{"product_id":"international-encyclopedia-of-horse-breeds-9780806138848","title":"International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA standard reference on horse breeds--illustrated and updated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Celebrating the animal that has been a stalwart servant to humankind for countless generations, Bonnie Hendricks's \u003ci\u003eInternational Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With its breadth and depth of coverage, as well as 530 black-and-white, the encyclopedia continues to be a standard international reference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHendricks, Bonnie L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonnie L. Hendricks, \u003c\/b\u003e who bred and raised quarter horses, Appaloosas, and Spanish Barb Mustangs for many years, organized the American Buckskin Horse Registry and the International Buckskin Horse Registry. She spent more than forty years studying horse breeds of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDent, Anthony A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony A. Dent\u003c\/strong\u003e, a leading authority on horses and their history, breeds Arab and Anglo-Arab horses. He is the author or translator of several books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Horse through Fifty Centuries of Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e (author) and \u003cem\u003eThey Rode into Europe: The Fruitful Exchange in the Arts of Horsemanship between East and West\u003c\/em\u003e (translator)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503880147218,"sku":"9780806138848","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54ac4705-0dee-4309-9414-08bd2e986110.jpg?v=1730802020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/international-encyclopedia-of-horse-breeds-9780806138848","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}