This nonfiction picture book about horses has a fresh focus: how people over the ages have decorated horses in special ways. Organized into three categorieswarfare and hunting, performance and competition, performance, and ceremonythe book introduces horses such as the chariot-pulling war horse of the Persians to the rose-decorated winner of the Kentucky Derby.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Charlesbridge Publishing, U. S. .

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent has written more than a hundred books including Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets a Second Chance ; When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone , an ALA Notable Children's Book; and The Right Dog for the Job: Ira's Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog .