Horses of the world
By: Élise Rousseau ; illustrated by Yann Le Bris ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan
Contributors: Le Bris, Yann, illustrator; Fagan, Teresa Lavender, translator
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780691167206
Subjects: Horses; Horse breeds; Identification; Encyclopedias
Work titles: Tous les chevaux du monde
Description: Horses of the World is a comprehensive, large-format overview of 570 breeds of domestic and extant wild horses, including hybrids between the two and between domestic breeds and other equids, such as zebras. This beautifully illustrated and detailed guide covers the origins of modern horses, anatomy and physiology, variation in breeds, and modern equestrian practices. The treatment of breeds is organized by country within broader geographical regions--from Eurasia through Australasia and to the Americas. Each account provides measurements (weight and height), distribution, origins and history, character and attributes, uses, and current status. Every breed is accompanied by superb color drawings--600 in total--and color photographs can be found throughout the book.--AMAZON.
Notes: Title of the original edition (translation of): Tous les chevaux du monde : près de 570 races et types décrits et illustrés (Paris : Delachaux et Niestlé, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 528-529) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Horses of the world ; How to identify a breed of horse ; Identity card ; The domestication of the horse and the main equestrian disciplines ; How to use this book; title: Other equines of the world. Extinct horses ; Wild horses ; Hybrids; title: Horses of Northern Europe. Iceland ; United Kingdom ; Ireland ; Norway ; Denmark ; Sweden ; Finland; title: Horses of Southern Europe. Portugal ; Spain ; Italy ; Slovenia ; Croatia ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Serbia ; Albania ; Greece; title: Horses of Western Europe. France ; Belgium ; Luxembourg ; Netherlands ; Germany ; Switzerland ; Austria; title: Horses of Eastern Europe and Russia. Estonia ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Poland ; Belarus ; Czech Republic ; Slovakia ; Hungary ; Romania ; Bulgaria ; Moldava ; Ukraine ; Georgia ; Russia; title: Horses of the Middle East. Turkey ; Syria ; Israel ; Saudi Arabia ; Azerbaijan ; Iran; title: Horses of Central Asia. Turkmenistan ; Uzbekistan ; Kyrgyzstan ; Tajikistan ; Afghanistan ; Kazakhstan ; Mongolia; title: Horses of the Indian subcontinent. Pakistan ; India ; Sri Lanka ; Nepal ; Bhutan ; Bangladesh; title: Horses of the Far East and Southeast Asia. China ; Myanmar ; Thailand ; Laos ; Vietnam ; Cambodia ; South Korea ; Japan ; Philippines ; Malaysia ; Indonesia; title: Horses of North Africa. Morocco, Algeria ; Tunisia ; Egypt; title: Horses of West Africa. Senegal ; Niger ; Togo and Benin ; Nigeria ; Cameroon; title: Horses of East Africa. Sudan ; Ethiopia ; Somalia; title: Horses of Southern Africa. Namibia ; South Africa ; Lesotho; title: Horses of North America. Canada ; Saint Pierre and Miquelon ; United States; title: Horses of Central America and the Caribbean. Bahamas ; Cuba ; Puerto Rico ; Mexico [i.e. North America] ; Costa Rica; title: Horses of South America. Colombia ; Venezuela ; Brazil ; Peru ; Bolivia ; Chile ; Argentina; title: Horses of Oceania. Australia ; New Zealand ; Solomon Islands ; Tonga ; French Polynesia; title: Conclusion.