International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds (Hardcover)

by Bonnie L. Hendricks (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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This volume claims to be the most complete compilation of horse breeds ever attempted, including nearly 400 breeds from all over the world. Hendricks has bred and raised several types of horses and has spent over 30 years studying horse breeds. Abandoning the practice of other horse encyclopedias, which attempt to group breeds by function, she simply lists them in alphabetical order. Each breed entry includes information about breed origin and background, size, appearance, chief use, and status (rare vs. common). Most entries include photographs and are of varying length, running from a few paragraphs to several pages. Hendricks obtained this information from breed authorities and organizations, and the appendix includes a complete list of breed associations with addresses. This book should not be compared to Elwyn Hartley Edwards's Encyclopedia of the Horse (LJ 11/15/94) as the latter emphasizes horse evolution and covers far fewer breeds (150). This authoritative effort is highly recommended as an essential purchase for all equine collections and medium to large reference collections.?Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y.
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The price tag on this hefty reference may limit its acquisition to reference collections with strong horse studies; but any such collection should consider this an important addition. Almost four hundred breeds of horses are described, including history, origins, details of the uses of the horse, and accounts of training. Included here are extinct and unusual breeds, gathering facts from breeders' associations and authorities. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 486 pages
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; 1st edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806127538
• ISBN-13: 978-0806127538
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #683,551 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive, interesting guide book around!, December 16, 1998

By	Orionfarms (Linden, VA, USA) - See all my reviews

This is the best book in my equine library. It it the only book I have found which contains good information about little known breeds, such as the Asturian, Lewitzer, Pinzgauer, and Moyle Horse. Each desciption is well-researched and contains a great deal of information about that breed's origin, conformation, population, and common usage. If you show model horses, it is an invaluable guide for breed assignment; how else would you know that your San Domingo makes a perfect Wielkopolski, or that your standing Thoroughbred Mare is an ideal Cirit horse? The only thing that would make this book better would be color photos, but that would most likely make it prohibitively expensive.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best, most complete horse breeds book I have ever seen!, August 28, 2000

By	fjorab (Tennessee, USA) - See all my reviews

Bonnie Hendricks has gone far beyond what any other horse breed researcher has done...she has contacted every breed association she possibly could. She has written with far more detail, greater accuracy, and on many more breeds than any other horse book I have seen. Her intelligent ideas inserted into some breed descriptions are well worth noting. This is a MUST-HAVE for the serious equine enthusiast! It has definitely spoiled my appetite for any other horse book that attempts to describe the breeds. Thanks Bonnie, we needed this book!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a book!, November 16, 1998

By A Customer

This book has it all...from the common breeds to the extremely rare. Absolutely a must for those that love to research breed origins or just love all breeds of horses. There are many nice photographs in both color and b&w to enjoy. I love this book!