The horse : a natural history
Busby, Debbie, 1960-2023
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A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the horse, from prehistory to the present. There are countless books about keeping and riding horses. The Horse is different: it looks not only at the natural history of the horse in the context of its use by humans, but also at its own, independent story, describing the way horses live, think, and behave both alongside people and on their own. Beautifully designed and illustrated, The Horse provides an engaging and accessible introduction to these beloved animals. Beginning with evolution and development, The Horse tells how horses came into being more than fifty million years ago and were first domesticated more than five thousand years ago, eventually spreading across the globe. Chapters on Anatomy & Biology and Society & Behavior explain equine anatomy and how it has affected the lives and social structure of horses, and outline current scientific thinking on their behavior as individual and herd animals, including information on communication between horses. A chapter on Horses & People provides a thorough overview of the horse's many important roles in human history and today, from pack animal to sporting champion. Finally, the book ends with an engrossing and visually stunning photographic gallery of some fifty popular breeds of horses and ponies with essential information about each.-- Source other than Library of Congress.Abstract: A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the horse, from prehistory to the present.
Main title:
The horse : a natural history / Debbie Busby and Catrin Rutland.
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Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2019.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (48 entries) : 301 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Simultaneously published in the United Kingdom: London : Ivy Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group."This book was conceived, designed, and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
Contents:
1. Evolution & development. Ancestors of the modern horse ; Related species & distant cousins ; Equus ferus ; Conquering the globe2. Anatomy & biology. The horse as a mammal ; The life cycle of the horse ; Breeding ; Crossbreeding & hybrids ; The mechanics of breeding ; Anatomy of a horse ; The skeleton & body ; The skull, teeth & jaw ; Eating & the digestive system ; Systems & senses ; How the hoof developed ; Coat & color ; Equine disease & illness ; The horse genome3. Society & behavior. Courtship & mating ; Parenting ; Foals & early life ; Social groups & behavior ; Eating & sleeping ; Horse--horse communication ; Vocalization ; Horse cognition ; The horse's memory ; The emotional horse ; How horses learn ; Wild versus domesticated horses4. Horses & people. Early relations ; The first herders ; Many uses: early horses ; Riding horses: the story of tack ; The history of training ; The war-horse ; The sporting horse ; Centers of breeding worldwide ; Horses for profit ; Ethology & ethics5. A directory of horse breeds. Historic breeds ; From historic to modern breeds.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781803162447 (electronic version)0691178771 (hardcover)9780691178776 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
636.1
LC class:
SF285
Language:
English
BRN:
677388
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