Название: The Original Horse Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Horse, 2nd Edition
Автор: Moira C. Reeve, Sharon Biggs
Издательство: CompanionHouse Books
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 169 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The most comprehensive volume dedicated to horses, Original Horse Bible is a celebration of the relationship between humans and horses, written by two highly regarded horsewomen, the late Moira C. Allen and Sharon Biggs. 480 pages cover topics that span the horse world, such as evolution, domestication, horseback riding, training, competing, breeding mares, raising foals, and more. Explore portraits of 210 breeds, from the Abaco Barb to the Welsh Pony, including rare breeds from around the world and favorites like the American Quarter Horse, Shetland Pony, and Thoroughbred. Alternative names, region of origin, history, and physical descriptions are included.

Detailed sections include the natural history of horses (adaption, migration, domestication), how horses became integral to human kind, the role of horses in society (war horses, law-enforcement horses, race horses), animal welfare, the plight of wild and feral horses, anatomy, physiology, bodily systems, structure, senses, gait/movement, coat, color patterns, life cycle, reproduction, intelligence, trainability, mentality, and natural instincts.