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“Highland Ponies” is a detailed guide to the different varieties of ponies found in the Highlands of Scotland, along with interesting anecdotes and observations by the author. For each type of pony treated there is a photograph and description, including information relating to history, breeding, and more. Contents include: “Island Ponies”, “The Ponies of Skye”, “The Ponies of Uist”, “The Ponies of Barra”, “The Ponies of Rhum”, “The Ponies of Mull”, “The Ponies of Arran”, “The Ponies of Lewis and Harris”, “The Ponies of Tiree”, “The Ponies of Islay”, “Shetland Ponies”, “Mainland Ponies”, “The Atholl Ponies”, “The Applecross Stud”, “Clenartney Forest Stud”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on horse breeding and anatomy.
This book gives an introduction to the tough and sturdy ponies native to Scotland's highlands. The title covers the horse's usual height and other characteristics, common colors, personality traits, and a brief history. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
An introduction to the origin, characteristics, and care of Highland ponies.
Highland ponies and cattle are famous the world over. Ben Coutts describes the show-grounds, stud farms and sale-rings of the Highlands, and the larger-than-life characters associated with the breeds.
In the 1950s - as tractors displaced the use of Highland ponies on our farms - the breed found a new purpose in pony trekking. In this book Heidi Sands captures the essence of Highland ponies, depicting the breed in their natural environment.
An introduction to the origin, characteristics, and care of Highland ponies.
Adam and his Shetland pony Haki have been inseparable. Haki is clever and brave and Adam soon trains him to do things other Shetland ponies can't -- to act, to dance and to follow the sound of Adam's bagpipes. But Adam must move off the island to find work and selling Haki is the only way he can leave. Then the pair performs at the Highland Show and a ringmaster is so impressed by the talented pony that he lets Haki, and Adam, join his travelling circus. Haki -- with Sondra the friendly elephant -- become stars of the big tent but some of the circus folk are jealous of their success. Can Adam protect his friend? This classic children's novel from much-loved author Kathleen Fidler takes the reader on an entertaining journey -- from a small Scottish crofting community to the bright lights of the circus. Fidler's authentic and charming depiction of life on Shetland remain, to this day, an unrivalled portrait of Scotland’s islands.
A standard reference on horse breeds, illustrated and updated Celebrating the animal that has been a stalwart servant to humankind for countless generations, Bonnie Hendricks’s International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds is the most thorough compilation of horse breeds ever attempted. The nearly four hundred entries, arranged alphabetically, include foundation breeds now extinct as well as extant breeds from across the globe. Each entry details the breed’s origin and background, size, appearance, chief use, and status (rare versus common). A list of breed associations and government departments that supplied data and photographs for the encyclopedia has been fully updated for this edition. With its breadth and depth of coverage, as well as 530 black-and-white and 32 color illustrations, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference.