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This stunningly illustrated book is just what young pony fanatics need to fuel their equestrian enthusiasm, be they budding riders or armchair pony lovers. The fun and inspiring text, combined with exquisite photographs, cover in detail all aspects of first pony facts, care and riding. My First Pony is a highly accessible book that will keep children entertained for hours. Top tips from professional riders give useful, practical advice straight from the horse's mouth, and contact websites encourage further reading. All in all, this comprehensive guide provides a solid foundation in the first principles of pony management and an exciting introduction to the world of riding.
Introduces readers to the basics of horse care and riding.
The Book of the Horse opens up the wonderful world of horses to a new generation of horse riders and owners. It explains the basics of learning to ride, helps the novice to choose the right clothing, details the joys (and warns against the pitfalls) of owning one's own horse and enumerates the wonderful variety of activities to be enjoyed in the company of this most obliging of four-legged friends. Whether you want to hack in the countryside, or try your hand over show jumps; perform a respectable dressage test, or face up to the rigours of endurance riding; fly round a cross-country course, or sample the quieter pleasures of the show ring, The Book of the Horse covers every aspect, from stable management and equine fitness to equipment and equine transportation. There is also a section featuring great places to ride, and a chapter on equestrian sporting excellence.
A comprehensive encyclopedia and identifier for over 90 major breeds and types; a detailed manual of horse care covering health, diet, and grooming; and a definitive step-by-step riding course from starting out to achieving excellence.
An exciting introduction to the world of riding for young horse and pony enthusiasts.
"Previously published as The ultimate encyclopedia of horse breeds & horse care"--T.p. verso.
Kai Draper begins his book with the assumption that individual rights exist and stand as moral obstacles to the pursuit of national no less than personal interests. That assumption might seem to demand a pacifist rejection of war, for any sustained war effort requires military operations that predictably kill many noncombatants as "collateral damage," and presumably at least most noncombatants have a right not to be killed. Yet Draper ends with the conclusion that sometimes recourse to war is justified. In making his argument, he relies on the insights of John Locke to develop and defend a framework of rights to serve as the foundation for a new just war theory. Notably missing from that fra...
Expert advice on breeds, all aspects of horse care, and step-by-step riding techniques, fully updated.
This book by Judith Langer—internationally known scholar in literacy learning—examines how people gain knowledge and become academically literate in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history. Based on extensive research, it offers a new framework for conceptualizing knowledge development (rather than information collection), and explores how one becomes literate in ways that mark "knowing" in a field. Langer identifies key principles for practice and demonstrates how the framework and the principles together can undergird highly successful instruction across the curriculum. With many examples from middle and high schools, this resource will help educators to plan and implement engaging, exciting, and academically successful programs.
An illustrated guide to owning, riding, and caring for a horse. Includes information on selection, feeding, grooming, training, first aid and more.