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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m
not sure if I Love Horses Day (July 15) from the </span><a href="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/?s=i+love+horses"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Day Calendar</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
can be considered official, but it encourages us to learn more about the many ways horses have impacted our lives. One way to celebrate this day is to utilize the
</span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/horseback-riding"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan DNR website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> and find equestrian trail
maps, campgrounds, and events in which you can actively participate. Another approach to observing I Love Horses Day is to explore the wide range of horse-related content found in the
</span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (MeL).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The colorful pictures in the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e700xna&AN=2534738&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_A"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
Horse Encyclopedia</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Public Library Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and the extensive list of </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=horse+NOT+sea+NOT+crazy+NOT+fiction&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">individual
nonfiction titles</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e860xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook K-8 Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
are perfect for becoming familiar with individual breeds. If students are more inclined to learn about ways horses have impacted our history, then they might consider checking out the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=746625&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_54"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">chapter
on horses</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from the eBook,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=746625&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Animals
That Changed the World</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=eb"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Britannica School</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
not only offers great reference content on horses, but there are also images and video clips that can be easily linked in learning management systems. A keyword search for horse in
</span><a href="https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home?subacct=O6106"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">World Book Kids</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> garners an informative article, images,
and video clips. There are also links to related articles on topics such as Bronco, Horseback Riding, Mustang, and Shetland Pony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Teens & Adults<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-hrc"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">History Reference Center</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
offers a wide range of past and present magazine articles and historic images addressing our nation’s relationship with horses. A recent article from
<i>Wild West</i> magazine, </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=khh&AN=156518187&site=hrc-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vic
at The Little Big Horn</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, shares a fascinating account of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, who fashioned himself a breeder of thoroughbred horses. Custer bought his horse, Don
Juan, for $125 in 1865 (11 years before the </span><a href="https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Battle-of-the-Little-Bighorn/48537"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Battle of Little Bighorn</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">).
Later, Don Juan was shipped to Michigan for a stud career. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More horse history can be found in the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e000xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook Academic Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
through titles such as </span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=282531&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Front_Cover"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Horses
at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=973780&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Horse
Nations: The Worldwide Impact of the Horse on Indigenous Societies Post 1942</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=2759135&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Horse
Racing the Chicago Way: Gambling, Politics and Organized Crime, 1837-1911</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finally, if you’re looking to learn more about horse-related books,
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-novplus"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NoveList Plus</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
offers extensive book reviews. This eResouces also allows users to utilize limiters, narrowing results by such items as Audience, Award Winner, Fiction/Nonfiction, Forthcoming, and Starred Review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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