Beautiful show ponies, athletic race horses and nomadic desert horses all get their chance in the limelight in this charming introduction to our equine companions, which includes advice on grooming and care.

Lily Snowden-Fine is an illustrator and painter based in Vancouver whose clients include The New York Times, among others. She was the voice of the original Peppa Pig when it first aired in 2004. Dr Nick Crumpton is a zoologist at University College London. He has worked at the Natural History Museum and for the BBC. Together Lily and Nick are the creators of Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms? and Why Do Cats Meow? (both Thames & Hudson).