Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

I bought this book to use for a horse class at a local college. My first warning is the binding! It doesn't take long, or too many times of opening the book before the glue comes undone and sections of the book fall out. I tried my best to be delicate to avoid this from happening but, it still came apart.Some of the information is written in a confusing manner and some things are not entirely up to date. The non-updated information is not abundant and one can still learn plenty of information by reading this book.The book does cover everything from the possible cost to the mechanics of a horse, and many other things. It is a good book to have if you're new to horses. But, I would only buy it if you can find a cheap price on it. Simply because of the binding falling apart.

Love it!

I was expecting a book about the care, feeding, breeding and perhaps some history on the various horse breeds, and I was expecting photos. The care feeding and breeding information is there, but not much on the breeds, and what VERY FEW photos or drawings are included are ALL in black and white. The ONLY color picture is on the cover. This is probably why they don't let you see much from the Look Inside because people might not buy this book after they got to flip through it. I believe the information is helpful but it is sorely lacking in illustrations. We will keep it, but I would not reccomend it to anyone unless they are looking for a dry college text, or possibly an informational reference. It isn't a "fun" book by any means. My family is dissapointed.

Daughter needed this book for her college class. Excellent price and the book received was as described.

This book arrived so quickly, and when i started going through it i fell in love!!! Not only did it teach me new things, but it validated several of the horse knowledge i was already aware of. I bought this book because it was on the American Riding Instructors Association website as a helpful study guide for their certification tests. If you are seeking certification through ARIA I highly recommend this book!!!

I got this as it is the textbook for the ARIA certification test, and wow. Everything I ever wanted to know about horses lies within these pages. I have billions of bookmarks and highlights in it. I thought it looked like a beginners book on horses like "this is a horse! It eats hay!" But it's a totally professional and accurate compilation of horsemanship knowledge. I love it

This book is the "bible" of every serious professional horseman. Mine was borrowed and not returned. I dreaded having to replace it but it was important to me. I looked on Amazon, found it for about half of retail price, ordered and it arrived within a couple of days. Condition is perfect. Problem solved without leaving my house! Would definitely deal again.

Had to buy this book for college courses and it is one of the most informative and easy to read books that I have ever read regarding Equine studies. I couldn't be more happy with this purchase; even if it was required.