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Pub. Date
2019.
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Storey's Guide to Training Horses is a one-stop reference for every aspect of horse training, including a complete program for turning a shy and gangly foal into a calm, confident, well-balanced equine partner. Now with full-color photography, the third edition includes step-by-step guidance on all the essential training procedures for both English- and Western-style riding, including haltering and leading, saddling and mounting, and addresses the...
2) War horse
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distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter....
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Eleven-year-old Nell must spend spring break in the country with an aunt and cousins she has never met, but while there she meets a mysterious, wild girl with a strange connection to horses and an uncanny understanding of Nell.
4) War horse
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World War I has started and the military needs horses to move equipment, charge the enemy, and carry wounded soldiers off the battlefield. Joey, a farm horse is sold to the Army. Joey misses the farmer's son, Albert, and spends the war years wondering if the war will ever end and if he will ever see Albert again.
5) Horse
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"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
6) Horse
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Learn why horses flatten back their ears, how a blacksmith shoes a horse, how horses have been used in wartime, and how a horse's teeth show its age. Discover why a zebra has stripes, which wild asses are now extinct, what a Roman horseshoe looked like, the difference between an English and a Western saddle, what makes horses race, and much, much more. Includes a CD-ROM of clip art.
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"Covering every horsey topic children could possibly want to explore--from discovering the different horse and pony breeds, to understanding how different cultures live with horses, and finding out exactly how horse-lovers ride these magnificent animals--DK's Horses & Ponies is the first-stop for all equine knowledge"--
10) Horses & ponies
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
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Description
Presents facts about horses, examining their eating habits, breeds, anatomy, and care.
12) Draw 50 horses
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1984
Description
Step-by-step instructions for drawing different breeds of horses in a variety of poses.
13) Slow horses
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Slough House volume 1
Description
Intelligence agent River Cartwright, after being banished from high-profile work for incompetence, suspects a prominent British journalist with ties to an extremist party of being behind the kidnapping of a Muslim teenager.
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
Colonel Marlowe is in command of a motley assortment of 1200 Union volunteers whose task-- and apparent suicide mission-- is to infiltrate 300 miles of Southern territory and destroy the most strategic rail route in the Confederacy. Marlowe's life is complicated by his ferocious running feud with the company's surgeon, Major Kendall.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Browse through the catalog of gorgeous photographs and learn about the characteristics and origins of each breed, from Friesians to Thoroughbreds, and some of the most famous horses that left a mark on equine history. A fascinating introduction takes you through the evolution of the horse, horse disciplines like polo and show jumping, the animal's place in history, art, culture, and much more. With expert advice on horse health and care, including...
16) Horses & ponies
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Walter Foster Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
With this simple-to-follow book, you can re-create an impressive array of elegant horse and pony drawings. From a grazing Appaloosa and an Arabian portrait to a Standardbred Trotter in action, accomplished artist Patricia Getha guides you through a range of exciting breeds and positions. In addition to teaching basic graphite pencil techniques, she show how to enhance drawings with charcoal and watercolor washes. You'll also find in-depth information...
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BowTie Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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An easy-to-read primer for horse selection, care, and training ideal for readers of all ages, Your Happy Healthy Horse covers every topic a new or potential horse owner will need to become his or her horse's best friend. Author Lesley Ward, an accomplished horse trainer and the editor of Young Rider magazine, has provided an excellent starting point for beginners who are ready to purchase their first horse and take on the responsibility of husbandry...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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Present day Scotland. A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines for his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus, along with his sister and mother, live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troop's commander has an eye for mom, is suspicious about a mysterious handyman, Lewis, who is also a war...
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