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Scholastic, c2019.

Horses -- Juvenile literature.

Horses -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Horse breeds -- Juvenile literature.

9781338360813 (sc)

Alternate title:

Horses : the definitive catalog of horse and pony breeds.

208 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm.

"The definitive catalog of horse and pony breeds"--Cover.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: LIGHT HORSES -- The everyday horses -- Feral Horses -- Przewalski's horse -- Mustang -- Running free -- Brumby, Camargue, Losino, Lavradeiro, Misaki, Namib Desert Horse -- All in the family -- Hotbloods -- Arabian -- Arabian beauties -- "The sport of kings" -- Barb -- The ancient world -- Akhal-Teke -- Thoroughbred -- Lusitano, Pintabian, Tersk, Maremmano -- Warmbloods -- American Quarter Horse -- Fast-paced teamwork -- Tennessee Walking Horse -- Know the gait -- Tacking up -- Morgan -- The horses of war -- American Standardbred -- Azteca, American Indian Horse, American Warmblood -- Appaloosa -- Color variations -- Western riding -- Criollo -- Irish Draft -- Cob, Cleveland Bay, Welsh Cob, Hackney -- Knabstmpper -- Winter wonderland -- Friesian, Danish Warmblood -- Haflinger -- Breeds and stud books -- Wurttemberger, Einsiedler, Trakehner -- Lipizzaner -- Airs above the ground -- Andalusian -- Elite dressage -- Salerno -- Teamwork is best --

Contents note continued: Show jumpers -- Czech Warmblood, Wielkopolski, Hungarian Warmblood, Furioso, Nonius -- Orlov Trotter, Murgese, Ukrainian Riding Horse, Kabardin, Don, Budyonny -- Australian Stock Horse -- Cattle droving in the outback -- Stock horses -- PONIES -- The smallest in the family -- Chincoteague -- American Shetland Pony, North American Sport Pony, American Quarter Pony, Pony of the Americas -- Icelandic -- An extraordinary island population -- Mountain ponies -- Exmoor, Dartmoor, Connemara, Dales, Fell, New Forest -- Built to survive -- Shetland -- Wild island ponies -- Dulmen, Sorraia, French Saddle, Bardigiano, Landais, Pindos -- An ancient breed -- Sumba, Hokkaido, Tokara, Kiso, Australian -- Falabella -- Miniature horses -- Heavy Horses -- The working horses -- Shire -- Suffolk Punch, Clydesdale -- Pulling their weight and more -- Horses at war -- Breton -- Percheron -- French heavy horses -- Ardennais -- Belgian Heavy Draft -- Time capsule --

Contents note continued: Jutland, Dole Gudbrandsdal, North Swedish, Dutch Draft -- On the farm -- Noriker -- Black Forest Horse, Italian Heavy Draft, Freiberger, South German Coldblood, Schleswig -- Sokolski, Russian Heavy Draft, Vladimir -- Care Of Horses -- Looking after horses -- Exercise, pasture, and shelter -- Diet and feeding -- Health and healthcare -- Horse care on the battlefield -- Grooming -- Double delight.

Shares information on over one hundred horse breeds, including light horses, ponies, and heavy horses.

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