A must for everyone who loves horses, here is a comprehensive and visually stunning guide to horses from around the world. At the center of the book is a photographic catalog of 80 breeds of horse and pony. Each breed is photographed in color, and its history, physical characteristics and temperament are explained. Includes horse care, riding and equipment section. 500 photographs and illustrations.
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The Ultimate Horse Book should be subtitled "the ultimate horse photography book." A brilliantly conceived and executed work, this book has captured in color photos what other horse books have previously illustrated in drawings or descriptive text. What an amazing difference the color photo of a horse's hoof makes in comparisn to the usual line drawing of the various parts of the hoof. In presenting the different breeds, double - page color shots are used and include insets of photos of the same horse to illustrate various parts of the confirmation. What an improvement and how long overdue! Although this book uses the same basic format and informational layout as The Complete Horse Book ( LJ 10/15/91), edited by Elwyn Edwards and Candida Geddes, its illustrations alone are worth the purchase. Recommended for all equine collections. This will be a classic.
- Anne A. Salter, Atlanta Historical Soc . Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Anne A. Salter, Atlanta Historical Soc . Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Truly remarkable in that it is one of the most complete and well-illustrated breed compendiums to date. It should fit into every equestrian's library. -- Horse Illustrated
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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a great read, full of everthing you would want to know,
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This is a great book the illstrations and the pictures are colorful and fun to look at. The information is put together in a way that you could use it for teaching it has good information and is a good sourse to use when you are starting to learn about the horse. it includes a timelime and pictures of every breed and what there best used for. This is a book that well deserves more than five stars!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent for riders,breeders,and horse lovers,
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I really enjoyed the pictures and the facts. If you're looking for a horse to buy,it tells you what the prices are and tips on picking out the perfect horse. They give you facts on all the horse breeds, and have wonderful pictures of all of them. It tells you what plants are poisonous and gives you pictures so you can identify them.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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This Book Gives so Much Info.,
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This review is from: Ultimate Horse Book (Hardcover)
This book is such a wonderful book! One of my favorite animals are horses and I think this book tells you soooo much about them. They give you wonderful photos of horse breeds from A to Z! They also tell you how to take care of horse and what to feed them. It also tells you which breed is right for you! I got this spectacular book from my dad and ever since he gave it to me, this book was my favorite horse book ever. This should be a great gift for anybody who loves horses or doesn't love horses. Once a horse lover reads this, they will fall in love with it. Once a person who doesn't love horses reads it, they might just begin to think horses are okay! I think this book is very helpful for anybody.
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The horse's mental character governs its behavior, and its physical structure controls the activities it is capable of and the level of performance it can achieve. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
riding pony, attractive horse, riding type, breed status, harness racers, heavy breeds, competition horse, breed society, second thigh, draft breeds, eastern blood, horse population, pony breeds, mountain pony, powerful quarters, bone measurement, running walk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quarter Horse, Welsh Cob, Irish Draft, French Trotter, Welsh Mountain Pony, Icelandic Horse, New Forest, Spanish Horses, Selle Français, Nonius Senior, American Shetland, Norman Cob, Dutch Warmblood, Norfolk Roadster, Tennessee Walker, Suffolk Punch, Welsh Pony, Haute Ecole, English Thoroughbred, Cleveland Bay, The Poitevin, World War, Forest Horse, Justin Morgan, Rocky Mountain Browse Sample Pages:
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The horse's mental character governs its behavior, and its physical structure controls the activities it is capable of and the level of performance it can achieve. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
riding pony, attractive horse, riding type, breed status, harness racers, heavy breeds, competition horse, breed society, second thigh, draft breeds, eastern blood, horse population, pony breeds, mountain pony, powerful quarters, bone measurement, running walk Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Quarter Horse, Welsh Cob, Irish Draft, French Trotter, Welsh Mountain Pony, Icelandic Horse, New Forest, Spanish Horses, Selle Français, Nonius Senior, American Shetland, Norman Cob, Dutch Warmblood, Norfolk Roadster, Tennessee Walker, Suffolk Punch, Welsh Pony, Haute Ecole, English Thoroughbred, Cleveland Bay, The Poitevin, World War, Forest Horse, Justin Morgan, Rocky Mountain Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Wild About Horses: Our Timeless Passion for the Horse by Lawrence Scanlan on page 256, and Back Matter
- How to Buy a Horse: Without Being Taken for a Ride by Peter Brown in Back Matter
- Give Me Back My Pony (Pony Pals #4) by Jeanne Betancourt on page 35
- Your Psychic Pet by Richard Webster in Back Matter
- The Woman Equestrian (ILLUSTRATED) by Jane R Slaughter in Back Matter
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