Allen Photo Guide Horse/Pony Coat Color (Paperback)

by Carole Knowles-Pfeiffer (Author)

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Product Description
Brief, concise, and filled with helpful color photographs, these introductory guides provide essential information, clearly and simply, on a wide variety of horse-related topics. An invaluable reference library.

Product Details

• Paperback: 23 pages
• Publisher: Not Avail (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851317642
• ISBN-13: 978-0851317649
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,712,675 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Horse and Pony Coat Colors, January 31, 2001

By	Charles M. Woolf (Tempe, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews

Some of the greatest treasures come in small packages, and this booklet is a treasure. In addition to being a renowned photographer, Carole Knowles-Pfeiffer has published extensively on the genetics of coat color in horses and ponies. In this booklet, however, most terms comprising the vocabulary of geneticists do not appear. It is written for breeders, first-time owners of a horse, as well as horse-lovers of all ages who have not been schooled in genetics but who have an interest in knowing more about the classification of coat colors. Using the guidelines found in this well written booklet, and allowing the superb photographs to serve as examples, readers will quickly gain insights into this complex and fascinating subject.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Allen Photo Guide Horse/Pony Coat Color, March 7, 2001

By	Lisa Rivera (Michigan, United States) - See all my reviews

As an artist in love with horse color, I found this book very helpful. It also does double duty as an easy to understand book to show people with no knowledge of horse color, being easy to read without the confusing genetics. My young daughter took it to school, and the kids had a lot of fun learning about different horse colors together, and choosing their favorites. Full of large photos that are very interesting to look at, as well as clear, I'd recommend it for any age horse lover. It is great for anyone just looking to learn the basics, and for the hardened horse-colorist. =^) Worth every penny!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Field Guide for Horse Spotters, January 19, 2001

By	"[e-mail]" (Kerava, Finland) - See all my reviews

It is remarkable how compactly all necessary information can be expressed when you just know how to do it. Carole Knowles-Pfeiffer has managed to distill all that is essential and currently known about horse colour on delightfully few pages. The ideas are illustrated with excellent photos so that one can immediately see what is meant by each colour factor.

The Allen Photo Guide form is excellent for a spotter's guide. You can take the guide along onto the fields and stables, and compare horses that you see with the pictures in the book. And surprisingly enough you most often will end up with a colour definition. - Not always, but that most certainly is not Carole Knowles-Pfeiffer's fault: we still are far from knowing everything about horse colour.

An excellent book to browse and acquire basic info on horse colours. In an easy an relaxed manner.