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  • The Ultimate Horse Enthusiast's Compendium: 41 Books

    A 41-Volume Treasury of Horsemanship, Veterinary Science, Racing, Cavalry, and Adventure

    by Will C. Barnes, Sewell Ford, Nat Gould, Rush Shippen Huidekoper, Charles B. Michener, Leonard Pearson, United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, W. H. Harbaugh, John E. Russell, François Boucher, A. E. Sir Shipley, John Hankins Wallace, H. Caulton Reeks, James Glass Bertram, E. Daumas, O. S. Pratt, Kenneth Austin, Francis Bond Sir Head, Moses James Nobbs, John Gilmer Speed, Theo. Stephenson Browne, Joshua A. Nunn, John J. Stutzman, P. R. Kincaid, Maurice Hartland Mahon, William Osmer, A. S. Alexander, J. Albert Frost, William J. Moore, Conrad Mitchell, Basil Tozer, Walter Sir Gilbey, Charles Hunt Marshall, Laura Lee Hope, James Otis, Harry Castlemon, William O. Stoddard, Marguerite Henry, David Grew, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Edith Carrington, Homer Greene, J. D. Koogle, Oskar Pfungst, George Wharton James ...
    The Ultimate Horse Enthusiast's Compendium: 41 Books surveys the horse as working partner, athletic subject, cultural symbol, and imaginative companion. Its unusually broad archive moves among manuals of breeding, veterinary care, conformation, and training; histories of cavalry and travel; sporting narratives; and juvenile adventures in which equine loyalty structures moral education. Scientific ... Read more

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  • A Dissertation on Horses

    Wherein it is demonstrated, by Matters of Fact, as well as from the Principles of Philosophy, that INNATE QUALITIES do not exist, and that the excellence of this Animal is altogether mechanical and not in the Blood.

    by William Osmer ...
    Osmer shows us, by what he argues against, the primitive state of horse-breeding in England where a superstitious belief in bloodline with no attention to conformation rules. This is difficult for the modern reader to even visualize, after the late 19th century development of conformation norms for all breeds of animal. Notable for a description of horse raising and use among the nomad Arabs, ... Read more

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  • A Dissertation on Horses

    Exploring the Majesty and History of Equine Culture

    by William Osmer ...
    In "A Dissertation on Horses," William Osmer meticulously examines the intricate relationship between humans and horses, delving into the historical, anatomical, and behavioral aspects of these magnificent creatures. The book is characterized by a scholarly yet accessible style, blending empirical research with vivid descriptive passages that illuminate the significant roles horses have played in ... Read more

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