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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Saddle up for this first volume in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from DiCamillo's "New York Times"-bestselling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, and then it's love at first sight.
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"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.
3) Wild horses
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Description
"A scientific look at wild horses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their manes, behaviors, relationships with humans, and numbers of the swift equids in the world today"--
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"Horses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In The Horse, the journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life. Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with experts around the world, exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans, and what our longtime...
5) Professional care of the racehorse: a guide to grooming, feeding, and handling the equine athlete
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
x, 197 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In these nine essays, the author examines the relationship between horses and humans; what it is about horses that reveals so much about ourselves, what we see in them, why they respond to us, and the symbiosis that can result from such a match."
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
xiv, 498, 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Breeders, trainers, owners, racers and veterinarians will find The UC Davis Book of Horses indispensable for helping them better understand equine health and behavior. Backed by the authority and experience of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine -- and featuring the most up-to-date research information available --it is a sophisticated source of medical information readers know they can trust. Chapters include everything on the selection, nutrition,...
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xi, 387 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Conformation refers to a horse's shape and the configuration of its body parts. Thomas, an expert on horses and an experienced writer on the subject, offers an extensive information guide for assessing a horse's conformation for riding purposes as well as for buying or breeding. She first describes a horse's anatomy and the principles of conformation, categorized by body part. She then details how to evaluate this anatomy in terms of proportion, angle,...
19) Dancing with horses: collected riding on a loose rein : trusting harmony from the very beginning
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
204 p. ; 28 cm.
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