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1) The horse and the Plains indians: a powerful partnership

Author

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Language

English

Formats

Description

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Tells of the transformative period in the early 16th century when the Spaniards introduced horses to the Great Plains, and how horses became, and remain, a key part of the Plains Indians' culture.

2) Decorated Horses

Author

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Language

English

Description

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This nonfiction picture book about horses has a fresh focus: how people over the ages have decorated horses in special ways. Organized into three categories-warfare and hunting, performance and competition, performance, and ceremony-the book introduces horses such as the chariot-pulling war horse of the Persians to the rose-decorated winner of the Kentucky Derby.

3) Horses

Author

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Publisher

Lerner Publications

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

Description

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Describes the physical characteristics, history, and behavior of horses and discusses their interactions with humans.

4) Quarter horses

Author

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1985

Language

English

Description

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An introduction to the quarter horse, the most popular breed of horse in the world.