Many of the generals and court officials spent much time in Tehran and the coastal resorts junketing and enjoying many different sports, indulging themselves to the fullest. An invitation to work for the Imperial Court as his horse trainer enabled the author to see many of the royal family in informal moments it also gave her an entre into high society, and this enabled her to observe the upper class of Iranians at play. Perhaps as a result, he promoted and supported all types of equestrian activities. The Shahs true love, however, was horses. The Iran of the 60s and 70s was a country with the most beautiful snow skiing in the world it had a world-renowned soccer program there were country clubs and civic parks with golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, and just about every activity anyone might want. He was also a sportsman and realized that his people needed leisure time, and so he encouraged and supported sports activities. He believed that by developing industry, education, economics, and the military, his dream could come to fruition. He wanted his country once again to become as powerful as the Great Persian Empire of the past. Mohamed Reza Pahlavi followed his father Reza Shahs vision to make Iran the leading power in the Middle East. All The Shah's Horses - As the wife of an American businessman, the author spent the better part of the 1970s in Iran where she witnessed the boom of the Shahs development and great vision for Iran to be recognized internationally in every field it was to be Irans Great Civilization.
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