Foal Play

Foal Play
Author: Kathryn O'Sullivan
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250026598

Winner of the Malice Domestic Award for Best First Traditional Mystery Novel With a gutsy heroine, a lovable dog sidekick, quirky characters, and a charming locale, Kathryn O'Sullivan's Foal Play is a zany, fun-filled ride sure to please mystery readers. Colleen McCabe is enjoying an uneventful summer in North Carolina's Outer Banks supervising her firefighters, making rounds with her Border collie, Sparky, and keeping an eye on the wild horses escaped from the local sanctuary. But when a dead body washes up on shore, she knows trouble has arrived in Corolla. Colleen is ready to start work on the investigation, but much to her irritation, her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman, makes it clear he doesn't want her butting her nose in or poking around. The stubborn Colleen, however, is not so easily deterred. When a man with a gun is spotted lurking around the lighthouse and her former school teacher's house explodes, she adds arson and a second suspicious death to her informal investigation. Colleen soon finds herself juggling her job, amorous advances from the town's developer, and intrusions from the local press, all while keeping information from Bill. Her secret sleuthing quickly comes to an end, however, when a bigger threat enters the picture.

Foal Play

Foal Play
Author: Kathryn O'Sullivan
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250026601

Colleen McCabe is enjoying an uneventful summer in North Carolina's Outer Banks supervising her firefighters, making rounds with her Border collie, Sparky, and keeping an eye on the wild horses escaped from the local sanctuary. But when a dead body washes up on shore, she knows trouble has arrived in Corolla. Colleen is ready to start work on the investigation, but much to her irritation, her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman, makes it clear he doesn't want her butting her nose in or poking around. The stubborn Colleen, however, is not so easily deterred. When a man with a gun is spotted lurking around the lighthouse and her former school teacher's house explodes, she adds arson and a second suspicious death to her informal investigation. Colleen soon finds herself juggling her job, amorous advances from the town's developer, and intrusions from the local press, all while keeping information from Bill. Her secret sleuthing quickly comes to an end, however, when a bigger threat enters the picture. With a gutsy heroine, a lovable dog sidekick, quirky characters, and a charming locale, Kathryn O'Sullivan's Foal Play is a zany, fun-filled ride sure to please mystery readers.

Animal Playtime

Animal Playtime
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2011-06-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756688183

Children learn about life by playing, and so do lots of adorable animals. Following on from the hugely successful titles Animal Families, and Big Babies, Little Babies, Animal Playtime takes a playful peek at baby lions chewing on daddy's tail, polar-bear cubs using their mom's furry body as a climbing frame, and a young monkey trying to escape a parent's clutches to go off with his friends. For each appealing image, the text points out what's going on, why the play takes the form it does, or what the animal baby is learning from it. Animal Playtime uses simple language that children will understand. It's an ideal book for little ones to share with their parents, and for them to explore by themselves, encouraging their enjoyment of reading, and inspiring them to discover more about the irresistible creatures that scamper through its pages.

The Horse

The Horse
Author: Debbie Busby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2019
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1782405658

The Horse is a comprehensive exploration of the biology, behaviour, and diversity of a species that has evolved over 55 million years, and has been of vital importance to us since they were first domesticated 6,000 years ago. The Horse: A Natural History looks not only at the horse in the human context, but also at its own story, and at the way horses live and have lived both alongside people and independently. An initial chapter on Evolution & Development takes the reader from the tiny prehistoric Eohippus to modern-day Equus. Subsequent chapters on Anatomy & Biology and Society & Behavior offer a succinct explanation of equine anatomy, and outline the current thinking on horse behavior, incorporating information taken from the most recent research. Chapter 4, Horses & People, studies the part the horse has played in human history. Finally, a visually stunning gallery of breeds offers wonderful photographs alongside individual breed profiles. This is an essential addition to every horse enthusiasts library.

Horses, 3rd Edition

Horses, 3rd Edition
Author: J. Warren Evans
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 918
Release: 2000-12-13
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780805072518

"Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner."--Jacket.

Foals

Foals
Author: Tim Mayerling
Publisher: Farm Babies
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781641281164

"This board book introduces emergent readers to the world of a newborn foal"--

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 5

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: 5
Author: Ed Gorman
Publisher: Forge Books
Total Pages: 898
Release: 2004-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429974370

The best suspense and mystery from around the world, including stories by such greats as Carol Anne Davis, Robert S. Levinson, Rhys Bowen, Joyce Carol Oates, and more. Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and fresh voices. The 2003 anthology features the year's Edgar Award-winning stories, Silver Dagger Award-winning stories from the U.K., and spine-tingling tales from writers who might soon win those awards themselves. This volume is a feast of more than thirty gripping tales from bestselling authors. This is the anthology of choice for every fan of suspense fiction whether they love cozies, hardboiled, or any shade in between. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Farm Animal Behaviour, 2nd Edition

Farm Animal Behaviour, 2nd Edition
Author: Ingvar Ekesbo
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1786391392

Completely updated and revised, this new edition continues to provide essential information on normal and abnormal behaviours in a wide variety of farm animals to help in the assessment and diagnosis of their welfare.

The Behaviour of the Horse

The Behaviour of the Horse
Author: Andrew F. Fraser
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1992
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This book provides a comprehensive scientific overview of the behavior of horses as a basis for ensuring their well-being. It begins by discussing the evolutionary and neurological basis of their behavior, and concepts such as emotion and motivation. Chapter 3 considers maintenance behavior, that is, sleep and feeding, which relate to homeostasis in the individual. A chapter on reproduction then reviews male and female sexual behavior as well as fetal, parturient and maternal behavior. Chapter 5 examines behavior of the foal, play, general social behavior and interactions. There is then consideration of abnormal behaviors and how to control them, before the final chapter assesses horse welfare, particularly in the context of training and overall husbandry.

Breeding Horses

Breeding Horses
Author: Mina Davies-Morel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470750456

Written for students and all with a general interest in breeding horses, this book sets out to provide a basic understanding with sufficient practical information for beginners to get started. Enough reproductive physiology of the mare and stallion is included to clarify the management techniques which are explained later in the book, but unnecessary details are avoided. Artificial insemination and embryo transfer are also explained, as are selecting the broodmare and stallion, management at covering and during pregnancy, and post-partum care of the mare and foal.