Horses and ponies: general interest Books
David & Charles Horse Breeding
Book SynopsisThis text explains in simple language the biological functions upon which horse reproduction is based, giving enough background to enable those working in stables and stud farms to cope with any problems that may arise.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part 1 - The Horse and Man Nature's horse Veterinary science and management Part 2 - Natural Functions of the Horse The sexual functions of the mare The sexual functions of the stallion Pregnancy Foaling The newborn and older foal Part 3 - Abnormalities and Disease The veterinarian's role on the studfarm Infertility Foetal stress, death and abortion Difficult foaling Diseases of the newborn foal Part 4 - Recent Developments Feeding and breeding Ultrasound scanning: seeing is believing Artificial insemination and embryo transfer Index
£20.89
Lutterworth Press The Four Oaks A Biography of the Forshaws
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£36.55
DK Complete Horse Riding Manual
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£34.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Heavy Horses
Book SynopsisHeavy horses played a pivotal role in the development of western economies, toiling in mines and quarries, at mills, factories and docks, alongside canals and railway lines, in fields and pasture. This book examines the breeds and their qualities, their historical role, the industry that built up around them and the revival years.Table of ContentsGlossary; Introduction; The breeds and breeding; Working and showing heavy horses; Heavy horses in agriculture, forestry and trade; Marketing, promotion and leisure; Further information; Where to see heavy horses.
£8.54
The History Press Ltd Birminghams Horse Transport
Book SynopsisBefore the advent of the internal combustion engine, the only reliable means of getting about on Birmingham''s roads was by walking or by horse. Many businesses ran fleets of horses and wagons to deliver goods around the city, horse trams carried the burgeoning population of the metropolis to and from work, while hansom cabs carried the well-off to the Theatre or to the city''s parks. Within the pages of Birmingham''s Horse Transport, Eric Armstrong takes us on a tour of the city, using images of horses at work to tell the story of the growth of the city''s road transport network. From the city centre to suburbs such as Aston, Birchfield, Bourneville, Handsworth, Harborne, Lozells, Perry Barr, Saltley and Sparkhill he gives us a flavour of a time long gone, when horses, carts, coaches and trams were a common sight on the city''s streets.
£11.69
Anness Publishing The Horse Box Breeds Riding Saddlery Care Four
Book SynopsisA visual directory of horse breeds around the world, a technical step-by-step guide to how to ride horses for sport, show or pleasure, alongside expert advice on tack and clothing and how to look after your horse - an unbeatable gift set of four hardbacks in a gift slipcase for all horse riders.
£17.99
Anness Publishing Horse Tack and Saddlery
Book SynopsisA comprehensive directory of tack for riding, showing, dressage, jumping and racing, with 400 photographs.
£8.54
Anness Publishing Horses Horse Care
Book SynopsisAll the facts and expert advice about owning and caring for a horse, along with a guide to 75 breeds and types and their different characteristics, photographed throughout.
£13.50
Headline Publishing Group Ask Monty
Book SynopsisIf you have ever wanted to know how to get a horse into a trailer, how to deal with a bucking horse, how to walk your horse through water or how to handle a two-month-old foal, then you need look no further than ASK MONTY.In this book, Monty Roberts, lifelong horse trainer and bestselling author of THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO HORSES, answers hundreds of questions that have been regularly posed to him by fans and readers over many years. He shares the methods and techniques that he has spent a lifetime perfecting, which will enable you to understand, communicate and work more effectively with your horse. Each chapter is devoted to a key area of horse training, and Monty''s methods are easily and practically explained with the help of clear diagrams. ASK MONTY is the essential guide for horse lovers everywhere.Trade Review'[Monty Roberts's] determined goal of teaching horses and people to work together through his non-violent methods has been an enduring feature of his famous demonstrations around the world - and now he answers just some of those questions. Essential reading if you're a fan of his amazing work' * Essex Rider Monthly *'Monty Roberts is a mine of... information... A really useful reference for anyone who loves horses' * Farmers Guardian *
£10.44
DK Complete Horse Care Manual
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£24.00
AuthorHouse The Candy Horse Life as She Sees It
£10.37
Rowman & Littlefield Trail Riding Arizona Falcon Guides Trail Riding
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£12.71
Rowman & Littlefield Legends Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and
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£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Ride Smarter
Book SynopsisAlthough Ride Smarter is a continuation of Ride Smart and follows a similar format, the second volume's subject matter is fresh and new, geared to take readers and riders to the next level of horsemanship.Table of ContentsPreface Foreword Introduction 1. For the Love of the Horse 2. The Making of a Horseman 3. Unlocking the Right Combination 4. Taking Good Care 5. Safe Travels 6. The Right Stuff 7. Beyond the Snaffle 8. The Use of Cues 9. Riding the Different Gaits 10. The Art of Discipline 11. Create a Brave Horse 12. Cross-Training Between Arena and Trail 13. Patterns for Success 14. Obstacle Courses 15. Problem-Solving 16. Setting and Achieving Your Goals Profile: Craig Cameron Profile: Susan Morrison
£17.09
Rowman & Littlefield Mestengo
Book SynopsisA New York Times bestseller!Trade ReviewCritical acclaim for From Baghdad with Love:"Heartwarming." —USA Today"A tale of radiant joy ... that eschews sentimentality. ... The story of Lava's journey out of Iraq is exciting, but it's to Kopelman and Roth's credit that it's not nearly as harrowing as the story of what the dog left behind." —Publishers Weekly"Not just a seasonal heart-warmer. It is a provocative examination of an issue that resonates deeply." in the wake of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay: Do 'softer' values, such as mercy for the weak, sabotage military morale or strengthen it?" —Washington Post
£17.99
Globe Pequot National Cowboy Poetry Gathering The Anthology
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£11.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 29 Cowboy Patterns for Carvers Schiffer Book for
Book SynopsisEven in this modern age cowboys and the 'Old West' still capture our hearts and imaginations. This book is written in response to many phone calls and letters after Al's earlier book, 25 Gunfighter Patterns, requesting more cowboy patterns. Whether you have been carving cowboys for a long time or want to for the first time, this book is for you. Here are 29 patterns for great cowboys, plus added ideas for settings. With Al Streetman's helpful advice, this book can be used by greenhorns and saddle-worn carvers alike.
£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The True Story of Quintilius
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Chincoteague Pony Identification Cards Set 2
Book SynopsisLearn specific details about additional members of the herd of wild Chincoteague Ponies on Assateague Island by collecting and trading this second set in the popular series of Chincoteague Pony trading cards. As with the previous set, each card shows both sides of the pony for identification purposes. Every pony has a name, a story, and a look of his or her own. Come to know Sonny's Legacy, a chestnut pinto mare who was returned to the island by the Chincoteague Fire Company, which protects the island ponies, to live out her life in honor of fireman Sonny Haigh. Meet Little Dolphin, the stallion raffled off but donated back to the island. In all there are 70 ponies for you to meet. Absorb the personal information of each pony and when you visit the island, take along both sets of cards so you can identify the many ponies in person.
£19.48
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Working Horses of Lancaster County
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£27.19
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Out of the Sea
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£14.39
MN - University of British Columbia Press Resettling the Range
Book SynopsisThe ranchers who resettled BC's interior in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries depended on grassland for their cattle, but in this they faced some unlikely competition from grasshoppers and wild horses. With the help of the government, settlers resolved to rid the range of both.Resettling the Range explores the ecology and history of the grassland and the people who lived there by looking closely at these eradication efforts. In the claims of range improvement and rational land use, author John Thistle uncovers more complicated stories of marginalization: the destruction of wild horses worked to dispossess aboriginal people, while the campaign to exterminate grasshoppers exposed class conflicts and competing versions of resettlement among immigrant ranchers.This unconventional history examines the lasting effects of range improvement, revealing a fascinating and troubling chapter of BC history.Trade ReviewLayer upon layer of history and ecological change are writ large on the map of B.C. Resettling the Range is very much a story about our relationship with animals, landscapes, indigenous peoples and their pursuit of aboriginal rights. Environmental historian John Thistle has generated a necessary and thorough study of rancher settlement, the ranching industry’s interactions with grasslands and the effects of ranching on First Nations peoples, most of whom were dispossessed from access to grasslands – a profound rangeland legacy that lives with us still. -- Mark Forsythe * BC Booklook, January 11, 2016 *Thistle writes powerfully about First Nations dispossession at the hands of ranchers and regulators. A variety of national and international forces intersect in his story, including confederation, the railway, capitalism, improvement, and efficiency … While this book will undoubtedly find a place on the shelves of environmental historians and historians of British Columbia, it is also of interest to those studying the history of science, indigenous history, and Canadian history more broadly. In placing BC’s grassland ecology in conversation with interactions between First Nations and settlers, small-holders and monopolists, the province and the nation, and the nation and the world, this book represents an important contribution to the field. -- Mica Jorgenson * NICHE *Resettling the Range is clearly written, and its argument is convincingly based in archival sources and relevant secondary material. In addition to the researched narrative, this book is enhanced by an insightful foreword by renowned environmental historian Graeme Wynn and by Thistle's own excellent conclusion, which reaches beyond his central historical argument ... I thoroughly enjoyed Resettling the Range, with its penetrating insights into the capitalist view of land as commodity. Sadly, Thistle's lesson about the human readiness to use lethal options to combat non-human threats has far too many parallels elsewhere. -- Max Foran * BC Studies *At a time when climate change threatens a host of populations at the margins, Thistle’s work represents a welcome addition to a body of literature that documents the efforts of humans to improve upon nature and the consequences for the planet and its inhabitants. -- Jonathan Hall * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Thistle’s richly researched, interesting, and tightly argued book will be of enormous value to anyone who teaches or researches Canadian environmental history. -- Daniel Herman, Central Washington University * Pacific Historical Review *Table of ContentsForeword: Mapping the Ecology of Place / Graeme WynnIntroductionPart 1: Wild Horses1 Wrestling with Wild Horses2 The Biogeography of Dispossession3 Eradicating Wild HorsesPart 2: Grasshoppers4 Grappling with Grasshoppers5 Resisting Range Monopoly6 New Enemies, Enduring DifficultiesConclusionAppendicesNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index
£33.52
DK Horses
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£20.00
Baker Publishing Group The Horse of My Heart Stories of the Horses We
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£12.32
Baker Publishing Group The Horse of My Dreams
Book SynopsisBestselling author and animal lover offers a collection of more than thirty inspiring, feel-good stories that demonstrate beautiful relationships between horses and humans.
£10.44
Baker Publishing Group Mini Horse Mighty Hope How a Herd of Miniature
Book SynopsisWhen tragedy strikes, comfort can be found in unexpected places. This heartwarming collection tells the true stores of miniature horses that provide hope and comfort to thousands each year in the midst of devastating and traumatic circumstances.
£10.44
Black Cat The Age of the Horse An Equine Journey Through
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£18.99
MQ - University of Nebraska Press American Horses
Book SynopsisBased on research, this book tells the stories of the origins of the Morgan, the Standardbred, the American Saddle Horse, and the Tennessee Walking Horse as well as their progenitors - Figure, Messenger, Lady Suffolk, Cockspur, Denmark, Tom Hal, Copperbottom, and Roan Allen - and the breeders and fanciers who recognized their special qualities.Trade Review"While this is a book intended for the young reader, the horse-loving adult shouldn’t pass this up. It’s a classic, even though it goes all over the map horse-wise."—American Quarter Horse Journal
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Foundation Dams of the American Quarter Horse
Book SynopsisThis text includes accounts of great dams of the American Quarter horse such as Selima, Castianira, Brandon, Paisana, Butt Cut and June Bug. It mentions 800 Quarter horse dams in all, as well as all the eminent breeders from Virginia and the Carolinas to Texas, Oklahoma and the West Coast.
£17.06
John Wiley & Sons The King Ranch Quarter Horses
Book SynopsisThe fabled King Ranch of South Texas was renowned for its breed of horses. Here is the story of the ranch and its horses, how they were bred, and what they have achieved.
£18.95
John Wiley & Sons Rodeo An Animal History
Book SynopsisAgainst the backdrop of the larger histories of ranching, cattle, horses, and the environment in the West, this book explores how the evolution of rodeo has reflected rural western beliefs and assumptions about the natural world that have led to environmental crises and served the beef empire.
£28.76
University of Georgia Press Horse Crazy
Book SynopsisExplores the meaning behind the love between girls and horses. Jean O'Malley Halley examines how popular culture, including the pony book genre, uses horses to encourage conformity to gender norms but also insists that the loving relationship between a girl and a horse fundamentally challenges sexist and mainstream ideas of girlhood.
£21.80
The Crowood Press Ltd Stallions
Book Synopsis"Stallions: Their Management and Handling" is of fundamental interest to all breeders of horses and ponies. This meticulously detailed work considers the many aspects of the management and handling of all types of serving entires, from Thoroughbreds on the most modern stud farms at one end of the scale, to Native Ponies living out at the other.
£10.44
The Crowood Press Ltd The Poetry of Horses
Book SynopsisServing as an anthology of poems whose subject is entirely horses. From the classical Greek and Roman writers to contemporary poets; from the rollicking sporting ballad to the subtle and gentle ode; from China to South Africa, from Australia to Scandinavia, this work represents almost every aspect of the poet's celebration of the horse.
£11.88
The Crowood Press Ltd The Course Companion for BHS Stages Preliminary
Book SynopsisWritten by a BHS examiner, this examination guide covers the BHS Preliminary Teaching Test, which candidates need to pass before they complete their BHSAI. The book covers the whole test, from the qualities of a good instructor, through the lunge lesson, the private lesson, and the group lesson, to the instructional hack and stable management training.
£11.39
The Crowood Press Ltd The Course Companion for BHS Stage One
Book Synopsis This book is available as a special order. Please be aware that the book will not ship for 30 days. This workbook has been prepared by a BHS examiner as a study aids for students who are about to take their BHS Stage One.
£11.39
John Wiley & Sons Course Companion for BHS Stage Two
Book SynopsisCovers the horse care and knowledge elements of the BHS Stage Two examination along with some subject matter which leads on to BHS Stage Three. Here, each chapter contains suggestions for practical follow-up work and helpful hints on examination technique.
£14.39
The Crowood Press The Horse from Conception to Maturity
Book SynopsisAn enlarged and completely updated edition of a standard textbook widely used by students and professionals alike throughout the equine industry. This classic work covers the management of mares and stallions, conception, pregnancy, foaling, the care of the foal, youngsters, and breeding stock. It demonstrates what can go wrong and what action to take, and includes the latest technological developments and research data. Packed with line, halftone, and colour photographs, this marvellous new edition will be of inestimable value, not only to stud owners, but also to a new generation of students seeking a career in horse breeding.
£22.50
John Wiley & Sons Student Workbook for BHS Stage Two
Book SynopsisDesigned as companions for "The Course Companion to BHS Stage One", and "The Course Companion for BHS Stage Two, these workbooks have been prepared by a BHS examiner as revision aids for students who are about to take their BHS stages one and two examinations.
£9.49
The Crowood Press Managing Grass for Horses
Book SynopsisHorses need grass. It plays a vital part in their nutrition, health and well-being, and good grassland management results in a cost-effective way of feeding them. However, all too often horses at grass are either poorly managed or managed according to normal agricultural practice, which does not provide good pasture for them. This informative book explains everything which needs to be considered when managing grasslands to benefit the horse, the vegetation and the environment. The book examines the horse''s grazing habits and its requirements when at grass, and goes on to present an overview of the range and types of grasslands found in Britain and their suitability for the horse. Details are given of how to assess a pasture and identify significant plants, and the methods and outcomes of various management practices are discussed. The role of horse owner as land manager is set in the wider context of stewardship of the countryside, with considerations for preventing pollution and prot
£36.00
The Crowood Press Ltd What Horses Do for Us
Book SynopsisHuman actions are never without purpose - even if we don't always consciously know what that purpose is. Riding as exercise, riding as competition, riding as social life, riding as countryside experience, riding as teaching and learning...all these give riders meaning and satisfaction.
£30.93
The Crowood Press Ltd Horse Law 3rd Edition
Book SynopsisTen years have elapsed since the last publication of this book, necessitating a substantially revised edition of this invaluable guide to equine law for students, owners and professionals within the horse industry and solicitors involved in cases concerning horses. Existing subjects brought up to date include: buying and selling, lending and borrowing, negligence, import and export, riding establishments, rights of way, road traffic, veterinary surgeons, betting and gaming, and rules and disciplinary procedures of equestrian bodies.
£27.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Guide to Plants Poisonous to Horses
Book SynopsisThe current move away from the extensive use of agricultural chemicals and the employment of more traditional methods of farming means that the number of different plant species is on the increase. Along with the nutritional benefits that this brings, there is also a risk that many potentially poisonous species of wild plants may return in greater number, together with those which, although not outright poisons in themselves, may be toxic to some degree. Most horse owners are aware of and can identify plants which are the most common cause of poisoning such as ragwort, yew, laburnum and bracken, but other dangerous species such as cowbane or hemlock are not usually referred to except in specialist literature. This book lists over 50 plants which are commonly regarded as being poisonous in their own right. An illustration and profile of each is given, together with its prevalence, poisonous principle and symptoms.
£9.49
The Crowood Press Ltd Understanding Your Horses Emotion
Book SynopsisWhat does a horse think, what does it see, hear, smell and feel, and how do emotions affect the horse s existence? This book helps the reader take the first step on a journey of discovery. If we can understand the way horses see the world in every sense of the word we can unlock the key to their emotions.
£17.09
CABI Publishing Equine Artificial Insemination
Book SynopsisResearch into equine artificial insemination has recently expanded with increasing horse numbers, the developing leisure interest in horse riding and the realisation of the economic advantages of artificial insemination. This book provides a detailed reference book on the subject and covers its historical development, relevant equine physiology, current practices and future possibilities. It is extensively referenced to allow further reading into specialised areas.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: Introduction 2: Advantages of Artificial Insemination 3: Disadvantages of Artificial Insemination 4: Conclusion 5: Historical Development and Present Use of Artificial Insemination 6: Introduction 7: Early History of the Technique 8: Decline in the Horse Population and Equine Research 9: Development of Techniques for Collection of Semen 10: Development of Techniques for Evaluation of Semen 11: Development of Techniques for Handling and Storage of Semen 12: Development of Techniques for Insemination of Semen 13: Present Use of Equine AI 14: Current Reasons for Using Equine AI 15: Conclusion 16: Stallion Reproductive Anatomy and Control 17: Introduction 18: Stallion Anatomy 19: Control of Stallion Reproduction 20: Conclusion 21: Production of Spermatozoa 22: Introduction 23: Seminal Plasma 24: Spermatozoa 25: Conclusion 26: Semen Collection 27: Introduction 28: The Artificial Vagina 29: The Condom 30: Preparation of the Stallion for Semen Collection 31: The Collecting Area 32: Sexual Stimulation of the Stallion and Encouragement to Ejaculate 33: Alternative Methods of Semen Collection 34: Collection Procedure 35: Frequency of Collection 36: Training the Stallion for Collection 37: Conclusion 38: Semen Evaluation 39: Introduction 40: Semen Evaluation as Part of an AI Programme 41: General Semen Handling 42: Gross Evaluation 43: Microscopic Evaluation 44: Functional Tests for Semen Evaluation 45: Sexing Spermatozoa 46: Conclusion 47: Semen Storage and Transportation 48: Introduction 49: Extenders 50: Fresh or Raw Semen 51: Chilled Semen 52: Cryopreservation of Semen 53: Conclusion 54: Mare Insemination 55: Introduction 56: Selection of Suitable Mares for Insemination 57: Preparation of the Mare for Insemination 58: Preparation of Semen for Insemination 59: Methods of Insemination 60: Factors Affecting the Success of AI 61: Conception Rates to AI 62: Conclusion II: Conclusion
£159.84
CABI Publishing Genetics of the Horse
Book SynopsisThe theory and application of mammalian genetics have been evolving rapidly over the past two decades. This has given scientists fresh insight into the biological processes which affect the functions of the animal in question. This is the latest title in our successful series of genetics books. Reference book providing a comprehensive review of the current research in horse geneticsChapters written by international experts in the field Of worldwide relevanceTable of Contents1: Systematics and phylogeny of the horse, C P Groves, Australian National University, Australia and O A Ryder, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, USA 2: Genetic aspects of domestication, breeds and their origin, A T Bowling, University of California, USA, and A Ruvinsky, University of New England, Australia 3: Genetics of colour variation, A T Bowling, University of California, USA 4: Genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders, F W Nicholas, University of Sydney, Australia 5: Blood groups and biochemical polymorphisms, K Sandberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Sweden and E G Cothran, University of Kentucky, USA 6: The molecular genetics of the horse, M M Binns, J Swinburne and M Breen, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK 7: Immunogenetics of the horse, E Bailey et al., University of Kentucky, USA 8: Genetic aspects of disease in horses, E Collinder, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolihska Institute, Sweden and M Rasmuson, Institute of Genetics, Umeå University, Sweden 9: Cytogenetics and physical gene maps, B P Chowdhary and T Raudsepp, The Royal Veterinary and Agriculture University, Denmark 10: Linkage and comparative maps for the horse (Equus caballus), J M Murray and A T Bowling, University of California, USA 11: Genetics of behaviour, K A Houpt, Cornell University, USA and R Kusunose, Japan Racing Association, Japan 12: Reproduction and modern breeding technologies in the mare, W R Allen, TBA Equine Fertility Unit, Newmarket, UK and D F Antczak, Cornell University, USA 13: Developmental genetics, A Ruvinsky and F Stewart, T B A Equine Fertility Unit, Newmarket, UK 14: Genetic resources and their conservation, D P Sponenberg, Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, USA 15: Genetics of performance traits, A Ricard, Station de Génétique Quantitative et Appliquée, INRA, France, E Bruns, Institut für Tierzucht und Haustiergenetic, Universität Göttingen, Germany and EP Cunningham, Department of Genetics, Trinity College, Ireland 16: Genetics of conformation, locomotion and physiological traits, M T Saastamoinen, Institute of Animal Production, Finland and E Barrey, Station de Génétique Quantitative et Appliquée, INRA, France 17: Genetic improvement of the horse, T Arnason and L D Van Vleck, USDA-ARS, USA 18: Standardized genetic nomenclature for the horse, C H S Dolling, COGNOSAG, Australia
£153.18
Random House UK Emotional Healing For Horses Ponies
Book SynopsisOver the last few years there has been a revolution in the way we think about horses. At last we have clear ideas about how horses see the world, and about how they feel about themselves and the things we ask them to do.This book helps us to put these insights to work.Emotional Healing for Horses and Ponies brings together the skills of expert horsewoman and animal behaviourist Heather Simpson and those of leading Bach flower remedy experts Stefan Ball and Judy Howard. Together they describe how complementary medicine and simple changes in handling and housing routines can immeasurably improve the lives of our horses. Anybody who has been inspired by the tales of horse whisperers will find in this book practical steps that we can all take to give our horses happier and more joyful lives.
£14.39
Halsgrove Wild Stallion Whispering The RealLife Story of
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£14.24
