- Hardcover: 185 pages
- Publisher: UNP - Nebraska (Sep 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0803232489
- ISBN-13: 978-0803232488
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,421,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“While this is a book intended for the young reader, the horse-loving adult shouldn’t pass this up. It’s a classic, even though it goes all over the map horse-wise.”—American Quarter Horse Journal
(American Quarter Horse Journal )
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Horses came to America from Spain, England, the Low Countries, and Arabia. Here they interbred and flourished as never before. "Out of the melting pot have come four entirely new breeds that rank among the finest horses of the world. Three of them originated through the painstaking and intelligent efforts of American horsemen, one through a freak of nature."
That "freak" was a little bay stallion born when George Washington was president. This chunky, short-legged horse proved to be not only hardy and gentle but also able to outpull and outrun any other horse in New England or New York. Plagued by his owners’ bad luck, the horse spent most of his twenty-eight years hauling freight but sired many offspring who also showed the strength, endurance, speed, heart, and peculiar conformation of the original Morgan horse.
Based on extensive and careful research, this book tells the stories of the origins of the Morgan, the Standardbred, the American Saddle Horse, and the Tennessee Walking Horse as well as their progenitors—Figure, Messenger, Hamiltonian, Black Hawk, Dutchman, Lady Suffolk, Cockspur, Denmark, Tom Hal, Copperbottom, and Roan Allen—and the breeders and fanciers who recognized their special qualities.
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excellent, July 6 2008
By P. Miles - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Horses (Paperback)
Ralph Moody's books always contain unique pictures of early 20th century American rural life. AH is an excellent resource for the history of several horse breeds in America. Our children own and train some of these breeds, and were thrilled to learn more of their history.
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American Horses by Ralph Moody, Jan 11 2012
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This book is not Ralph Moody's best work.....I highly recommend his Little Britches series. This book would appeal most to horse lovers. It tells the story of the breeds whose origins are distinctly part of the history of the U.S. and is geared more toward a youthful audience. Still, it was entertaining for this middle-aged reader and I learned a thing or two.
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