Elwyn Hartley Edwards' Comprehensive Guide to the World of Horses

spinal1: Purchased this for my 15 year-old niece’s birthday. I am going to have to get one for myself now! Beautiful photographs, history of breed, and descriptions. I am amazed at the number of horse breeds out there I had never heard of. Great coffee table book!

United States on Sep 06, 2023

Luisa F Vasquez: This book is amazing, however, it was sold as “like New” but the book was deteriorated, was not like new. The book was in fair condition.

United States on Sep 02, 2023

Helen: Beautiful photos, and lots of information. A must-have for anyone passionate about horses!

Italy on Aug 18, 2023

Sierra: Came on time and in perfect condition. It has perfect quality and is very sturdy. It is a very huge book and is somewhat heavy. It is very informative on horses and all horse breeds. It is very detailed and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about horses.

Canada on Aug 07, 2023

Jimmy Evanko: C'est un très bon livre à lire vraiment super génial, un grand félicitations 💫🐎 l'achat du livre était en très bon état!😁

Canada on Jul 24, 2023

Joe: This was part of a gift and it was greatly appreciated and very much liked.

United States on Jun 14, 2023

jennifer Boone: If you are looking for a great horse book with photos and context this is the one to buy. The photos are amazing and the knowledge is invaluable.

United States on Jun 01, 2023

Clair Vrbka: Informative and beautiful addition to the coffee table decor. If you love horses, have a western vibes room, or want to learn about horses. You found your next *add to cart* item!

United States on May 15, 2023

BookwormBabe: We go a bit bananas on my nieces and nephew for Christmas. We buy like, about 10 high quality, awesome things for each of them. Having no kids of our own, we love to spoil them. We got this particular niece not only this Horse Encyclopedia, but a horse pandora charm, a custom necklace with horseshoe charm and her name on it, a custom doona cover with a stunning horse design on it that my friend designed for her (bet you can't guess what her favourite animal is.....) and other things like Morphe lip gloss etc.

But she got to the part where she open one of her gifts - this book - and stopped opening any more. She just sat and read it like it was the only thing in the world she needed. We were so chuffed to have gotten her something she not only liked, but LOVED! It's not easy to be an aunty/uncle who chooses gifts well! I always fear that would be me one day...but today is not that day, thanks to this book!

I read that this book was a great gift for horse lovers, but seriously, if you knew how honest and gorgeous my niece is, you'd know she couldn't fake loving this book. She just loves it. It was the single best gift I think we've ever given her, and that says alot!...

Australia on Jan 17, 2023

appaloosa: Basically this an updated version of Elwyn Hartley Edwards previous book (The Ultimate Horse Book), with just a few more photos, along with some additional generic info.
You have the same photos of the same breeds as in the previous book, including chapters on history and origins, basic anatomy, gaits, and the horse's relationship with humans.

However, the information presented is somewhat generic, with text that is mostly complimentary rather than factual-- especially in regards to conformation & breed type.
Editors of generic all-encompassing breed books are notorious for gleaning information from OTHER (and sometimes outdated) breed books, rather than fact-checking & consulting with original breed registries. This is very evident with this book, as there are no sources listed. Even the photos of the various breeds represented are generic (pulled from sources like Alamy or Getty Images), rather than from breed registry themselves.

This book is written and edited with a very definite English (British) slant (still referring to the Paint Horse breed as "pinto"), with scant information on North American breeds. There is hardly any information on western...

Canada on Mar 13, 2021