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Saddle up and explore the colorful world of pinto horses! Engaging text encourages readers to examine the history of the pinto, its significance as a color type, and the breeds registered by the Pinto Horse Association of America. From mane to tail, there’s no horsing around when it comes to introducing readers to the palomino’s size, coat colors, and unique color patterns. Young equestrians will gain the confidence to identify horses displaying the wild pinto coloring. Additional chapters cover feeding, grooming, veterinary care, general tack, foals, and basic horse training. Full-color photos throughout show off pintos in various situations. Whether skilled in horsemanship or going for their first ride, readers will feel ready to run with the wind in pursuit of pintos! Bolded glossary terms, phonetic spellings, and an index supplement the easy-to-read chapter text. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
This is the only guidebook collecting the official North America breed associations’ standards and conformations, making it a much-needed, handy, and comprehensive reference. Like the American Kennel Club's The Complete Dog Book (now in its 20th printing), this is the book for horse breeds. For each of 118 North American breeds--from ponies and small horses to pleasure horses, draft horses, and thoroughbred racers--the massive 200,000-word guide provides an official history, detailed conformation ideals, descriptions of gait and distinctive traits, temperament, colors, and variations. Fine color photographs complete the detailed picture each entry presents. This guide is destined to become the bible of the horse world.
Describes the American Paint Horse, including their history, physical features, and their primary uses. Includes a photo diagram of the horse.
Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.
The only official guidebook to horse breed standards and conformation in North America, with breed history and information on gait and distinctive traits, temperament, colors, and variations.
