Download or read book Horse Diaries #4: Maestoso Petra written by Jane Kendall and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vienna, Austria, 1938 Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in the Spanish Riding School, training to perform the complex airs above the ground that only Lipizzaner can accomplish. But when World War II breaks out in Europe, he learns to think less about performing and more about survival. Here is Maestoso Petra’s story . . . in his own words.