{"product_id":"wild-ride-by-fiona-carruthers-9781863959674","title":"Wild Ride","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully illustrated history of an iconic Australian object - the stock saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Clancy rode down the Cooper, Ned Kelly went on the run and Hugh Jackman's Drover headed for Darwin, they all rode in an Australian stock saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped in response to the unique challenges of the Australian environment, the Australian stock saddle is known for its comfort and ease when riding, especially over unpredictable terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its early iterations in the 1800s to modern-day saddles, the stock saddle has underpinned many of this country's most iconic historical events, but its history has never been written. \u003cem\u003eWild Ride\u003c\/em\u003e captures this story - from colonial pioneers to Aboriginal stockmen and women, from bushrangers to the Boer War, and from the earliest crafters to the most recent handstitched examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaddlers are highly skilled leatherworkers; it can take months to finish a single saddle. This gorgeous book captures the work of saddlers such as Jack Wieneke, J.P. Talty and Syd Hill as well as many contemporary makers, and celebrates a uniquely Australian object - a piece of functional art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with sumptuous photography of Australia's largest saddle collection - the Drapac Collection - this comprehensive, beautiful book will appeal to all lovers of horses, the outback and Australian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Michael Drapac, Australian stock saddle connoisseur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive, illuminating history of one of the true icons of Australian rural life\u003c\/em\u003e - Tom Burlinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343746093292,"sku":"9781863959674","price":63.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17809453482851.jpg?v=1744006495","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wild-ride-by-fiona-carruthers-9781863959674","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}