International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds

Informationen zum Autor Bonnie L. Hendricks, who bred and raised quarter horses, Appaloosas, and Spanish Barb Mustangs for many years, organized the American Buckskin Horse Registry and the International Buckskin Horse Registry. She spent more than forty years studying horse breeds of the world. Klappentext A standard reference on horse breeds-illustrated and updatedCelebrating 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 illustrations, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference. Zusammenfassung A standard reference on horse breeds! illustrated and updated

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie L Hendricks, Bonnie L. Hendricks, Bonnie L./ Dent Hendricks
• Publisher: University Of Oklahoma Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2007
• EAN: 9780806138848
• ISBN: 978-0-8061-3884-8
• No. of pages: 486
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Horses, riding; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias