Table of Contents

Introduction; Evolution and history of horses and breeds; Beginning; Arab; * Thoroughbred; * Barb; Iberian horses; Alter Real; * Andalucian; * Lusitano; * Sorraia; European breeds; Dartmoor; * Connemara; * Exmoor; * Fell; * Dales; * Highland (Shetland); * New Forest; * Welsh Breeds; * Hackney; * Cleveland; * Anglo Arab; * Bay; * Ariegeois; * Hucul; * Fiesian; * Furioso; * Konik/Tarpan; * Haflinger; * Maremmaner; * Landais; * Merens Noriker; * Pindos Pottock; * Salernitano/Sardinian; * Sella Italiano; * Skyros; Warmbloods; Einsiedler; * Groningen; * Holstein; * Hanoverian; * Oldenburg; * Selle Francais; * Trakehner; * Westphalian Wielkoploski; * British American; * Warmblood Warmblood; * Canadian Danish; * Warmblood Warmblood; * Dutch; * Warmblood; * Swedish; * Warmblood; * Belgian; * Warmblood; Scandinavian breeds; Dole; * Trotter; * Finnish; * Fjord; * Frederiksborg; * Freiberg; * Gotland; * Northland; * Icelandic; * Knabstrup; * North Swedish; Russian; Budyonny; * Akhal Teke; * Don; * Karbadin; * Karabair/ Karabakh; * Orlov Trotter; * Russian Tersk; * Trotter/; * Saddle; * Horse; * Ukranian Riding Horse; Around the world; Australian Stock Horse; * Batak; * Bima Pony; * Caspian; * Hokkaido; * Java Pony; * Misaki; * Sandelwood; * Sumba/; * Sumbawa; * Waler; * Nooitgedacht; * Basutho; * Boer; * Indian Half-breed; * Manwari; * Katawari; The Americas; Appaloosa; * American Show Horse; * Aztec; * Buckskin; * Choctaw; * Criollo; * Cremello; * Falabella; * Florida; * Cracker; * Galiceno; * Mangalarga; * Miniature; * Missouri; * Foxtrotter; * Morab; * Morgan; * Paint; * Palomino; * Paso Fino; * Pinto; * Peruvian Paso; * Pony of America; * Rocky Mountain pony; * Quarter Horse; * Saddlebred; * Spotted Saddle Horse; * Standard Bred; * Tennessee Walking Horse; * Campolina; Working and heavy horses; American White Horse; * Ardennes Boulonnais; * Belgian; * Breton; * Cavallaodia; * Tiro Rapido Latvian; * Heavy Draught; * Clydesdale; * Dutch Heavy Draught; * Jutland; * Mulassier; * Murakozi; * Poitevin; * Normandy; * Percheron; * Cob; * Russian Heavy Draught; * Suffolk Punch; * Tiro; * Vladimir; * Pesante; * Heavy; * Rapido Draught; * Irish Draught; * Hunter; Wild and feral; Brumby; * Camargue; * Chincoteague; * Mustang.

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About the Author

Nicola Jane Swinney is an editor at Horse and Hound -- the UK's 'equestrian bible' -- and also edited one of its sister titles for five years. She is also author of the best-selling book Spirit of the Horse. Location: Bromley, UK