Age : 6-8 years old Reading Level : 1st Grade - 3rd Grade Discover the funny and thrilling adventures of a little girl and her pony ! Blondie is a beautiful pony but she is unruly. She has tantrums, she jumps over the wooden fence and smashes mum's flowers and scare my grandpa's chickens. This story of a unique relationship of 2 inseparable friends is a great for beginning readers. EXCERPT It's a summer day and my grandfather is coming back home...

The Miniature Mediterranean Donkey, also known as the Miniature Donkey or simply the mini, hails originally from the Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily. They are not just very small donkeys but an entirely separate species. They are the smallest of the equines and increasingly popular as pets. This book will introduce you to these little donkeys by discussing their appearance and biology, typical behavior, reproduction, their feeding needs, socialization...

Diseases of Horses - The Respiratory Organs and the Alimentary Canal contains information on their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. It is intended to illustrate aspects of equine health and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical context. This book contains classic material, but the content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern...

This easy-to-understand guide shows how to overcome technical limitations and learn to see horses in a new light, fine-tuning observation skills, and discovering how to take best advantage of photo opportunities. Groves shows how to take portraits of people and horses together, and includes tips for taking cameras on the trail and adjusting shutter speed for such action events as jumping, reining, and barrel racing.

There are seven million horses in the United States! Early readers will learn all about horses and stallions in this appealing, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features vibrant photos, captivating facts, and simple, informative text. With a picture glossary and helpful definitions, readers will discover there is much to learn as they move from cover to cover.

Few equestrian sports are more exciting than barrel racing, in which horse and rider carve a lightning-fast cloverleaf pattern around three barrels, then gallop down to the finish line. Time is measured in hundredths of seconds, and winners receive substantial prize money and the admiration and respect of fellow competitors and spectators alike. As thrilling as barrel racing is to watch, doing it is even more fun, as thousands of people are discovering...

NZ Children & Teens Best Seller List. Suzy, Alexa and Lucy live and breathe horses. But unfortunately for Suzy her allergies mean she is forbidden to have a horse of her own. When the three girls attend the round-up of the wild horses at White Cloud Station, Suzy falls in love with a curly-coated horse that she desperately wants to buy. However, things don't go according to plan when he gets sold to another bidder. Just when it looks like Suzy will...

Foals introduces emergent readers to the world of a newborn foal while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Foals includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents,...

On Horsemanship by Xenophon. Translated by Henry Graham Dakyns On horsemanship deals with the selection, care and training of horses in general. Military training and the duties of the cavalry commander are dealt with in the Hipparchicus.Written in about 350 BC, the treatises of Xenophon were considered the earliest extant works on horsemanship in any literature.!

The journey of horse ownership is unlike any other. It can be rewarding, exciting, educational, and deeply heart-warming. It can also be frustrating, terrifying, disappointing, and heart-wrenching. It is emotional from all aspects.
The Stories of Grace and Finnigan takes us on this roller coaster of a ride as Grace purchases a new horse, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by the name of Finnigan. Finnigan

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