The Kingfisher illustrated horse & pony encyclopedia
Breeding identification, riding techniques, and the proper care for tending to horses are elements of a comprehensive guide about horses and ponies, complete with sidebars, full color photos, helpful tips, and more. The Kingfisher Illustrated Horse and Pony Encyclopedia is a fantastic gift for child...
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Table of Contents:
- Introducing the horse: neutral world of horses
- Life cycle of the horse
- Domestication of the horse
- Types of horses
- Colors
- Markings
- What is a breed?
- Hotblood horses: Arabia
- Thoroughbred
- Anglo-Arab, Barb, Akhal-Teke
- Coldblood horses: Ardennais Boulonnais
- Percheron, Suffolk
- Shire, Clydesdale
- Belgian draft, Noriker, Friesian, Dutch Draught
- Warmblood horses: Swedish Warmblood, Selle Francais
- Competition breeds
- Oldenburg, Gelderlander, French Trotter, Camargue
- Przewalski's Horse, Tarpan
- Irish Draught, Hackney Horse, Cleveland Bay
- Andalusian, Lusitano, Lippizzaner
- Morgan, Criollo, Quarter Horse
- Pinto, Palomino, Appaloosa
- Tennessee Walking Horse, American Saddlebred, Missouri Foxtrotter, Standardbred- Mustang, Waler
- Pony breeds: Dartmoor, Exmoor, Connemara, New Forest
- Welsh Sections A,B,C, and D
- Fell, Dales, Highland
- Fjord, Icelandic, Haflinger
- New breeds of the U.S.
- Caspian, Chincoteague and Assateague, Basuto, Boer
- Australian, Falabella, Shetland, Hackney Pony
- Keeping a pony: Providing company
- What a pony need
- Ways to keep a pony
- Where to keep a pony
- A barn of your own
- Stable management
- Choosing a pasture
- Caring for the pasture
- Turning out and catching
- Feeding a pony: Rules of feeding
- Different kinds of feed
- Diet for your pony
- grooming a pony: Grooming equipment
- grooming routines
- Hoof and foot care
- Washing a pony
- Clipping a pony
- Choosing a blanket
- Other care routines: Care after exercise
- Shoeing a pony
- Traveling safely
- Summer and winter care
- Health care: Signs of good health
- Health routines
- First aid
- Common aliments
- Caring for a sick pony
- Before you start: Why take riding lessons?
- Where to take riding lessons
- Clothes to wear for riding
- Types of ponies
- A ponies tack: Saddles and girths
- Bridles and bits
- Western tack
- Fitting and caring for tack
- Saddling up - Putting on a bridle
- First lessons: Meeting your pony
- Getting to know a pony
- Mounting
- Dismounting
- How to sit in the saddle
- Aids
- On the lunge or lead line
- On your own
- Turning left and right
- Learning to trot
- Cantering
- Riding at top speed
- Western riding
- In the arena: Riding in a group
- Exercises in the arena
- Without stirrups and reins
- Exercises in the saddle
- Looking forward: Road safety
- Trail riding
- Your first jumping lessons
- Jumping higher
- Simple dressage
- Advanced riding
- Taking part in events: getting ready for a show
- Going to a show
- Fun and games
- Show jumping classes
- Showing and dressage tests
- Cross country
- Training and driving: Breaking in a horse
- How to drive a horse
- Harnesses and vehicles
- Specially trained horses
- Glossary
- Index
- Web sites and acknowledgements.
