Grab the reins with this definitive reference to all things equine. From braids to breeds, fetlocks to forelocks, and gaits to gates, this comprehensive A-to-Z guide will help you understand and master the vast, colorful, and precise world of horses. More than 1,700 entries cover such wide-ranging topics as attire, tack, facilities, health and safety, riding styles, and competition.

Preface to the 2nd Edition
Preface to the 1st Edition
A: AAEP to Azteca
B: Back at the knee to Buzkashi
C: Cadence to CVI
D: Dales Pony to Dwarf horse
E: Ear nets to Eyes
F: Face brush to Futurities
G: Gag bits to Gymnasticize
H: Habronemiasis to Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)
I: Icelandic Horse to Ivermectin
J: Jaw, conformation of, to Jutland
K: Karbardin to Knots
L: Lactic acid to Lyme disease
M: Maclay Equitation Finals to Mythology, the horse in
N: Nails, for horseshoes, to Nutrition
O: Oat hay, cautions, to Oxyuris equi
P: Pace to Pyrantel tartrate (Strongid C)
Q: Quagga to Quittor
R: Rabicano to Rust
S: Sable Island Horse to Synthetic tack
T: Tack to Typey
U: Udder to Uveitis
V: Vaccinations to VS (vesicular stomatitis)
W: Wagon train treks to Worming
XYZ: Xylazine to Zorse
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Lifelong horse lover Jessie Haas is the author of 38 previous books, including many children's books focused on girls and horses. Haas lives in rural Vermont with her husband, Michael, and two Morgan mares.