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    Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America

    Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America

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    by Judith Dutson


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      ISBN-13: 9781603429184
    • Publisher: Storey Books
    • Publication date: 05/07/2012
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 416
    • Sales rank: 350,198
    • File size: 39 MB
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    Judith Dutson owns and operates Horsefeather Farm, a care facility for horses recovering from surgery or illness, in Plain City, Ohio. She is also a research assistant in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department at Ohio State University. Dutson holds a master’s degree in behavior genetics from the University of Connecticut. She is the author of Horse Breeds of North America and Storey’s Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America.
     

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Preface

    Part I: An Introduction to Breeds
    Chapter 1: About Breeds and Species
    Wild and Feral Horses
    Establishing Breeds
    What Is a North American Breed?

    Chapter 2: How Horses Arrived in North America
    Spanish Horses
    The English Invasion
    Draft Horses
    Southern Horses
    The Noble Mule

    Chapter 3: Conformation
    What Is Sound Conformation?
    Conformation within Breeds
    Spanish and Modern Traits

    Part II: Light Horses
    Abaco Barb
    Akhal-Teke
    American Curly Horse
    American Indian Horse
    American Paint Horse
    American Quarter Horse
    American Saddlebred
    Andalusian and Lusitano
    Appaloosa
    Arabian
    Azteca
    Canadian Horse
    Canadian Sport Horse
    Caspian
    Cerbat
    Cleveland Bay
    Colorado Rangerbred
    Dutch Warmblood
    Florida Cracker
    Friesian
    Galiceno
    Gypsy Vanner
    Hackney Horse
    Haflinger
    Hanoverian
    Holsteiner
    Hungarian Horse
    Icelandic Horse
    Irish Draught
    Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse
    Kiger Mustang
    Lipizzan
    Mangalarga Marchador
    Marwari
    McCurdy Plantation Horse
    Miniature Horse
    Missouri Fox Trotter
    Morab
    Morgan
    Moyle
    Mustang
    National Show Horse
    Nokota
    Norwegian Fjord
    Oldenburg
    Paso Fino
    Peruvian Paso
    Pryor Mountain Mustang
    Racking Horse
    Rocky Mountain Horse
    Sable Island Horse
    Selle Francais
    Shagya Arabian
    Single-footing Horse
    Spanish Barb
    Spanish Colonial/Spanish Mustang
    Spanish Jennet
    Standardbred
    Sulphur Horse
    Tennessee Walking Horse
    Thoroughbred
    Tiger Horse
    Trakehner
    Westfalen/Westphalian
    Wilbur-Cruce Mission Horse

    Part III: Color "Breeds"
    Buckskin
    Palomino
    Pinto

    Part IV: Ponies
    American Quarter Pony
    American Walking Pony
    Chincoteague Pony
    Connemara Pony
    Dales Pony
    Dartmoor Pony
    Exmoor Pony
    Fell Pony
    Gotland Pony
    Hackney Pony
    Kerry Bog Pony
    Lac La Croix Indian Pony
    Newfoundland Pony
    Pony of the Americas
    Shackleford Banker Pony
    Shetland Pony
    Welara Pony
    Welsh Ponies and Cobs

    Part V: Heavy Horses, Donkeys, and Mules
    American Cream Draft
    Belgian
    Brabant
    Clydesdale
    North American Spotted Draft Horse
    Percheron
    Shire
    Suffolk Punch
    Donkeys
    Mule and Hinnies

    Appendix
    Timeline of Equine History
    About Brands
    Color Genetics
    Glossary
    Breed Associations
    Bibliography
    Photo Credits
    Index

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    From the Pryor Mountain Mustang to the Tennessee Walking Horse, North America is home to an amazing variety of horses. In this lavish, photograph-filled guide, Judith Dutson provides 96 in-depth profiles that include each breed’s history, special uses, conformation standards, and more. You’ll learn about homegrown favorites like the Morgan, Appaloosa, and Quarter Horse, as well as exotic imports like the Mangalarga Marchador and the Selle Français. Take a continental horse tour without ever leaving your home.  

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