltos, or High-Priest, slaughtered many snow-white horses and kept the sacrificial fires burning day and night to appease the evil spirits that kept the ra