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41) Horse crazy!: 1,001 fun facts, craft projects, games, activities, and know-how for horse-loving kids
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Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Information about horses along with crafts and games with a horse theme are presented.
Author
Series
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa volume 6
Description
Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa watch over the new calves, a puppy, and some baby barn owls.
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed
Description
This stunningly photographed book is just what young equestrian enthusiasts need to fuel their excitement, be they budding riders who already have their own pony or those who dream of horse ownership. The informative and inspiring text, combined with exquisite photographs, covers in detail all aspects of first horse and pony facts, care and riding. This comprehensive guide provides a solid foundation in the first principles of horse and pony management...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Horses have a shared history with man going back millennia to their domestication around 4000 B.C. Yet only in very recent years have scientists begun to turn the tools of modern science on this remarkable animal that has been so wrapped up in human dreams and legends. Now modern scientific research is beginning to explain long-standing mysteries about the true nature of the horse. How well can horses really see? What causes breakdowns in racehorses?...
45) Mrs. Mack
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Description
The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse.
49) A hundred horses
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Description
Eleven-year-old Nell must spend spring break in the country with an aunt and cousins she has never met, but while there she meets a mysterious, wild girl with a strange connection to horses and an uncanny understanding of Nell.
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Appears on list
Description
A girl on a horse is involved in a car accident, loses a leg and the horse goes mad. As she won't allow him to be destroyed, her mother, a New York magazine editor, quits job and husband and takes horse and daughter to a rancher in Montana, said to cure horses by talking to them. Despite cultural differences--she is British--love blooms between editor and rancher.
53) Jigsaw pony
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Twins Kiera and Fran have never agreed on anything but when their dream comes true and their father surprises them with a pony, they must learn to work together to care for their new pet.
Author
Series
Bramble and Maggie volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Description
"Bramble the horse is starting life with her new person, Maggie. When Maggie wants to go for a ride, Bramble is hesitant because she feels that neither she nor Maggie should be boss all the time. There should be some give-and-take. Maggie agrees, and a carrot seals the deal."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
"Conformation concerns body structure and anatomy. In this comprehensive volume, Heather Smith Thomas explains how conformation relates to function and what to look for when evaluating a horse. She teaches the reader to see beyond a horse's physical beauty to identify desirable attributes and potential faults, and with copious illustrations and explanations, trains the eye to recognize the hallmarks of soundness, durability, trainability, and athletic...
Publisher
D&C David and Charles
Pub. Date
2006
Description
A guide to help every horse owner keep their horse healthy and rideable, and deal with problems as they arise. With veterinary advice from the experts, it tells how to tackle the key areas in which the horse can be plagued by persistent problems and that lead to loss of performance: the legs, back and teeth.
58) Ride on
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022
Description
"Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria's best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it. After a heartbreaking fight with Taylor, Victoria needs a new start--at a new stable. A place where she doesn't have to worry about anything other than riding. No competition, no drama, no friends. Just horses. Edgewood Stables seems ideal....
Author
Publisher
Trafalgar Square Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Every horse, from the pampered show-hunter to the family pet, is faced at one time or another with an object or situation that is overwhelmingly terrifying, or just downright confusing. With his systematic approach to "bombproofing," Sergeant Rick Pelicano of the Maryland National Capitol Park Police shares his methods on how to be proactive rather than reactive when it comes to training your horse to deal with such situations. His vividly illustrated...
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