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Horse Women Book $14 Horse Women – Strength, Beuty, and Passion. Willow Creek Press Little Books. Western Book: This favorite Horse Book features wonderful photographs and quotes evoking the special link between women and horses with respect to the grace, courage and creativity that they share. Horse Women is a horse book that honors the adventure,spirit, humor, spunk and heartfelt messages that exist in the world of horses and women. This book is a must have for any horse enthusiast and admirer of the free spirit. Melissa Sovey has compiled the images and passages that make the 96 full colored pages bound in 5.5 x 5.5 hard cover. ISBN: 1-59543-236-1-

The Horse Show Coloring Book $7 By Pat Young, illustrated by Polly Carbonari. Read-along coloring books that teach kids about riding lessons and trail riding. 40 pages.

Horse Show Coloring Book $9 By Pat Young, illustrated by Polly Carbonari. Read-along coloring books that teach kids about riding lessons and trail riding.40 pages.

Horse Putty $4 Horse Putty. Assorted colors with horse inside.

Horse Banner $16 Canvas A Horse Is A Horse Banner. 7 1/2 x 22 1/2.

Horse Tube $4 Horse Tube. 6 piece assortment.

Horse Sponge $2 Adorable Horse Sponge. This is a great addition to your tack box or a cute gift for a horse loving friend!

Gift Corral Horse Chime $21.95 Horse Chime

Gift Corral Horse Toobs $11.95 Horse Toobs

Gift Corral Nightlight Horse $12.95 Nightlight Horse

Gift Corral Walk-A-Horse $6.95 Walk-A-Horse

Horse Blk Ornament $8 Horse Blk Ornament

Horse Xing Horse Caution Sign – Yellow $4.8 Horse Xing Horse Caution SignColor: Yellow

Horse Stickers $3 Horse stickers. 6 assorted sheets per card.

Horse & Head Necklace $21.95 Gorgeous Gold Horse and Horse Head Silhouette Necklace.

Himalayan Horse Scrubba Glove $2.7 Scrub Your Horse With One Side Or Massage Your Horse With The Other!

Running Horse Tote $16 Canvas running horse tote

Soft Plush Horse Backpack $27 Soft Plush Horse Backpack.

Gift Corral Plush Horse Gus $6.95 Plush Horse Gus

Gift Corral Plush Horse Indian $6.95 Plush Horse Indian

Gift Corral Horse Head Tote $11.95 Horse Head Tote

Gift Corral Figurine Paint Horse $19.95 Figurine Paint Horse

Gift Corral Orn Horse 3Pk $26.95 Orn Horse 3Pk

Gift Corral Orn Horse Bell $7.95 Orn Horse Bell

Gift Corral Clock Cowboy/Horse $31.95 Clock Cowboy/Horse

Gift Corral Plush Horse 10 $11.95 Plush Horse 10

Gift Corral Plush Horse 12 $11.95 Plush Horse 12

Gift Corral Plush Horse 5 $6.95 Plush Horse 5

Gift Corral Plush Horse Brownie $6.95 Plush Horse Brownie

Gift Corral Plush Horse Joey $6.95 Plush Horse Joey

Gift Corral Horse 7 Buckskin $6.95 Horse 7 Buckskin

Gift Corral Horse 7 Pinto $6.95 Horse 7 Pinto

Gift Corral Horse Bathroom Set $27.95 Horse Bathroom Set

Gift Corral Horse Canister Set $28.95 Horse Canister Set

Gift Corral Horse Dinner Bell $21.95 Horse Dinner Bell

Gift Corral Horse Finger Puppets $68.95 Horse Finger Puppets

Gift Corral Plush Prancer Horse $13.95 Plush Prancer Horse

Gift Corral Plush Roundy Horse $22.95 Plush Roundy Horse

Gift Corral Plush Tubbie Horse $13.95 Plush Tubbie Horse

Gift Corral Horse Signs 3Pk $24.95 Horse Signs 3Pk

Gift Corral Horse TiSSue Box $14.95 Horse Tissue Box

Gift Corral Plush Winnying Horse $6.95 Plush Winnying Horse

Gift Corral Mug Horse Stroll $7.95 Mug Horse Stroll

Gift Corral Pen Holder Horse $6.95 Pen Holder Horse

Gift Corral Horse 7 Black $6.95 Horse 7 Black

Gift Corral Thermometer Horse Training $12.95 Thermometer Horse Training

Gift Corral Sign Horse CroSSing $12.95 Sign Horse Crossing

Gift Corral Sign Horse Lover $8.95 Sign Horse Lover

Gift Corral Signs Horse 6Pk $52.95 Signs Horse 6Pk

Gift Corral Welcome Sign/Horse $17.95 Welcome Sign/Horse

Gift Corral Horse Memo Pad $1.95 Horse Memo Pad

Abetta Aluminum Horse Measure Stand – Horse $51.1 Aluminum horse measuring stand marked in metric 100-180cm and inches 39 to 71.Size:  Horse

36 Pack Horse Pencils $41 36 Pack Horse Pencils. Assorted colors.

Horse Leg Display $28.6 Front horse leg makes a great display

Horse Head Display For Bits $69.95 Life-sized horse head makes a great display

Standing Plush Black Horse $9 Standing Plush Black Horse. 9 Tall.

Plush Hopscotch Horse $14 Plush Hopscotch Horse. 11 tall.

Standing Plush Paint Horse $9 Standing Plush Paint Horse. 9 Tall.

Standing Plush Bay Horse $9 Standing Plush Bay Horse. 9 Tall.

Sticky Fingers $17.98 “Sister Morphine,” the heart of guitarist Mick Taylor’s first full studio album with the Stones, doesn’t get the airplay of “Brown Sugar” or “Wild Horses.” But it’s one of the most vivid, horrifying songs about drug abuse ever recorded–as Mick Jagger sings “from my hospital bed,” the ringing guitars of Taylor and Keith Richards build to full catharsis behind him. On that and lighter songs like th…

Self Portrait $7.99 Self Portrait stands as a truly perverse collection. Released in 1970 at a time when those on the radical left were hungering for their then-unimpeachable hero to reclaim his role as the conscience of his generation, Bob Dylan instead delivered a pop-inflected collection largely made up of rather indifferently performed covers. Youth culture was at a boiling point and the one figure the vanguard o…

Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones $16.98 1. Street Fighting Man 2. Paint It Black 3. Under My Thumb 4. As Tears Go By 5. Sympathy For The Devil 6. Dandelion 7. Ruby Tuesday 8. Angie 9. She’s A Rainbow 10. Gimmie Shelter: Gimme Shelter 11. Jumpin’ Jack Flash…

AVILA ON SHOWMANSHIP – In the Mind of a Champion, The blueprints for showing your performance horse. The premiere video, first of a series produced by Bob Avila. 1992. VHS. A classic collectible & rare hard to find instruction! …

Cuttin’ Horse, Stainless Handle w/Black Scales, Plain $6.08 Features: Blade detail: Plain. Blade length: 3.1″. Blade material: 400 series. Carry system: Pocket clip. Handle material: Stainless steel. Lock style: Liner lock. Overall length: 7.7″….

Cuttin’ Horse, Stainless Handle w/ Blk. Insert, Plain $9.99 Features: Blade Detail: Plain. Blade Length (inches): 3.00. Blade Material: 400. Carry System: Pocket Clip. Handle Material: Stainless Steel. Lock Style: Liner Lock. Overall Length (inches): 7.20….

Rainbow Over Texas $4.98 FREE UPGRADE TO 1ST. CLASS WITH CUSTOMER TRACKING #….

Beet Lifting Through The Ages DVD $29.95 Sugar beet harvesting has changed dramatically over the near-century that the crop has been grown! Volunteers harvested beet using from “knock and chop” with their bare hands to massive machines that can clear acres of the crop in a day. Equipment working include: horse-drawn carts, vintage beet plows, many rare harvesters & more modern equipment including self propelled machines. Also includes vi…

Imaginext Battle Castle With Enemy Dungeon, Medieval With trumpets blaring and flags waving, the defenders of this well-fortified Battle Castle are ready to take on anyone foolish enough to attack. Styled after a medieval castle, this snap-together playset allows children to take on the role of either the “good” knights who defend the castle’s lofty turrets and battlements, or the “enemy” knights who try to penetrate its fortified defenses. The cast…

Spider-Man Coloring & Activity Book Black and while illustrations meant for children to color in…

The Rare Canadian Horse Is The National Horse Of Canada

The Canadian Horse or Cheval Canadien was developed in Canada and has been relatively unknown in recent times due to its scarcity, but it has influenced many other North American breeds, including the Morgan, Tennessee Walking Horse, American Saddlebred, and Standardbred, and the Canadian Pacer, which had a profound impact on several gaited breeds of today. It is a recognized horse breed, indigenous only to Canada. It is so rare that several times the breed almost went extinct, but now the Canadian Horse has many supporters both inside and outside of Canada and is Canada’s National Horse.

The Canadian Horse originated from the Norman and Breton horses sent by King Louis XIV of France in the late 1600′s to the New World. These French horses are believed to have been of Arab, Andalusian and Barb ancestry since many traits of those breeds can still be recognized in the Canadian Horse today. Over several hundred years, the French horses were bred amongst themselves with little influence from outside breeds and eventually developed in the distinct breed known as the Canadian Horse or Cheval Canadien.

Since the breed was developed under the adverse conditions of harsh inclement weather, scarce food, and hard work, they became tough, strong, tolerant horses that are extremely easy keepers. The Canadian Horse is considered to be the sturdiest and most acclimatized horse in Canada and their strength was legendary. It has been rumored that the Canadian Horse was capable of generating more power per 100 pounds of body weight than any other breed and is often referred to as “The Little Iron Horse”.

In the mid-1800′s, there were about 150,000 Canadian Horses and the breed could be found throughout Canada and the United States. The Canadian Horse was used to improve the strength and hardiness of other breeds and as founding stock for several North American breeds. Canadian Horses were exported out of Canada for many purposes and the number of horses began to drop rapidly. When mechanized farm machinery came to the country, the Canadian Horse almost became extinct and during the 1860-1870′s there were fewer than 400 horses left with 20 or less being registered per year. By the late 1870′s the danger to the breed was finally recognized and efforts were made by diligent breeders to try to bring the Canadian Horse back from the dead.

Their efforts resulted in the first stud book in 1886 but progress was slow and it was not until 1895 that the Canadian Horse Breeders Association (CHBA) or, Sociйtй des Йleveurs de Chevaux Canadiens, was formed in the province of Quebec. The Canadian Livestock Records Corporation has been the administrators of the breed registry since 1904. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture set up a breeding program at Cap Rouge in 1913 where one of the foundation studs for the recovery effort, Albert De Cap Rouge, was foaled. Other breeding programs were set up in Quebec at St. Joachim and La Gorgendiere. After World War II, the Canadian Horse was on the verge of dying out again the 1950′s with the breed having disappeared from every Canadian province except Quebec, and this time the breed was resurrected by opening the stud books to previously unregistered, but known to be purebred Canadian horses.

Despite these efforts, the Canadian Horse once again nearly disappeared during the 1970′s when the numbers dropped to 400 horses again with fewer than 5 registrations per year and by 1979 all horse training programs were dropped since few foals were being produced. In 1981, the administration closed its Canadian Horse breeding program and auctioned off the remaining stock to private breeders.

The number of living registered Canadian Horses in existence in 2006 was estimated to be 5746, down from the 6374 that were surveyed in 2005, but if you combine the number of stallions and geldings registered the total comes to considerably less than the number of existing mares. Since males vs. females traditionally have a roughly equal registration ratio, it may mean that a significant number of male horses have never been registered or reported. This could be due to geldings not being registered because of the cost of registering a non-breeding horse, and because gelding-only owners often do not become breed association members so there would be no way to report their horses. It is hoped that the total number of existing Canadian Horses has been under-reported.

Some breeders feel that it is a disservice to the breed when horses are not registered because there is no way of accurately tracking the population, nor of being able to track specific individuals to see if which ones are producing exceptional animals that may be particularly suited to one discipline or another. In spite of this, the breed is continuing to gain in numbers and popularity, but the Canadian Horse is still classified as “rare” on the American Livestock Conservancy list which has only recently been upgraded from “critical”.

The Canadian Horse stands 14 to 16 hands high, weighs between 1000 and 1400 pounds and black is often seen although chestnut, bay, and dark brown are also available. The overall impression is of power and agility from a well-balanced and proportioned conformation and graceful carriage. The finely chiseled head of the Canadian Horse is rather short and thin with straight lines, carried high and slanting on a medium length arched neck that is fairly arched. Eyes are large, moderately convex, bright, kind, and active. Ears are set well apart and are rather short. Both mane and tail have an abundance of fine wavy hair with tail being large at the root and attached rather high and carried well. Their short cannon bones often exceed 9″ in circumference and the gait of the Canadian Horse has a free and vigorous movement with, hocks, knees, fetlocks, and pasterns bending well in higher harmonious movements. The hooves are exceptionally tough and rarely require little more than routine trimming.

The breed has an energetic and spirited temperament without nervousness and is very calm and docile. It has been renowned for their sensible, sociable natures, high intelligence and willingness to please, but they have also been described as having a tendency to be “in your face” and quite “opinionated” to the point of encroaching on your own physical space which can be an issue for someone who feels intimidated by horses. The Canadian Horse is considered to be a general utility horse and from the very beginning, it was valuable not only for plowing, but also as a carriage horse. The breed is long-lived and still useful even at an advanced age. The mares are extraordinarily fertile and able to reproduce regularly until the age of 20 or older.

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Does this “rare” book sound familiar to anyone?

I can’t remember the name to it, but I think its an older book. (70s or 80s maybe?). It is a children’s book with no words. Its about an inch thick. It is about a horse (or pegasus). Each page had a picture on it and you made up your own story instead of reading it. Does this ring a bell to anyone? Thanks.

I think you mean Lynd Ward’s “The Silver Pony”.