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| Introducing the horse | |
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| Natural world of horses | |
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| Life cycle of the horse | |
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| Domestication of the horse | |
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| Types of horses | |
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| Points of a horse | |
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| Colors | |
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| Markings | |
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| What is a breed? | |
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| Hotblood horses | |
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| Arabian | |
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| Thoroughbred | |
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| Anglo-Arab, Barb, Akhal-Teke | |
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| Coldblood horses | |
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| Ardennais, Boulonnais | |
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| Percheron, Suffolk | |
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| Shire, Clydesdale | |
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| Belgian Draft, Noriker, Friesian, Dutch Draught | |
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| Warmblood horses | |
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| Swedish Warmblood, Selle Francais | |
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| Competition breeds | |
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| Oldenburg, Gelderlander, French Trotter, Camargue | |
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| Przewalski's Horse, Tarpan | |
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| Irish Draught, Hackney Horse, Cleveland Bay | |
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| Andalusian, Lusitano, Lipizzaner | |
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| Morgan, Criollo, Quarter Horse | |
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| Pinto, Palomino, Appaloosa | |
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| Tennessee Walking Horse, American Saddlebred, Missouri Foxtrotter, Standardbred | |
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| Mustang, Waler | |
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| Pony breeds | |
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| Dartmoor, Exmoor, Connemara, New Forest | |
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| Welsh Sections A, B, C, and D | |
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| Fell, Dales, Highland | |
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| Fjord, Icelandic, Haflinger | |
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| New breeds of the U.S. | |
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| Caspian, Chincoteague and Assateague, Basuto, Boer | |
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| Australian, Falabella, Shetland, Hackney Pony | |
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| Keeping a pony | |
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| Providing company | |
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| What a pony needs | |
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| Ways to keep a pony | |
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| Where to keep a pony | |
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| A barn of your own | |
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| Stable management | |
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| Choosing a pasture | |
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| Caring for a pasture | |
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| Turning out and catching | |
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| Feeding a pony | |
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| The rules of feeding | |
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| Different kinds of feed | |
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| A diet for your pony | |
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| Grooming a pony | |
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| Grooming equipment | |
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| Grooming routines | |
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| Hoof and foot care | |
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| Washing a pony | |
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| Clipping a pony | |
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| Choosing a blanket | |
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| Other care routines | |
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| Care after exercise | |
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| Shoeing a pony | |
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| Traveling safely | |
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| Summer and winter care | |
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| Health care | |
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| Signs of good health | |
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| Health routines | |
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| First aid | |
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| Common ailments | |
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| Caring for a sick pony | |
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| Before you start | |
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| Why take riding lessons? | |
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| Where to take riding lessons | |
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| Clothes to wear for riding | |
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| Types of ponies | |
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| A pony's tack | |
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| Saddles and girths | |
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| Bridles and bits | |
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| Western tack | |
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| Fitting and caring for tack | |
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| Saddling up | |
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| Putting on a bridle | |
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| First lessons | |
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| Meeting your pony | |
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| Getting to know a pony | |
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| Mounting | |
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| Dismounting | |
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| How to sit in the saddle | |
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| The aids | |
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| On the lunge or lead line | |
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| On your own | |
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| Turning left and right | |
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| Learning to trot | |
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| Cantering | |
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| Riding at top speed | |
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| Western riding | |
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| In the arena | |
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| Riding in a group | |
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| Exercises in the arena | |
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| Without stirrups and reins | |
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| Exercises in the saddle | |
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| Looking forward | |
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| Road safety | |
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| Trail riding | |
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| Your first jumping lessons | |
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| Jumping higher | |
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| Simple dressage | |
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| Advanced riding | |
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| Taking part in events | |
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| Getting ready for a show | |
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| Going to a show | |
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| Fun and games | |
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| Show jumping classes | |
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| Showing and dressage tests | |
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| Cross-country | |
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| Training and driving | |
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| Breaking in a horse | |
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| How to drive a horse | |
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| Harnesses and vehicles | |
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| Specially trained horses | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |
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| Web sites and acknowledgments | |