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Horses
Whether thundering down the race track or rounding up cattle, the horse in action is wonderful to watch. In this book, a stunning collection of photographs and a narrative packed with fascinating information are combined to give a total portrait of the horse. It provides an overview of the different breeds, traces the growth of a horse from foal to mature animal, and describes an exciting array of equestrian sporting events, including racing, polo, dressage, gymkhana events and steeplechasing.
This is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to find out more about these beautiful animals.
This is the ideal starting point for anyone wanting to find out more about these beautiful animals.
80 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1994
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June 28, 2018
I don't know what to think about this. As an introduction to horses it was adequate, although without a glossary it didn't help that certain horse specific terms weren't explained so it doesn't seem like it's for the total beginner. But if I wasn't a total beginner, nothing much in the book would have surprised me. Maybe it was for teenage boys who were forced to do assignments on horses at highschool and just needed something with pictures and basic facts. I'm not sure.
This book is a non-fiction book talking about horses. Made in the 90s it talks about the history of horses up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, ponies, racing, competitions and working horses. Then the final chapter talks about breeds (although the rest of the book seems to focus on Arabian horses...boy did the writer love them). It does have some nice pictures. Although most of the horses look the same to me. Maybe I'm horse-ist.
This edition says Australian all over the back of the title page, but they didn't bother to change any of the prices from pounds to Australian dollars, and most of the examples were about the British or European experiences, with a few American and Australian ones thrown in. At least the measurements were in both metric and imperial.
Easily fits on my 2018 challenge to read 50 horse books.
This book is a non-fiction book talking about horses. Made in the 90s it talks about the history of horses up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, ponies, racing, competitions and working horses. Then the final chapter talks about breeds (although the rest of the book seems to focus on Arabian horses...boy did the writer love them). It does have some nice pictures. Although most of the horses look the same to me. Maybe I'm horse-ist.
This edition says Australian all over the back of the title page, but they didn't bother to change any of the prices from pounds to Australian dollars, and most of the examples were about the British or European experiences, with a few American and Australian ones thrown in. At least the measurements were in both metric and imperial.
Easily fits on my 2018 challenge to read 50 horse books.
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