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All About Horses

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Walter Osborne's horse images are legendary and, alone, worth the price of any book that contains his work. His profound love of horses shows in every photo.

If you love horses, don't think twice.

This book was hard to find in book stores, but I remember it from my childhood with great affection. Great book for anyone in that 7-13 age group.

I recently ordered another copy of All About Horses by Marguerite Henry because, once again, my copy had disappeared.

I am a horsewoman who has taught horsemanship for over forty years. I also write about horses, Secrets of a Lazy Trainer, Horses For Writers, etc. When I need to confirm my facts there are a couple of reliable sources I always check first. Marguerite Henry's All About Horses is one. Her Album of Horses is another book I use frequently.

I loved her stories as a kid, Justin Morgan had a Horse, King of the Wind, etc. and I still recommend them to my students as wonderful and accurate stories about horses.

I would not recommend reading this book. It was published in the early 1960's. Some of the material is dated. There are other, more recent books that will better serve the reader. There is also a section of the book that is historically incorrect and terribly biased. In my opinion, this book has past its time.