From the Pryor Mountain Mustang to the Tennessee Walking Horse, North America is home to an amazing variety of horses. In this lavish, photograph-filled guide, Judith Dutson provides 96 in-depth profiles that include each breed's history, special uses, conformation standards, and more. You'll learn about homegrown favorites like the Morgan, Appaloosa, and Quarter Horse, as well as exotic imports like the Mangalarga Marchador and the Selle Français. Take a continental horse tour without ever leaving your home. Judith Dutson owns and operates Horsefeather Farm, a care facility for horses recovering from surgery or illness, in Plain City, Ohio. She is also a research assistant in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department at Ohio State University. Dutson holds a master's degree in behavior genetics from the University of Connecticut. She is the author of Horse Breeds of North America and Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America. Acknowledgments Preface Part I: An Introduction to Breeds Chapter 1: About Breeds and Species Wild and Feral Horses Establishing Breeds What Is a North American Breed? Chapter 2: How Horses Arrived in North America Spanish Horses The English Invasion Draft Horses Southern Horses The Noble Mule Chapter 3: Conformation What Is Sound Conformation? Conformation within Breeds Spanish and Modern Traits Part II: Light Horses Abaco Barb Akhal-Teke American Curly Horse American Indian Horse American Paint Horse American Quarter Horse American Saddlebred Andalusian and Lusitano Appaloosa Arabian Azteca Canadian Horse Canadian Sport Horse Caspian Cerbat Cleveland Bay Colorado Rangerbred Dutch Warmblood Florida Cracker Friesian Galiceno Gypsy Vanner Hackney Horse Haflinger Hanoverian Holsteiner Hungarian Horse Icelandic Horse Irish Draught Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Kiger Mustang Lipizzan Mangalarga Marchador Marwari McCurdy Plantation Horse Miniature Horse Missouri Fox Trotter Morab Morgan Moyle Mustang National Show Horse Nokota Norwegian Fjord Oldenburg Paso Fino Peruvian Paso Pryor Mountain Mustang Racking Horse Rocky Mountain Horse Sable Island Horse Selle Francais Shagya Arabian Single-footing Horse Spanish Barb Spanish Colonial/Spanish Mustang Spanish Jennet Standardbred Sulphur Horse Tennessee Walking Horse Thoroughbred Tiger Horse Trakehner Westfalen/Westphalian Wilbur-Cruce Mission Horse Part III: Color "Breeds" Buckskin Palomino Pinto Part IV: Ponies American Quarter Pony American Walking Pony Chincoteague Pony Connemara Pony Dales Pony Dartmoor Pony Exmoor Pony Fell Pony Gotland Pony Hackney Pony Kerry Bog Pony Lac La Croix Indian Pony Newfoundland Pony Pony of the Americas Shackleford Banker Pony Shetland Pony Welara Pony Welsh Ponies and Cobs Part V: Heavy Horses, Donkeys, and Mules American Cream Draft Belgian Brabant Clydesdale North American Spotted Draft Horse Percheron Shire Suffolk Punch Donkeys Mule and Hinnies Appendix Timeline of Equine History About Brands Color Genetics Glossary Breed Associations Bibliography Photo Credits Index It is impossible to imagine the history of North America without the horse. For more than 500 years, horses have served as workers and warhorses, as companions and partners. In this first-ever comprehensive tribute, equestrian author and expert Judith Dutson captures the spirit of these noble animals and provides a wealth of information about each breed's particular history, special uses, conformation standards, and much more

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