REFERENCE BOOKS
FROM CAROLYN’S LIBRARYHorse Related Categories ** recommended highly *Although this list is far from complete it represents a good collection of my horse related books that I have read, line by line including the stud books in search of backgrounds. There is not an item I haven’t enjoyed or learned from here. Some of these are out of print. Whereever possible I have tried to include a link that will allow you to read more about the book and possibly buy it. You may also find some available in the trading post under reference books
MINIATURE HORSE RELATED
Horse of the Future : The Miniature Horse -Jill Swedlow Coffey
Miniature Horses; Their Care Breeding and Coat Colors   The Miniature Horse Our New Dawn Horse-Linda Dalton
This is an out of print book, be sure to look in the trading post book section
The Pony Book-Jeff Griffen
BASIC HEALTH AND CARE MUST HAVE
Equine Genetics and Selection Prodedures-Equine Research, Inc.
Veterinary Treatments and Medications for Horses
Breeding Management and Foal Development
-Equine Research, Inc.
Feeding to Win
-Equine Research, Inc.
Compendium of Veterinary Products
Feeding for Performance -Equus
Imprint Training Of The Newborn Foal-Robert M. Miller D.V.M.
How to be Your Own Veterinarian (Sometimes) Ruth B. James D.V.M
Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners-Spaulding
Horse Nutrition a Practical Guide-Hintz
The Horse-college textbook-Freeman
Horse Owner’s Field Guide to Toxic Plants-Sandra M. Burger
REFERENCE GUIDES RE: MiniaturesIMHR Registry Directory 1977 & 1978 Equuleus from Jan. 1983 Miniature Horse World beginning January 1981-present Pony Journals-to present The Miniature Horse Voice-11/93 to present Canadian Miniature Horse Club Official Publication 5/90 The Miniature Horse News-newspapers The American Miniature Horse 4 Vols-David McBride American Shetland Pony Club Stud Books 1893-to present Shetland Pony Stud Books-Perth, Scotland-19 volumes National Geographic-March 1985 on Miniatures Miniature Horses-Dorothy H. Patent
SHETLANDS:Our Shetland Heritage-Scott Uzzel A Century of Shetlands 1890-1990-Shetland Pony Stud Book Soc., Perth, Scotland The Shetland Pony-Cox The Shetland Pony-Bedell
GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS:Horse Color Explained by Jeanette Gower 
Paint Horse Journal- Jan, Feb., Mar., Apr., 1995 (incredible color genetics)
A Whole Bit Better-Dale, Ron, Bob Myler (bitting and history) Genetic Principals in Horse Breeding revised-John F. Lasley
Genetics of the Horse-Jones & Bogart
Horse Color-Sponenberg & Beaver
Equine Color Genetics-Sponenberg
Paint Horse : An American Treasure-Oelke
Breeding for Color-Dictionary of Equine Coat Color Crosses- Ed North
Hair Colour in the Horse-R. Geurts
The Coloured Horse and Pony-Edward Hart
HORSE BREEDS:American Paint Horse-Haynes 
Assateague Ponies-Ronald R. Keiper
The Appaloosa- Bill & Dona Richardson
Know the Arabian Horse-Gladys Brown Edwards
Encyclopedia of the Horse-E.H. Edwards
Complete Book of Ponies-Lorna Howlett
The Book of the Horse-Exeter Book Pubs
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies of the World
The New Foundland Pony-Andrew F. Fraser A history of British native ponies : from the Bronze Age to the present day -Dent & Goodall
The days of the garron : the story of the Highland pony -A.F. Fraser
The Andalusian a Rare Breed-Pat Garrison
The Pure Bred Exmoor Pony-Anthony A. Dent The Godolphin Arabian-Mordaunt Milner
A Lifetime with Ponies-Roy E. Charlton
Ponies-Goodall
The History and Romance of the Horse-David Alexander
International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds-Jane Kidd
DRIVING:
Horse in Harness-Fox
A Guide to Driving Horses
-Sallie Walrond
Driving-Anne Norris and Caroline Douglas
Harnessing Up
-Anne Norris and Nancy Pathick
Driving the Horse in Harness-Charles Kellogg
Drive Smartly-Drive Safely-Carriage Association of America
MISCELLANEOUS AND BREEDING:Stable Management for the Owner -Groom-George Wheatley Between Mare and Foal l-Sue Coen Stallion Management a Practical Guide for Stud Owners-A.C. Leighton Hardman
Mares, Foals and Foaling -Friederich and Rist
Know Practical Horse Breeding -Farnam
Blessed Are the Brood Mares
-Lose
Stable Management Feb/Mar 1969, June/July 1969-Kent, England Horse-January 1957
Horseman’s Scrapbook-Randy Steffen
Western Horsemanship-Richard Shrake
Your Horse-Chapple
Talking with Horses-Henry Blake
Keep Your Own Pony -George Wheatley
Barbara’s World of Horse and Ponies-Barbara Woodhouse
Horses-Duggan
The Horselovers Handbook-Leda Blumeberg
Know all About Tack-Farnam
Winning Through Grooming-Charles Self
Basic Horsemanship English & Western-Prince & Collier
Horses Their Life In Pictures=Beatrice Michel
Your Pony Book-Hermann Wiederhold
A Horse Around the House-Jacobson & Hage
Hoofprints in Time-George B. Russell
Ponies A Complete Pet Owners Manual-Herta F. Kraupa-Tuskany
Fields and Fencing-Threshold Books of Great Britain
Trimming and Clipping-Threshold Books of Great Britain
HORSE CARE:
Practical Horse Psychology-Moyra Williams
The Problem Horse-Reginald S. Summerhays
What’s Wrong-Guide to Signs of Sickness in Horses-Equus
The Body Language of Horses-Ainslie & Ledbetter
How to Recognize Horse Health Problems
HOOF CARE:
Horseshoeing and Hoof Care-Western Horseman Books
Horseshoeing-Caballus Pubs.-edited by William F. Jones
SPECIALTY BOOKS:
Photographing Horses and Other Livestock-Darol Dickinson
How to Show Your Horse to Win-Ronnie Richards
Animal Painting and Anatomy-Calderon
Drawing Horses and Foals-Bolognese
How to Draw Horses-Usborne
The Manual of Horsemanship-British Horse Society and the Pony Club
CATALOGS & MAGAZINES:Sunnyside Shetland Pony Farm Catalog-1890’s Maryland Pony Breeders 5/63, 9/61, 5/60 The Pony Farm-Oneonta, N.Y. August 1907 Ponies-R.S. Summerhays Heyl Pony Farm-the history and pictures Misc. catalogs documented from all Miniature Horse Auctions and categorized by date Miscellaneous Letters from Old Miniature and Shetland Breeders categorized by content
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