Author: Keith Chivers
Publisher: J.A. Allen
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
The Shire Horse
Author: Keith Chivers
Publisher: J.A. Allen
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Publisher: J.A. Allen
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Shire Horse Stud Book
Author: Shire Horse Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The Shire Horse in Peace and War
Author: J. Albert Frost
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This work contains a detailed description of Shire horse, a breed of draught horse, that originated in England from The Old English War Horse. Strong enough to carry the weight of a knight in full armor, these horses became famous as the tallest and the most robust of all the horse breeds. Written in a friendly style by J. Albert Frost, the work was directed at the farmers. He chose a lucid manner to write as he knew farmers like himself appreciated simple language. The author wrote it as a kind of concise record of all that the Shire breeders and exhibitors had accomplished with their animals till then. This book was published in 1915, just six months into the First World War. Thus, one can also read about Frost's expectations from the future where he hopes that the horses can stop moving guns and return to their farm labor or to carrying cargo wagons in the cities or to whatever job they had before the war.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
This work contains a detailed description of Shire horse, a breed of draught horse, that originated in England from The Old English War Horse. Strong enough to carry the weight of a knight in full armor, these horses became famous as the tallest and the most robust of all the horse breeds. Written in a friendly style by J. Albert Frost, the work was directed at the farmers. He chose a lucid manner to write as he knew farmers like himself appreciated simple language. The author wrote it as a kind of concise record of all that the Shire breeders and exhibitors had accomplished with their animals till then. This book was published in 1915, just six months into the First World War. Thus, one can also read about Frost's expectations from the future where he hopes that the horses can stop moving guns and return to their farm labor or to carrying cargo wagons in the cities or to whatever job they had before the war.
The Book of Draft Horses
Author: Donna Campbell Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781493022472
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A celebration of Clydesdales, Percherons, Belgians and other heavy horse breeds.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781493022472
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A celebration of Clydesdales, Percherons, Belgians and other heavy horse breeds.
Horses in Society
Author: Margaret E. Derry
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487511140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse. Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the animals in the marketplace incorporated a intriguing cross section of influences, including Mendelism, eugenics, and Darwinism. Derry elucidates the increasingly complex horse world by looking at the international trade in army horses, the regulations put in place by different countries to enforce better horse breeding, and general aspects of the dynamics of the horse market. Because it is a story of how certain groups attempted to control the market for horses, by protecting their breeding activities or 'patenting' their work, Horses in Society provides valuable background information to the rapidly developing present-day problem of biological ownership. Derry's fascinating study is also a story of the evolution of animal medicine and humanitarian movements, and of international relations, particularly between Canada and the United States.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487511140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse. Horses in Society is the story of horse production in the United States, Britain, and Canada at the height of the species' usefulness, the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century. Margaret E. Derry shows how horse breeding practices used during this period to heighten the value of the animals in the marketplace incorporated a intriguing cross section of influences, including Mendelism, eugenics, and Darwinism. Derry elucidates the increasingly complex horse world by looking at the international trade in army horses, the regulations put in place by different countries to enforce better horse breeding, and general aspects of the dynamics of the horse market. Because it is a story of how certain groups attempted to control the market for horses, by protecting their breeding activities or 'patenting' their work, Horses in Society provides valuable background information to the rapidly developing present-day problem of biological ownership. Derry's fascinating study is also a story of the evolution of animal medicine and humanitarian movements, and of international relations, particularly between Canada and the United States.
The Old English War-horse
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Horses
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Discovering Horse Brasses
Author: John Vince
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747804802
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Horse brasses are flat, generally round, ornaments for decorating the harness of draught horses. First devised as charms to keep the animal safe, brasses later became purely decorative. This book traces the history of horse brasses, from the plain, simple early examples through to the more advanced brasses that were developed as our knowledge of brass casting improved. Packed with over 200 photographs of different horse brasses, this classic title is an ideal collector's introduction, and a section on the care, cleaning and renovation of horse brasses makes this essential reading for new collectors.
Publisher: Shire Publications
ISBN: 9780747804802
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Horse brasses are flat, generally round, ornaments for decorating the harness of draught horses. First devised as charms to keep the animal safe, brasses later became purely decorative. This book traces the history of horse brasses, from the plain, simple early examples through to the more advanced brasses that were developed as our knowledge of brass casting improved. Packed with over 200 photographs of different horse brasses, this classic title is an ideal collector's introduction, and a section on the care, cleaning and renovation of horse brasses makes this essential reading for new collectors.
International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds
Author: Bonnie L. Hendricks
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806138848
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
A standard reference on horse breeds, illustrated and updated Celebrating the animal that has been a stalwart servant to humankind for countless generations, Bonnie Hendricks’s International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds is the most thorough compilation of horse breeds ever attempted. The nearly four hundred entries, arranged alphabetically, include foundation breeds now extinct as well as extant breeds from across the globe. Each entry details the breed’s origin and background, size, appearance, chief use, and status (rare versus common). A list of breed associations and government departments that supplied data and photographs for the encyclopedia has been fully updated for this edition. With its breadth and depth of coverage, as well as 530 black-and-white and 32 color illustrations, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806138848
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
A standard reference on horse breeds, illustrated and updated Celebrating the animal that has been a stalwart servant to humankind for countless generations, Bonnie Hendricks’s International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds is the most thorough compilation of horse breeds ever attempted. The nearly four hundred entries, arranged alphabetically, include foundation breeds now extinct as well as extant breeds from across the globe. Each entry details the breed’s origin and background, size, appearance, chief use, and status (rare versus common). A list of breed associations and government departments that supplied data and photographs for the encyclopedia has been fully updated for this edition. With its breadth and depth of coverage, as well as 530 black-and-white and 32 color illustrations, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference.
Horses & Ponies
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744047242
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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. With the help of this photographic guide, any horse-lover can become a genius in identifying the many different horse and pony breeds. They will find out about all the useful ways horses are a part of our lives across different cultures, from transportation to sports to ceremonies, and even their role in police work. This book will answer all those questions that may be burning in the minds of horse-mad kids, including: What's the difference between horses and ponies? Along the way, young readers will learn how to take care of their equine friends.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744047242
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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. With the help of this photographic guide, any horse-lover can become a genius in identifying the many different horse and pony breeds. They will find out about all the useful ways horses are a part of our lives across different cultures, from transportation to sports to ceremonies, and even their role in police work. This book will answer all those questions that may be burning in the minds of horse-mad kids, including: What's the difference between horses and ponies? Along the way, young readers will learn how to take care of their equine friends.
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, 2 Volume Pack
Author: Valerie Porter
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845934660
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1109
Book Description
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding describes breeds of livestock worldwide as well as a range of breed-related subjects such as husbandry, health and behaviour. This definitive and prestigious reference work presents easily accessible information on domestication (including wild ancestors and related species), genetics and breeding, livestock produce and markets, as well as breed conservation and the cultural and social aspects of livestock farming. Written by renowned livestock authorities, these volumes draw on the authors' lifelong interest and involvement in livestock breeds of the world, presenting a unique, comprehensive and fully cross-referenced guide to cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, sheep, asses, goats, camelids, yak and other domesticants.
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845934660
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1109
Book Description
Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding describes breeds of livestock worldwide as well as a range of breed-related subjects such as husbandry, health and behaviour. This definitive and prestigious reference work presents easily accessible information on domestication (including wild ancestors and related species), genetics and breeding, livestock produce and markets, as well as breed conservation and the cultural and social aspects of livestock farming. Written by renowned livestock authorities, these volumes draw on the authors' lifelong interest and involvement in livestock breeds of the world, presenting a unique, comprehensive and fully cross-referenced guide to cattle, buffalo, horses, pigs, sheep, asses, goats, camelids, yak and other domesticants.