Thousands of years ago people living on the steppes of central Asia realized that horses could transport them long distances, help them fight their wars, pull their plows, and provide them with sport and companionship. Ever since, horses and human history have been intertwined.The author-illustrator team of Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson celebrates all kinds of horses in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book. From fast horses like the Barb, which traveled to Spain from Africa in the early eighth century to become a foundation for many Spanish and European breeds, to war horses like the Mongolian that gave their owners military advantage (today there are more horses in Mongolia than there are people), to the hard-working horses ranging from the tiny American Miniature to the giant Clydesdale, Harness Horses,Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies is a treasure-trove of information. Today there are fifty-eight million horses in the world.This is the perfect book for those who own (or dream of owning) a horse, who ride, or who simply like to read about these magnificent animals and the special relationship they share with humans.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tundra Books
ISBN-13
9780887769863
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177992221
Dimensions
Item Height
260mm
Item Width
237mm
Item Weight
576g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jeff Crosby
Book Title
Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos & Pit Ponies: a History of Horse Breeds