Simon and Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies of the World

by Maurizio Bongianni

Book Overview

Practical, concise, and comprehensive, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies is an ideal guide to the vast international variety of horse and pony breeds. Background information on everything from coats and head markings to breaking and rearing provides an introduction to this encyclopedic reference of major breeds. Each entry for the more than 170 breeds covered includes details of the breed's history, its place of origin and current geographical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671660675
• ISBN13: 9780671660673
• Release Date: May 1988
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.9" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

A WONDERFUL Book for Youth & Adults

I am 37 years old and this is probably my favorite book. I show Breyer model horses and so I am always looking for good breed assignments outside of the Breed assigned by the Breyer company. It is colorful, full of useful facts (color , origin etc) as well as having common and extremely rare breeds as well.All & all a wonderful book ~~ Renee

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies of the World

Re: Hardback version. It is really a shame that the hardback version is out of print. This is an outstanding reference guide for anyone whose life has anything to do with horses. It is a handy size (small) accurate photos, very detailed informaton on all breeds from many areas of the world. A terrific resource for all. I own it and wanted to give copies of the hardback edition to others for gifts.

Best handy guide for horse Identification

if you need a consise guide to horses, this is the book to buy, great colour pictures, and a though list of all conformation points of well known and rare breeds. use as a guide for easy distinction or research

Best horse breed dictionary that I have seen!

I have been riding horses for fourteen years and this book is the best guide to breeds that I have found yet. The pictures are of quality horses and the breed descriptions are informative and enlightening. It is a must for every horse lover.