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| Author | : Elwyn Hartley Edwards |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2016-11-29 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0744046394 |
From tiny ponies to heavy draught horses and rapid thoroughbreds, explore the history and variety of this noble animal that helped shape human history. A stunning celebration of the equine world, The Horse Encyclopedia is a fully illustrated book about horses and ponies, featuring over 150 breeds and types, including all those recognized by national horse societies. First domesticated around 6000 years ago, horses rapidly became invaluable to humans. They pulled chariots and plows, and became essential to transport and war. In this comprehensive volume, you will discover breeds from all over the world, from imposing Shires whose ancestors carried knights in chainmail into battle, to thoroughbreds bred to run like the wind and Lipizzanas that can execute exquisite dressage moves such as the capriole where they jump with all four feet off the ground. The Horse Encyclopedia gives concise details of each breed, including its origins and anatomy, as well as famous individuals such as Secretariat, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all. This dazzling guide also includes expert advice on horse care, feeding and grooming, and horse health, making this a truly wonderful gift for all horse riders and equine enthusiasts.
| Author | : Ethan Pembroke |
| Publisher | : ABDO |
| Total Pages | : 195 |
| Release | : 2020-12-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1098210913 |
This encyclopedia highlights 20 different horses. Alongside colorful photographs of both adult horses and foals, readers learn about the history, the appearance, and the training of various horse breeds. Features include a horse diagram, a coat color chart, information about horse care, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Author | : Bonnie L. Hendricks |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 536 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780806138848 |
A standard reference on horse breeds, illustrated and updated Celebrating the animal that has been a stalwart servant to humankind for countless generations, Bonnie Hendricks’s International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds is the most thorough compilation of horse breeds ever attempted. The nearly four hundred entries, arranged alphabetically, include foundation breeds now extinct as well as extant breeds from across the globe. Each entry details the breed’s origin and background, size, appearance, chief use, and status (rare versus common). A list of breed associations and government departments that supplied data and photographs for the encyclopedia has been fully updated for this edition. With its breadth and depth of coverage, as well as 530 black-and-white and 32 color illustrations, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference.
| Author | : Susan McBane |
| Publisher | : Wellfleet Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008-09-15 |
| Genre | : Pets |
| ISBN | : 9780785806042 |
An invaluable guide for the horse owner or horse lover, this illustrated directory features color photographs of major breeds for identification, sections on rare breeds, as well as detailed and practical information on the care, training, breeding, and showing of horses. This hardcover reference is a comprehensive visual directory of the officially recognized world horse breeds. It includes coimprehensive coverage of lesser-known breeds, and full-color identification photographs are accompanied by information on key features of the breed. Also, contains the at-a-glance information boxes highlight height range and ancestry.
| Author | : Sandy Ransford |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2004-10-14 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0753457814 |
Filled with essential information on horses and ponies, this encyclopedia is packed with gorgeous photographs showing how they look, what they do, and where in the world they are found. It also offers a clear introduction on how to care for these animals, how to ride, and different breeds. Includes a glossary. Full color.
| Author | : Judith Draper |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Horsemanship |
| ISBN | : 9781844421015 |
The Book of the Horse opens up the wonderful world of horses to a new generation of horse riders and owners. It explains the basics of learning to ride, helps the novice to choose the right clothing, details the joys (and warns against the pitfalls) of owning one's own horse and enumerates the wonderful variety of activities to be enjoyed in the company of this most obliging of four-legged friends. Whether you want to hack in the countryside, or try your hand over show jumps; perform a respectable dressage test, or face up to the rigours of endurance riding; fly round a cross-country course, or sample the quieter pleasures of the show ring, The Book of the Horse covers every aspect, from stable management and equine fitness to equipment and equine transportation. There is also a section featuring great places to ride, and a chapter on equestrian sporting excellence.
| Author | : Microsoft |
| Publisher | : Dark Horse Comics |
| Total Pages | : 504 |
| Release | : 2022-04-12 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1506731163 |
The universe of Halo is remarkably vast in scale and astonishingly elaborate in detail, telling rich stories filled with bold characters, breathtaking worlds, and thrilling conflicts. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Halo, Dark Horse and 343 Industries have teamed up to deliver the most definitive guide to the universe thus far. The Halo Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition holds some of the Halo universe’s greatest secrets, which is why it is contained within a Forerunner cylix—a device that holds their civilization’s greatest secrets! The Deluxe Edition also comes with a cover exclusive to this edition, as well as a lithograph not found anywhere else.
| Author | : Jessie Haas |
| Publisher | : Storey Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2017-03-21 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1612126782 |
Here is a completely revised, full-color second edition of the established go-to source for equestrian information. This comprehensive A-to-Z guide covers “everything horse” and bridges gaps in the equestrian universe between English and Western styles. More than 1,700 entries explain wide-ranging topics such as breeds, tack, facilities, equine care and management, health and safety issues, riding styles and disciplines, shows, and much more. Whether you’re a rodeo hand, thoroughbred racer, seasoned professional, or armchair admirer, you’ll get everything you need from noted equestrian author Jessie Haas’ clear and thorough descriptions. American Horse Publications Association's Equine Media Awards Winner
| Author | : Elizabeth Peplow |
| Publisher | : Hamlyn |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9781571451651 |
This encycopedia provides a guide to the world of horses and horse riding. It traces the development of the horse and its integration into early societies. The book illustrates the many roles horses play from dressage to polo, rodeo and pony trekking.
| Author | : Debby Sly |
| Publisher | : Lorenz Books |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2017-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780754833697 |
Expert advice on breeds, all aspects of horse care, and step-by-step riding techniques, fully updated.
