Horses category: 2325 books
by Nelson S. Mayo
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This antique volume contains a guide to the examining and judging of horses, with additional information on breaking, training, and caring for horses. It includes a comprehensive list of the various aspects of the horse that would be looked at during an examination, and provides information on what...
Give Me Mountains for My Horses
Journeys of a Backcountry Horseman
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
A proud life-long Westerner, Thomas Reed has been surrounded by horses since before he can remember, and his unabashed admiration of those majestic creatures echoes on every page of his memoir, Give Me Mountains for My Horses. At once lyrical and captivating, absorbing and adventurous, Reed’s recollections...
Healing Power of Horses
Lessons from the Lakota Indians
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Wendy Beth Baker’s The Healing Power of Horses is devoted to the world’s greatest horsepeople, the Oglala Lakota Indians of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. She begins the book by sharing the philosophy of these great horse-loving people: There are those who feel the sun rises and sets on the back...
by K. Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2015
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 A Great Horse
Chapter 2 An Amazing Creature
Chapter 3 Horse Fun Facts!
Conclusion Nature's Amazing Wonders
Author Bio
Introduction
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
– Carl Sagan
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by Alison Huth
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
In the early morning, the stillness is broken by small clouds of dust billowing about a horses hooves. A single stockman moves into the warm, soft rays of the Australian winter sun. Another workday has begun.
Stockmen, dust, and horses are synonymous with life in the Australian outback. There...
by T.J. Gillespie
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012
This really is a must-have book for any horse and equestrian enthusiast. Whether a person is learning about horses for the first time or, has previous experience, there is so much insight to be gained from this compact volume, coming from a knowledgeable source. More than just a learning aid, it is...
Nature, Nurture and Horses
A Journal of Four Dressage Horses in Training-From Birth through the First Year of Training
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Follow along as four young horses—Corsana, Kara, Elsa, and Escarpa—leave their babyhood behind and begin their training for future careers as sport horses, well schooled in the art of classical dressage.Renowned rider, trainer, author, and equestrian philosopher Paul Belasik shares the daily schedule,...
The Dressage Horse Manifesto
Training Secrets, Insight, and Revelations from 10 Dressage Horses
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Those who work with and train horses on a regular basis are likely constantly searching for new ways to make inroads and find answers when faced with tough training or behavior problems. Grand Prix dressage rider and performer Yvonne Barteau has trained her share of horses over the years-from off-track...
by Jenny Oldfield
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Kirstie Scott's life is consumed by love for her horses. Two of her favorites are best friends but polar opposites. Crazy Horse is wild and unruly; Cadillac, a beautiful and poised pedigree. One night, both horses disappear and Kirstie fears the worst. Can Kirstie track them down and bring both horses...
Got Carrots? Rescued Horse
The Trail Ride
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Spring was everywhere. The long, dreary, snowy days were fading, and the thawing weather had begun. No longer did the horses have to dig under the snow for grazing. At the edge of small wooded area where the wild horses often took shelter, the heavy branches of the trees, loaded with snow and ice,...
by Anaka Jones
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Anaka Jones creates a playful children's book that imagines the secret lives of barn horses who chatter, chow, play and work all while their owners are away. Though she is only in sixth grade, Jones has produced a lively book that mixes reality and fantasy to showcase the playful and humorous side...
by Greg Dinneen
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
THE ART OF HORSEMANSHIP“When your horse shies at an object and is unwilling to go up to it,he should to be shown that there is nothing fearful in it,least of all to a courageous horse like him;but if this fails,touch the object yourself that seems so dreadful to him,and lead him up to it...
Riding High
Horses, Humans And History In South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Horses were key to the colonial economies of southern Africa, buttressing the socio-political order and inspiring contemporary imaginations. Just as they had done in Europe, Asia, the Americas and North Africa, these equine colonizers not only provided power and transportation to settlers (and later...
Unsung Heroes of World War One
How Horses, Donkeys and Mules Changed the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Of all the information out there, there is surprisingly little about horses in World War 1. The history of the WW1 Cavalry is key to the war. War animals were vital to both sides success and failure. Key questions like “why were horses used in World War 1?” and “how were horses used in World...