Race horses
"In Race Horses, beginning readers will learn about horses that compete in horse racing. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to horses' behaviors, training, and different racing events. Supplementary back matter summarizes...
| Main Author: | Koestler-Grack, Rachel A., 1973- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Minneapolis, MN :
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| Series: |
Working horses.
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Table of Contents:
- At the track
- This horse trains
- Why?
- It will race!
- Race horses learn to run
- Lucky runs on a track
- Race horses have long legs
- They make big strides.
- They have strong bodies
- Some jump over fences
- These horses race many miles
- They keep going!
- Some horses pull carts
- Blaze pulls a sulky
- A driver rides in the sulky
- They race to the finish line
- Some horses race at rodeos
- They run around barrels
- The fastest one wins!
- It is race day!
- Jockeys get on the horses
- They ride into the gates
- They are off!
- The horses run around the track
- They run a lap
- They race to the finish line
- Spirit wins!
- On the Job
- Race horses compete in many different races Take a look at some of them!
- Barrel racing
- Horses race around barrels
- Endurance racing
- Horses race many miles over many days
- Flat racing
- Horses race on a flat track toward a finish line
- Harness racing
- Drivers race horses in sulky carts
- Jump racing
- Horses race on a track toward a finish line while jumping over fences and other obstacles
- Quarter horse racing
- Horses race for a quarter of a mile
- Picture glossary
- Gates
- Doors used to make sure race horses start at the same time
- Jockey
- A professional rider in a horse race
- Lap
- One complete trip around a racetrack
- Rodeo
- A contest in which riders compete in different events
- Strides
- Long steps
- Sulky
- A two-wheeled vehicle used in some horse races.