The horse-lover's encyclopedia
2017
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An A--Z Guide to All Things Equine: Barrel Racing, Breeds, Cinch, Cowboy Curtain, Dressage, Driving, Foaling, Gaits, Grooming, Grulla, Half-Seat, Jodhpurs, Jousting, Legging Up, Mustang, Piebald, Reining, Snaffle Bits, Steeple-Chasing, Tail Braiding, Trail Riding, English & Western, and So Much More. From braids to breeds, fetlocks to forelocks, and gates to gaits, the equestrian vocabulary is vast, colourful, and precise. This revised and updated edition of the classic treasury is the definitive source for understanding it all. This comprehensive A-to-Z guide covers "everything horse" and bridges gaps in the equestrian universe between English and Western styles. More than 1,700 entries explain wide-ranging topics such as breeds, tack, facilities, equine care and management, health and safety issues, riding styles and disciplines, and shows.
Main title:
The horse-lover's encyclopedia / edited by Jessie Haas.
Author:
Edition:
2nd edition.
Imprint:
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
xi, 419 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Revised edition of: Storey's horse-lover's encyclopedia / edited by Deborah Burns. c2001.T.p. verso cites Deborah Burns and Lisa H. Hiley as the editors.Includes index.
Contents:
AAEP to Azteca -- Back at the knee to Buzkashi -- Cadence to CVI -- Dales pony to dwarf horse -- Ear nets to eyes -- Face brush to futurities -- Gag bits to gymnasticize -- Habronemiasis to hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP) -- Icelandic horse to ivermectin -- Jaw, conformation of to Jutland -- Kabardin to knots -- Lactic acid to lyme disease -- Maclay equitation finals to mythology, the horse in -- Nails, for horseshoes to nutrition -- Oat hay, cautions to oxyuris equi -- Pace to pyrantel tartrate (strongid c) -- Quagga to quittor -- Rabicano to rust -- Sable Island horse to synthetic tack -- Tack to Typey -- Udder to uveitis -- Vaccinations to VS (vesicular stomatitis) -- Wagon train treks to worming -- Xylazine to zorse.
ISBN:
97816121268219781612126784
Dewey class:
636.1003636.1
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
312263
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 636.1 HOR | Available |