The exclusively authorized anniversary book on 450 years of the Spanish Riding School! A top-class team has come together to honor the Spanish Riding School and the Federal Stud Piber in the anniversary year 2015 in an elaborately designed magnificent book. In this book, Elisabeth Gürtler, Director of the Spanish Riding School, presents the excellence and uniqueness of this traditional institution. The internationally renowned photographer Rene van Bakel has accompanied the Lipizzaners for many years from their birth to their hard training and glamorous performances. Sports journalist and horse expert Arnim Basche conveys knowledge and emotion in highly qualified reflective texts, and the multi-award-winning publishing house Edition Lammerhuber, named "Publisher of the Year" in 2014, awards the book with a prize in accordance with the topic and the occasion.