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History of the Horse Study Guide
A horse lover's dream, beginning in the 1700's with the Godolphin Arabian and continuing through the early 1900's, students will learn of the Lipizzaner stallions, wild mustangs, the American bred Morgan horse, the Chincoteague ponies and other breeds. The History of the Horse, a Literature Approach to Equine History utilizes the Marguerite Henry award-winning books, Walter Farley's Black Stallion and Anna Sewell's Black Beauty.
In addition several good movies are used.
The student will learn horse anatomy, identification of breeds, basic
sketching of horses, charting blood lines and bible memory verses regarding the horse.
History of the Horse
Hilary
Stevenson, Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books
Recently revised, the full-color History of the Horse Guide has added
comprehension and discussion questions, new student activities, website links,
and author bio's in an easy-to-use format.
The following books are still used for the History of the Horse study and purchased separately or borrowed from the library:
Black Beauty Usually available at your library, there are many versions of this book.
The White Stallion of Lipizza--This is out of print, but you may be able to find it used or at your
local library.
One year study for ages 8 to 12. |
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Books Necessary for the History of the Horse through Literature Study Guide
By Marguerite Henry
King of the Wind is the story of the Godolphin Arabian. |
ISBN-13:
9781416927860 |
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By Marguerite Henry
The story of the horse who became the father of the world-famous breed of American horses--the Morgan. |
ISBN-13:
9781416927853 |
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By Marguerite Henry
Beloved story of the phantom horse on Assateague Island and the children who capture her. |
ISBN-13:
9781416927839 |
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By Marguerite Henry
Brighty has many adventures in the Grand Canyon. He is a burro, not a horse. |
ISBN-13:
9780689714856 |
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By Marguerite Henry
This is the true story of Wild Horse Annie's crusade to save the mustangs from greedy cattlemen who started to round them up for slaughter. |
ISBN-13:
9780689716010 |
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By Walter Farley
In The Black Stallion, Alec Ramsey survives a dreadful shipwreck and finds himself trapped on a desert island with a black stallion. |
ISBN-13:
9780679813439 |
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By Marguerite Henry
Learn about your favorite horses from Arabians to Clydesdales in the Album of Horses. Lavishly illustrated by Wesley Dennis and described in vivid detail by Marguerite Henry, you will read about over 26 different types of horses. |
ISBN-13:
9780689717093 |
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By Elwyn Hartley Edwards
"Packed with 250 vivid full-color photographs of more than 100 horse breeds. The authoritative and systematic photographic approach, with words never separated from pictures, marks a new generation of field guides."
It's a fun book if you have a horse fan in your family. Used with Beautiful Feet's History of the Horse Study Guide. |
ISBN-13:
9780789489821 |
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By Lee J. Ames
"Shows aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following the step-by-step method in this book."
In Draw 50 Horses, instructions show how to draw Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Shetland Ponies, Performing Lippizaners, Pintos, as well as various stages of a horse in motion (galloping, trotting, cantering, jumping.) |
ISBN-13:
9780385176422 |
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The Horses of the World Card Gamefeatures full-color illustrations with a different picture on every card. |
ISBN-13:
9780880794299 |
Price $6.00
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