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1907. American Shetland Club. The American Shetland Club Stud Book: Vol. 7. LaFayette, IN, 1907. 372p + 1 photo. Ed. by Mortimer Levering. Fair hardcover (shaken). Priced accordingly. ** Shetland Pony registrations 5701 to 6985, with various lists and indexes. We have other early original volumes, usually in better condition;..... More
2001. Brown, Nancy Marie. A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole 2001. xi, 243p + 8p of photos. As new hardcover in very good d.j. ** The author "arrives in Iceland shaken by tragedy, uncertain of the language, lacking confidence in her..... More
1980. Cresswell, Cynthia. Ponies in the Forest. N.p.: Chequer Press [Author], n.d. [ca. 1980]. 112p, several photos. Good paperbound (front cover creased; light shelfwear); internally very good. ** "Miss Cynthia Cresswell's experience of the ups and downs of acquiring a riding school in the Forest of Dean from 1967-1979." Adventures..... More
1940. Cumming, Primrose. The Chestnut Filly. NY: M.S. Mill, n.d. [1940?]. 190p + 25 pls. by Stanley Lloyd. Good hardcover (covers spotted but internally very good and clean), in fair d.j. (torn, soiled). ** Boy trains a wild chestnut filly to be tractable enough to star in films, but there..... More
1985. Davies, Wynne. Welsh Ponies and Cobs. London: J.A. Allen 1985. 2nd ed. (1st pub. 1980). xi, 506p, many photos and other ills. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (top edge worn). ** One chapter on the breeds' history in Britain, followed by 29 chapters on dozens of influential stallions..... More
1988. Dent, Anthony, and Daphne Machin Goodall. A History of British Native Ponies: From the Bronze Age to the Present Day. London: J.A. Allen 1988 (1st pub. 1962). xii, 305p, many line ills. + 80 photos and old ills. on pls. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Excellent..... More
1982. Fisher, Rosamund. Falabella Miniature Horses. Thetford, England, n.d. [1982?]. 16p, many photos + 2 color photos on covers. Good paperbound (back cover scraped, with unimportant loss to photo there; pages lightly rippled). ** Souvenir booklet for Kilverstone Miniature Horse Stud. Includes miniature donkeys as well as the spotted Falabellas..... More
1991. Fraser, Andrew F. Founding Horses: The Working Horses and Their People in Canada's Past. St. John's, Newfoundland: Creative Publishers 1991. xvi, 182p, several photos. Very good paperbound. ** "An account of the breeds of work-horses, their backgrounds, their eras and their people in the cultivating and the making of..... 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
1986. Howlett, Lorna. Complete Book of Ponies. NY: Howell 1986. 285p, over 150 photos, 40 in color. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Authoritative worldwide survey of pony breeds, including many less familiar types--British, European, American, Australian, and New Zealand. With much on famous breeders and advice on..... More
1995. Leland, Toni M., ed. The Miniature Horse in Review: Vol. 1. Ashland, OR: Small Horse Press 1995. 134p, several photos and line ills. Good paperbound (reading wear). ** A collection of 20 articles by various specialists on the basics of mini ownership, health care, breeding, training, showing, etc. The..... More
1990. Lyne, Pat. Out of the Mist: A Further Study of the Connemara Pony throughout the world wherever he is bred and used. Leominster: Author 1990. "Limited Edition." 299, many b&w photos. Very good hardcover; no. d.j. (as issued?). ** Follow-up to Shrouded in Mist; chapters on the Connemara in..... More
1984. Lyne, Pat. Shrouded in Mist: A Study of the Connemara Pony from Its Earliest Days to 1963. Leominster: Orphans Press 1984. "Limited Edition." 248p, many photos. Good paperbound (cover shelfworn). ** Comprehensive history, based on scarce primary sources and records. More
1952. Norton, Olive. Bob-a-Job Pony. London: Heinemann 1961. 181p, several ills. by Clixby Watson. Good paperbound (shelfwear); ink address stamp on front endpaper, possibly that of a book agent. ** "Uncorrected proof copy (not for sale)" of this children's pony novel. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than..... More
2007. O'Dochartaigh, Niamh. Connemara Pony Handbook. Galway: Ardcru Books 2007. 88p, many photos, many in color. Very good paperbound. ** Comprehensive guide to the Connemara: its history, uses, how to choose and care for, photo album of many breed and performance champions, etc. Good guide for the first-time owner. Can..... More
1976. Russell, Valerie. New Forest Ponies. Newton Abbot: David & Charles 1976. 135p + 19 photos. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Still one of the few books on this native British pony breed. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate... More
1979. Ryder, Tom. The High Stepper: The Hackney Horse Yesterday and Today. London: J.A. Allen 1979. Revised ed. (1st pub. 1961). 222p, many photos and other ills. Very good hardcover in very good d.j. ** Classic history by the great historian of the breed; includes the Hackney pony. (Wells 6552..... More
1937. Seaby, Allen W. Sons of Skewbald or, Castor and Pollux. London: Black 1937. xv, 207p, 8 pls. and many small ills. by the author. Good hardcover (some cover wear, old glass-ring stains, skewed from reading. Lacks d.j. ** Children's story about two Exmoor ponies. In that recognizable chunky format..... More
1908. Shetland Farm, Bedford, MA. Thoroughbred Shetland Ponies Adapted to Children. N.d. [ca. 1908]. 22p, many photos. Very good paperbound (small stain on title page) rebound in contemporary hardcover, gilt-stamped "1908." ** Promotional brochure for this breeding farm owned by the Elliot family. Portraits of ponies and children, photos of..... More
1971. Smith, Vian. Horses in the Green Valley. Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1971. 149p, a few photos. Very good hardcover (endpapers browned) in good d.j. (soiled). ** Warm memoirs of a lifetime with Exmoor ponies, steeplechasers, and other horses in Devon; the author's last book before his early death. Can..... More
Welsh Pony & Cob Society. Ponies of Wales (Merlod Cymru). Aberystwyth, Wales, n.d. (1970s?). 8p, many photos. Good paperbound (covers scuffed). In English, French, and German. ** Promotional brochure introducing the Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A), the Welsh Pony, and the Part-Bred Register. Photos of lovely ideal ponies, though they..... More
1954. Welsh Pony and Cob Society. Welsh Stud Book: 12 assorted vols. Aberystwyth, 1954-1967. Variously paged and illustrated. Hardcover; overall very good (a couple of covers are rubbed, endpapers sometimes foxed). No d.j., as issued. ** Vols. 37 (1954-55), 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, and 50 (1967)..... More
Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America. Stud Book: Vols. 1 and 2, 1906-1910. Later facsimile reprint (1970s?). Two volumes in one: over 150p + several photos. Very good sturdy hardcover (covers lightly rubbed). No d.j., as issued. ** Contains registrations of stallions and mares, plus transfers, for 1906-1910. The..... More
1959. Welsh Pony Society of America. Stud Book: Vol. 7. Bryce, VA [1959]. 415p + a few photos. Good hardcover (covers lightly rubbed). No d.j., as issued. ** Contains stallions, mares, and geldings 4234-5477 and F.S.2 mares. (Not in Wells). More
Welsh Pony Society of America. Stud Book: Vols. 3 and 4, 1913-1955. First published in 1956; this seems to be a later reprint. Two volumes in one: over 300p + several photos. Very good hardcover; no d.j., as issued. Front endpaper lightly browned from glue. ** Contains nos. 574-1957 for..... More
