Horses for Dummies:

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Beginning with Horse Basics -- Chapter 1 Welcome to the World of Horses -- Looking at a Horse's B...

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1. Verfasser: Pavia, Audrey (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Posnikoff, Janice (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newark John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2019
Ausgabe:3rd edition
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Zusammenfassung:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Beginning with Horse Basics -- Chapter 1 Welcome to the World of Horses -- Looking at a Horse's Build and Mind -- Checking Out Various Horse Breeds -- Making a Match with the Perfect Horse -- Asking a few questions before you buy -- Locating the right horse for you -- Purchasing horse supplies -- Housing your horse -- Taking Great Care of Your Horse -- Handling daily tasks -- Grooming your horse -- Treating your horse's illnesses -- Knowing when to part with your horse -- Riding Your Horse Safely and Easily -- Working with your horse from the ground -- Looking at riding basics -- Staying safe on your horse -- Chapter 2 Understanding Horses from Head to Hoof -- Horse Talk: Describing Horses Correctly -- Checking out the horse's parts -- Measuring a horse correctly -- Seeing horses of many colors -- Looking at different horse markings -- Figuring out horse movements -- Mind Games: Getting into the Horse Psyche -- Examining equine instincts -- Surveying equine senses -- Understanding equine language -- Do You Trust Me? Developing Bonds Between Horses and Humans -- Providing companionship -- Chowing down -- Stretching out -- Taking some stable vice advice -- Chapter 3 Perusing Popular Horse Breeds -- Picking the Best Breed for You -- Meeting the Top Ten Horse Breeds -- Appaloosa -- Arabian -- Miniature Horse -- Morgan -- Paint Horse -- Quarter Horse -- Saddlebred -- Standardbred -- Tennessee Walking Horse -- Thoroughbred -- Going Beyond the Top Ten -- Crossbreds -- Draft breeds -- Gaited horses -- Pony breeds -- Warmbloods -- Rare breeds -- Part 2 Selecting a Horse and the Stuff that Goes with Him -- Chapter 4 Preparing to Make Your Purchase
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (451 Seiten)
ISBN:9781119589556

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