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Horses

Roger Pocock and James Cossar Ewart

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The horse carried civilizations on its back before it ever carried a saddle. Roger Pocock traces its story from wild origins and the rise of breeds to its taming and its long role in human history. Sweeping and readable natural history of humanity's most important animal partner. For anyone who loves horses and wants their whole story. Follow the horse from the wild herd to the stable.

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Inside this book

13 chapters

  1. 1HORSES
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3INTRODUCTION.
  4. 4CHAPTER I. THE ORIGIN OF THE HORSE.
  5. 5CHAPTER II. THE ORIGIN OF HORSE VARIETIES.
  6. 6CHAPTER III. HABITS OF OUTDOOR HORSES.
  7. 7CHAPTER IV. THE CONQUEST OF THE HORSE.
  8. 8CHAPTER V. THE HORSE IN HISTORY.
  9. 9CHAPTER VI. HORSEMANSHIP.
  10. 10CHAPTER VII. THE PLEASURE HORSE.
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII. THE SOLDIER HORSE.
  12. 12CONCLUSION.
  13. 13INDEX.
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