{"product_id":"standardbred-sport-horses-hardcover","title":"Standardbred Sport Horses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen H. Kirsan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a presentation of he multi-talented Standardbred to the sport horse breeder and competitior, with the goal of equipping the modern breeder to make the most of the sport talent and bloodlines it contains. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey subjects covered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A study of sport traits through the millenniums and their concentrated transmission to the North American continent stock, and the development in the colonies of a true sport horse breed and a sport horse industry that produces prime racing, hunting and saddle stock. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* An overview of the DNA studies that apply to our sport product\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A historical evaluation of the sport horse development on our continent, divided into colonial, postrevolution, post Civil War, and modern day, wth a special emphasis on the strains that became the Standardbred, and its presence in the modern sport horse, including the continental warmblood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A discussion of important sport bloodline development with the concentrated carriers of the key components indentified so that the modern breeder can target the traits they want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* An addressing, uncovering and documentation of the bias and blocking of American breeds and bloodlines in the EU backed breed industries, and the presenting of a strategy to overcome this unfairness in international sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* 694 pages, 208 full page pedigrees, 224 illustrations, full bibliography, 9 appendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 694\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723610755135,"sku":"9780578500508","price":86.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/de072ce02525eae98fcdc37b2214091f.webp?v=1765099747","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/standardbred-sport-horses-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}