1990. Alderson, Lawerence, ed. Genetic Conservation of Domestic Livestock. CAB International for the Rare Breeds Survival Trust 1990. 242p, several photos and charts. Very good hardcover (spine faded); no d.j., as issued. ** 23 chapters by specialists on rare breed programs in many parts of the world, methodology of conservation..... More
1998. Bennett, Deb. Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship. Solvang, CA: Amigo 1998. viii, 422p, hundreds of photos and historical ills. Good hardcover in good d.j. (torn). A little skewed from poor storage; opening gatherings weak due to heavy binding but will hold. ** Based on a series of..... More
1914. Craig, John A. Judging Live Stock. Estate of the Author (printed Des Moines: Kenyon Co.), 1914. 23rd ed. (1st pub. 1901). 187p, many photos (printed in green) and line ills. Covers stained; some foxing. No d.j. (as issued?). ** Very popular manual for judging horses, cattle, sheep, and swine;..... More
1930. Crew, F.A.E., and A.D. Buchanan Smith. The Genetics of the Horse. Reprint from Bibliographia Genetica VI, 1930 (The Hague: Nijhoff). Pp. 123-170, a few line ills. and charts. Good paperbound (spine held on by tape; covers faded; covers and pages age browned). ** Scholarly overview of the history and..... More
Cunninghame Graham, R.B. The Horses of the Conquest. University of Oklahoma Press 1949. 1st U.S. ed. (1st pub. 1930). xvii, 145p, many ills. in 2 colors (+ 1 full-color plate) by J. Craig Sheppard. Ed. by Robert Moorman Denhardt. Very good hardcover in fair d.j. ** History of the Spanish..... More
1890. Day, William. The Horse: How to Breed and Rear Him. London: Bentley 1890. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1888). xxv, 453p, no ills. Good-plus hardcover (covers shelfworn; internally very good). ** On informed breeding, heredity, "real value of the Arab strain," mating, the stud farm, etc., and specific advice on..... More
1977. Dossenbach, Monique and Hans D. Great Stud-Farms of the World. NY: Morrow 1977. Pref. by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. 288p, 811 photos and other ills., 320 in color (photos by Hans Joachim Kohler). Very good hardcover in very good d.j. (light shelfwear). ** A lavish look at famous..... More
Frolich, G., and G. Schwarznecker. Lehrbuch der Pferdezucht. Berlin: Paul Parey 1926. 6th revised ed. of Schwarznecker's Pferdezucht (1st pub. 1894). vii, 682p, over 130 line ills. + 37 pls. (nice portraits of breeds by artists or after photos); some folding pedigree charts. Fair hardcover (covers soiled and rubbed, front..... More
1992. Hartley Edwards, Elwyn. Leading the Field: British Native Breeds of Horses and Ponies. London: Stanley Paul 1992. 179p, many color photos by Kit Houghton. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Small spot on front endpaper. ** Chapters on the nine breeds of indigenous ponies, followed by chapters on..... More
1995. Hendricks, Bonnie L. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press 1995. 512p, 562 photos, 3 in color. Fwd. by Anthony A. Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Describes in detail over 390 breeds, including rare and extinct strains and many little-known breeds around the..... More
Jankovich, Miklos. They Rode into Europe: The Fruitful Exchange in the Arts of Horsemanship between East and West. NY: Scribner 1971. 175p, over 120 photos and line ills., several in color. Trans. from German by Anthony Dent. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Wide-ranging history, with much on..... More
Kirsan, Kathleen H. Legacy of Lexington. Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing 2014. 517p, many pedigrees, photos, and old ills. New large paperbound. ** On the development of the American Thoroughbred through Lexington's descendants, and how to apply these bloodlines to breed a modern sport horse that will excel in all disciplines..... More
Kobozieff, N., and N.A. Pomriaskinsky-Kobozieff. Precis de Genetique Appliquee a la Medecine Veterinaire. Paris: Vigot Freres 1943. 216p + 30 photos and line ills. Very good hardcover (new full leather, without original wrapers). In French. ** Award-winning scientific study of genetics in poultry, cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, and small mammals..... More
1970. Lasley, John F. Genetic Principles in Horse Breeding. Columbia, MO [Author] 1970. 87p, several charts and line ills. Very good paperbound. Bookplate. ** The first edition of this clear guide for the everyday horseman. Covers chromosomes and genes, laws of probability, qualitative and quantitative inheritance, inbreeding, linebreeding and outbreeding..... More
1994. MacFadden, Bruce J. Fossil Horses: Systematics, Paleobiology, and Evolution of the Family Equidae. Cambridge University Press 1994 (1st pub. 1992). xii, 369p, over 170 photos, line ills., and charts. Very good paperbound. ** This scholarly study is "excellent...giving a clear description of the known and complicated facts....If evolution interests..... More
2002. Moehlman, Patricia D., ed. Equids: Zebras, Asses and Horses. IUCN (World Conservation Union) 2002. 190p, many line ills., charts, graphs, and some photos. Very good oversized paperbound (some shelf wear, short mended tear to front cover). ** Presents the Species Survival Commission / Equid Action Plan report on the..... More
1930. Plumb, Charles S. Registry Books on Farm Animals: A Comparative Study. Ohio State University Press 1930. PHOTOCOPY of chapter 3, "Stud Books of Breeds of Horses and Jacks," pp. 123-184. ** Informative history of individual stud books, with an emphasis on draft and coach horses. Chiefly U.S. and Canada;..... More
Reese, Herbert H. Horses of Today: Their History Breeds and Qualifications. Pasadena: Wood & Jones 1956. 144p, several photos and ills. by Gladys Brown Edwards. Very good hardcover in good d.j. ** The first edition of this introduction to conformation and care, followed by a survey of chiefly American light..... More
2009. Ryder, Tom. The Evolution of Many Modern Breeds of Light Horses. Lexington, KY: Carriage Association of America and Carriage Museum of America 2009. 136p, many photos and ills. from old sources, many in color. Fwd. by Ken Wheeling. New paperbound (light shelfwear). ** Tom Ryder's last book, about how..... More
Sponenberg, D. Phillip. Equine Color Genetics. Wiley-Blackwell 2009. 3rd rev. ed. (1st pub. 1996 as Horse Color). 277p, many line ills. and color photos. As new hardcover; no d.j., as issued. ** The definitive work on horse and donkey colors, their identification and genetic control. Considerably updated and enlarged, with..... More
Sponenberg, D. Phillip, and Bonnie V. Beaver. Horse Color. Texas A & M University Press 1983. 144p, many photos, many in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. Bookplate. ** The first edition of this excellent comprehensive study of coat color, written for the average horse owner or breeder..... More
1939. Stong, Phil. Horses and Americans. NY: Stokes 1939. xx, 333p + 104 ills., 1 in color. Author's Autograph Edition: 1 of 500 numbered copies of the deluxe edition, printed on rag paper, signed by Stong. Fine hardcover in worn soiled slipcase; no d.j., as issued. ** This lively history..... More
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Horses, Mules, and Motor Vehicles: Year Ended March 31, 1924. Washington, DC: GPO 1925 (USDA Statistical Bulletin 5). 94p, no ills. Good paperbound (covers chipped, browned). From the library of Hackney horseman/judge Gurney C. Gue, as stamped on front cover. ** A wealth of information about..... More
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Vaux [Charles], Baron de. A Cheval: Etude des races francaises et etrangeres.... Paris: J. Rothschild, n.d. 4th ed. [1895]. 296p, ca. 40 line ills. + 40 chromolithographs of various breeds. Good paperbound (original covers). Worn, but binding sturdy. The color plates are more or less foxed, usually in the margins..... More
