Publisher's Synopsis
This special re-print edition of F.S. Cooley's "A Sketch of the Development of the Modern Horse" is considered one of the most important works ever published on the horse. First published in 1906, this important work on horses, has not seen the light of day since its early publication. Chapters include Development of the Modern House, Classification of Horse Breeds, Arabian and Barbary Horses, English Thoroughbreds, The American Saddler, American Trotter, Pacing Horses, Orloff Trotter, French Coach Breed, German Coach Horse, Oldenburg Coacher, Cleveland Bay, The Hackney, The Percheron, French Draft Horse, Belgian Draft Horse, Clydesdale Horse, English Shire Horse, Suffolk Punch, The Mustang, Broncos or Indian Ponies, Shetland Ponies, Welsh or Exmoor Ponies and more. Lavishly illustrated with vintage photographs. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
