Alamosa Public Library

"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...

Examines the life of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his unfinished sculpture of a huge horse he was commissioned to create for the Duke of Milan in the late 1400s, and discusses how the project was taken up by pilot Charlie Dent in 1977 and, after several setbacks, completed and presented as a gift to Milan in 1999.

"A book about looking at and thinking about Art, based on an unfinished manuscript and sketches by Dr. Seuss that was discovered twenty-one years after his death"--

Provides background information on outlining and coloring equines and offers step-by-step instructions for drawing thoroughbreds, foals, wild horses, wild ponies, and a more elaborate scene featuring horses.

"Horses are amazing animals that have lived and worked with humans for thousands of years. This book introduces readers to wild horses like the Przewalski's horse and domesticated horses like the quarter horse and Thoroughbred. Readers will learn about the different breeds, including facts about their history and distinctive features. After learning about each horse, readers will have the opportunity to draw the horse using step-by-step instructions....

Describes how to draw various horses.

Step-by-step instructions and illustrations demonstrate how to draw and paint different types of horses.

Instructions for beginning sketches and following through to the finished drawing.