Trakehner Familienalben erzählen - Erhard Schulte

A magical treassure book and a must have for all Trakehner lovers. Even if you don´t understand any german it´s still worth to get the book only to look at all those magnificent pictures.
Erhard Schulte describes the life of charismatic, famous Trakehner breeders after the IIWW.
The book is full of wonderful pictures of famous Trakehnerstallions and Trakehnermares - a who is who in the Trakehnerworld.
Even though the Prussian people lost everything in the IIWW and had to leave their beloved land and houses behind, they still were passionated about their horses and did everything to keep the Trakehner alive.
On a personal note - I found lots and lots of Milva´s ancestors in the book. Not only pictures but also stories behind the horses and their owners. Suddenly it was not only a name but the horses became alive.
I found it always easier to find information and pictures about stallions but in Erhard Schulte´s book I also found information about Milva´s famous mare lineage - and pictures!
Milva comes out of the Trakehnermare family MELDUNG von BURGBANN aus der bäuerlichen Zucht von Szagun Pagulbinnen. I was thrilled to read about Meldung!

Above is a picture of Meldung. Meldung was still born in Prussia and went on the big Trek in winter 44/45. After thousend of kilometers and several weeks walking in the deep snow and cold Meldung and her humans finally arrived safety in West Germany. It incredibly to think about what those Trakehner horses achieved!