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If you want to raise a healthy, contented horse-whether for the trail or the ring-youÆll want the expert advice on the pages of this full-color guidebook. How to Raise Horses is the essential primer of horse ownership. An invaluable resource for both beginner and veteran, it explains in detail all aspects of horse care, from buying that first horse to breeding and showing. Illustrated with more than 200 color photographs. With How to Raise Horses,...
3) Horses!
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Presents information on horses, including their physical characteristics, behavior, and how to ride a horse.
4) Black Beauty
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First published in 1877, Sewell's novel of animal cruelty, told from the point of view of a horse, had an almost immediate impact on improving the treatment of animals in England.
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Readers discover why horses are truly captivating animals. Accessible language guides readers as they explore the world of horses that live and work on a farm, and learn what it is like to ride one of these amazing animals. Fun facts about horses engage readers in a way that is both enjoyable and educational. A picture glossary helps build a strong vocabulary, and colorful photographs show beautiful horses in striking detail.
6) Wild horses
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"A kindergarten-level introduction to wild horses, covering their growth process, behaviors, the wilderness they call home, and such defining features as their manes and tails"-- Provided by publisher.
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A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Best Book of 2015, The Wall Street Journal
"Love is the driver for Wendy Williams's new book, The Horse . . . [an] affectionate, thoroughgoing, good-hearted book." -Jaimy Gordon, The New York Times Book Review
"Charming and deeply interesting . . . Ms. Williams does a marvelous job." -Pat Shipman, The Wall Street Journal
The book horse-lovers have been waiting for
Horses...
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As pets or show horses, for driving, therapy, or guide animals, Minis are ideal whether you have limited space or a larger property. The Book of Miniature Horses is full of information on finding and selecting Minis; their care, exercise, training, showing, and breeding; their use as therapy animals; and more.
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"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed."--Provided by publisher.
11) Sea horses
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to sea horses. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
13) Horse
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Learn why horses flatten back their ears, how a blacksmith shoes a horse, how horses have been used in wartime, and how a horse's teeth show its age. Discover why a zebra has stripes, which wild asses are now extinct, what a Roman horseshoe looked like, the difference between an English and a Western saddle, what makes horses race, and much, much more. Includes a CD-ROM of clip art.
14) Handsome Horses
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This book describes the different ways in which children care for horses and includes a brief story about Sara taming her wild horse, Clyde. This title includes a Fun Facts page and a Glossary. Reviewed This informative and entertaining multipart series introduces young readers to the concept of pets and caring for them. The first part of each book includes realistic, diverse photographs and text describing how to care for each specific animal. The...
15) Decorated horses
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Looks at horses and their history with human beings, examining how they have been used in hunting, warfare, performance, competition, ceremony, and celebration, with illustrations that showcase how people decorate them.
16) Horse
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"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history. Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
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Anthropologist and equestrian expert Susanna Forrest presents a singular, sweeping panorama of the horse's prominent role across time and in societies around the world. Combining fascinating anthropological detail and incisive personal anecdotes, Forrest illustrates how our evolution has coincided with that of horses. Unique, passionate, and insightful, this book investigates the complexities of human and horse coexistence, brilliantly revealing the...
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Orca wild volume 11
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"Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book looks at the controversial past, present and future of wild horses around the world, including the ongoing threats to their existence."--
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