This comprehensive book with over 300 full-color photographs captures not only the beautiful and admirable nature of the horse but also the hardy and resourceful characteristics which allow them to work in different environments. The two main divisions of the book cover Horses and Ponies, from the more familiar Thoroughbred and the Shetland Pony to the less well-known Nonius and Caspian

The book is analytical in approach and provides a clear understanding of what is physically, or chemically, occuring in the soil and on the land at each stage of the drainage process. Readers will thus become fully aware of the relationships between main design variables, soil, climatology, and other relevant environmental factors, as well as the reliability and limitations of current theories and formulas