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Highlights
- Horses came to America from Spain, England, the Low Countries, and Arabia.
- 8-12 Years
- 7.98" x 5.32" Paperback
- 185 Pages
- Pets, Horses
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About the Book
Based on extensive and careful research, this book tells the stories of the origins of the Morgan, the Standardbred, the American Saddle Horse, and the Tennessee Walking Horse, their progenitors, and the breeders and fanciers who recognized their special qualities.Book Synopsis
Horses came to America from Spain, England, the Low Countries, and Arabia. Here they interbred and flourished as never before. "Out of the melting pot have come four entirely new breeds that rank among the finest horses of the world. Three of them originated through the painstaking and intelligent efforts of American horsemen, one through a freak of nature." That "freak" was a little bay stallion born when George Washington was president. This chunky, short-legged horse proved to be not only hardy and gentle but also able to outpull and outrun any other horse in New England or New York. Plagued by his owners' bad luck, the horse spent most of his twenty-eight years hauling freight but sired many offspring who also showed the strength, endurance, speed, heart, and peculiar conformation of the original Morgan horse. Based on extensive and careful 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, Hamiltonian, Black Hawk, Dutchman, Lady Suffolk, Cockspur, Denmark, Tom Hal, Copperbottom, and Roan Allen--and the breeders and fanciers who recognized their special qualities.Review Quotes
"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
About the Author
Ralph Moody (1898-1982) was a working cowboy from the age of ten, a trick rodeo rider, and a student of good horseflesh. He is the author of Come on Seabiscuit! as well as the Little Britches series about a boy's life on a Colorado ranch, all available in Bison Books editions.Dimensions (Overall): 7.98 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x .41 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 185
Genre: Pets
Sub-Genre: Horses
Publisher: Bison Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Ralph Moody
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2004
TCIN: 88976575
UPC: 9780803283015
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-9610
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.41 inches length x 5.32 inches width x 7.98 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.45 pounds
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