Smithsonian Handbooks: Horses

Descriptive entries for more than one hundred breeds of horses and ponies discuss characteristics and distinguishing features, place of origin, uses, and the history of each breed, and include photographs with a visual identity key.

Elwyn Hartley Edwards was editor of Riding magazine for 18 years and consultant editor of Horse and Hound for five years. He Lectures extensively and regularly judges at shows in the UK and overseas. Formerly a member of the Council of the British Horse Society, he was presented with the BHS Award of Merit in 1993.

Introduction

6

(3)

How This Book Works

9

(1)

The Horse Family

10

(2)

Primitive Horses

12

(2)

Postulated Horse Types

14

(2)

Arabian, Barb, and Spanish Influence

16

(2)

Conformation

18

(2)

Life Cycle of the Horse

20

(2)

Coat Colors

22

(2)

Markings

24

(2)

Paces

26

(2)

Sports and Leisure

28

(2)

Working Horses

30

(2)

Saddles

32

(2)

Bridles and Bits

34

(2)

Carriages

36

(4)

Identification Key

40

(8)

Ponies

48

(56)

Horses

104

(110)

Heavy Horses

214

(24)

Types

238

(8)

Horse Credits

246

(2)

Glossary

248

(4)

Index

252

(4)

Acknowledgments

256

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Smithsonian Handbooks: Horses

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