DEB BENNETT, Ph.D.
Bennett, D.K. 1977.
Paleontology, paleoecology, and stratigraphy of the Rhinoceros Hill fauna, Wallace County, Kansas. Master's
Thesis, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Martin, L.D., and D.K. Bennett. 1977. The burrows of the Miocene beaver Palaeocastor, western
Nebraska, USA. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 22(1977):173-193.
Bennett, D.K. 1979. Three late Cenozoic
fish faunas from Nebraska. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences,
82(3):146-177.
Bennett, D.K. 1979. The fossil fauna
from Lost and Found Quarries (Hemphillian: latest Miocene), Wallace County,
Kansas. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1979(79):1-24.
Bennett, D.K. 1980. Stripes do not a
zebra make, part I: a cladistic analysis of Equus. Systematic
Zoology 239(2):271-294.
Bennett, D.K. 1982. The Family Equidae,
in: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic
Reference, J.H. Honacki et al., eds., Allen Press, Lawrence, Kansas,
pp. 308-9.
Bennett, D.K. 1983. Fossil vertebrates,
in: Kansas Geology, R. Buchannan, ed., The Kansas
Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 96-162.
Bennett, D.K. 1984. Cenozoic rocks and
faunas of north-central Kansas, with an appendix concerning taxonomy and
evolution in the genus Equus. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of
Systematics and Ecology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Wilson, Frank W., and D.K. Bennett, 1985. The land, in: Natural Kansas, Joseph T. Collins,
ed., University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 13-38.
Bennett, D.K., R.S. Hoffmann, and J.W. Koeppl. 1985. Mammals, in: Natural Kansas, Joseph
T. Collins, ed., University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, pp. 195-210.
Bennett, D.K. 1979-1987. How Horses
Work: Conformation and Biomechanics, in: The Arabian Horse Express,
Coffeyville, Kansas.
Note: The "How Horses Work" series ran for over 48 installments. The following represent a selection of titles:
"The functional flat croup" (Feb. 1983; Vol. 6, No. 2)
"More on the back: structure, growth, evolution" (June, 1983; Vol.6, No. 6)
"Anatomy of the head set" (Aug., 1983; Vol. 6, No. 8)
"Causes and cures for crooked legs" (Nov., 1983; Vol. 6, No. 11)
"Case of the missing digits" (Dec., 1983; revised for Dec., 1986
issue)
"Tracking hypertrophies" (June, 1984; Vol. 7, No. 6, Issue 2)
"Size wise but foot foolish" (Sept., 1984; Vol. 7, No. 9, Issue 2)
"The walk: foundation gait" (Oct., 1984; Vol. 7, No. 10, Issue 2)
"Trots and transitions" (Nov., 1984, Vol. 7, No. 11, Issue 2)
"Conformation by breed" (Feb., 1985; Vol. 8, No. 2, Issue 2)
"What kind of an animal is a horse?" (Mar., 1985; Vol. 8, No. 3,
Issue 2)
"Before Equus" (April, 1985;
Vol. 8, No. 4, Issue 2)
"Broken-gaited horses" (May, 1985, Vol. 8, No. 5, Issue 2)
"Reining: historical introduction" (Aug., 1985; Vol. 8, No. 8, Issue
2)
"The corner turn: biomechanical microcosm" (Sept., 1985; Vol. 8, No.
9, Issue 2)
"Bibliography and acknowledgements" (Mar., 1986, Vol. 9, No. 12,
Issue 2)
Bennett, D.K. 1984-1986 (series). Choosing a Riding Horse, in: Dressage and
Combined Training, Cleveland, Oh.
Bennett, D.K. 1986. Conformation and
the all-around usin' horse, in: The Maryland P.O.A. Gazette,
Dec.-Jan., 1986.
Bennett, D.K. 1986-1989 (series).
Selection Genetics, in: Modern Horse Breeding,
Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Note: the following represent a selection of titles from this series:
"Hypothesis and the measurable: vital difference between genotype and phenotype," Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 19-23.
"Of sex and death," Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 20-24.
"How much does my mare contribute? Step by step through the equine genetic
library," Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 22-27.
"The error of Henry VIII," Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 19-22.
"When a mare isn't a mare," Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 18-21.
"The body mosaic," Vol. 3, No. 10, pp. 15-20.
"Special report: how to look at a horse," Vol. 3, Nos. 11-12, pp.
9-16.
"Genetic alchemy: when silver isn't silver," Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 8-14.
"Blazing zippers: speed and method of DNA replication," Vol. 4, No.
5, pp. 12-18.
"Phantom of the operon: natural feedback system makes genes work,"
Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 13-17.
"Special report (1987 breeders' survey): In order to form a more perfect
union: pedigree, phenotype, performance record," Vol. 4, No. 10, pp.
16-22.
Bennett, D.K. 1986.
Appaloosas: world's oldest breed? in: Horseplay,
Gaithersburg, Maryland, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 7-16.
Bennett, D.K. 1986. The System:
biomechanics in classical dressage, in: The United States Dressage
Federation Bulletin, Lincoln, Nebraska. Series of six articles
beginning with Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 29-31.
Bennett, D.K. 1986. The origin of horse
breeds, part I: Tertiary history, in: Equus Magazine no.
110 (1986), pp. 26-36.
Bennett, D.K. 1987. The origin of horse
breeds, part II: The end of the Pleistocene, in: Equus Magazine
no. 111 (1987), pp. 22-34.
Bennett, D.K. 1987. The origin of horse
breeds, part III: Interrelationships of the breeds, in: Equus Magazine
no. 113 (1987), pp. 33-48.
Bennett, D.K. 1987. What kind of an
animal is a horse? in: Equus Magazine no. 113 (1987), pp.
18-28.
Bennett, D.K. 1987-1997 (series).
Principles of Conformation Analysis in: Equus Magazine.
Note: This series ran regularly for about a decade,
beginning with issue no. 117. Individual article titles are not listed here due
to their sheer number, and because many became incorporated into the
three-volume book of the same title.
Bennett, D.K. 1988. The ring of
muscles, in: Equus Magazine No. 121 (1988), pp. 22-28.
Bennett, D.K. 1987-1989 (series). See
How She Grows, a series of six articles tracking the growth of a foal in:
Modern Horse Breeding, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Bennett, D.K. 1988. Principles of
Conformation Analysis, Vol. I. Equus Stable Reference Guides, Fleet
Street Publishing, Gaithersburg, Maryland, pp. 1-96.
Bennett, D.K. 1989. Bred to perform, in:
Equus Magazine No. 135 (1989) pp. 62-83, 86-88.
Bennett, D.K. 1989. Who's built best to
ride? Anatomy of male and female in the saddle, in: Equus Magazine
no. 140 (1989), pp. 58-63, 74-75.
Bennett, D.K. 1989. Becoming a gifted
rider: techniques for the new majority, in: Equus Magazine
no. 141 (1989), pp. 93-99, 135-139.
Bennett, D.K. 1989. The polo pony:
tracing the origins of the beast, in: Polo, April 1989,
Gaithersburg, Maryland, pp. 39-43.
Bennett, D.K. 1989. In the heart of
America: tradition draws diverse breeds and competitors to Kansas' oldest horse
show, in: Equus Magazine No. 146 (1989), pp. 40-43.
Bennett, D.K. 1990. Selecting horses
for performance, in: Equus Magazine no. 147 (1990), pp.
59-76.
Bennett, D.K. 1990. Do photos ever lie?
You bet they do, in: Equus Magazine no. 151 (1990), pp. 46-52.
Bennett, D.K. 1990. Principles
of Conformation Analysis, Vol. II. Equus Stable Reference Guides,
Fleet Street Publishing, Gaithersburg, Maryland, pp. 1-96.
Bennett, D.K. 1991-1997 (series). History of Hispanic Horsemanship, a series that ran in Conquistador Magazine, beginning with Vol. 1, No. 1.
Note: the following represent selected titles from this series:
"The ancient horse of Spain, part I: Connoisseurship," Vol. I, No. 1, January 1991, pp. 16-17, 36-38.
"The ancient horse of Spain, part II: Ancestors of the domestic,"
Vol. I, no. 3, March-April, 1991, pp. 10-13.
"The ancient horse of Spain, part III: The children of Danu," vol. I,
no. 5, June-July, 1991, pp. 19-22, 39.
"Africa and Rome in Spain: Horses and strategies," Vol. I, no. 8, November-December 1991, pp. 27-30.
"Knights of the Red Dragon," Vol. II, no. 3, pp. 35-40.
"The raiders of Al-Andalus," Vol. II, no. 5, pp. 32-38.
"The encounter," Vol. II, no. 6-7, pp. 37-41.
"Horse breeding begins in the New World," Vol. II, no. 9, pp. 30-37.
"Island hopping," Vol. III, no. 6, pp. 23-24, 35-36, 46.
"Rivalries and Raza Pura," Vol. IV, no. 1, pp. 23-32.
"Origins of the Criollo," Vol. IV, no. 3, pp. 34-38.
"Tales of the Llaneros," Vol. IV, no. 4, pp. 22-26.
"In the land of Biru," Vol. V, no. 1, pp. 18-22, 3-39.
"The three horses of Peru," Vol. V, no. 3, pp. 26-31.
Bennett, D.K. 1991. Principles
of Conformation Analysis, Vol. III. Equus Stable Reference Guides,
Fleet Street Publishing, Gaithersburg, Maryland, pp. 1-96.
Bennett, D.K. 1991. What's in a dish? A
blueprint for putting a good head on a horse's shoulders, in: Equus
Magazine no. 166 (1991), pp. 35-36, 40, 81-83.
Bennett, D.K. and R.S. Hoffmann. 1991.
Ranching in the Americas, in: Seeds of Change: Five Hundred Years
Since Columbus, Herman Viola, ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, pp.
90-111.
Bennett, D.K. 1992. The bitting
equation, in: Equus Magazine no. 174 (1992), pp. 47-49,
108-113.
Bennett, D.K. 1992. What makes a
winner? in: Equus Magazine no. 177 (1992), pp. 44-46,
106-109.
Bennett, D.K. 1992. The evolution of
the horse, in: World Animal Science Encyclopedia, Vol.
C-7, Horse Breeding and Management, J.
Warren Evans, ed. Elsevier Publishing Co., New York, pp. 1-40.
Bennett, D.K. 1992. Origin and distribution of living breeds of
the domestic horse, in: World Animal Science Encyclopedia, Vol. C-7, Horse Breeding and Management, J. Warren
Evans, ed. Elsevier Publishing Co., New York, pp. 41-62.
Bennett, D.K. 1992. Conformation analysis, in: World
Animal Science Encyclopedia, Vol. C-7, Horse Breeding and Management, J.
Warren Evans, ed. Elsevier Publishing Co., New York, pp. 85-166.
Bennett, D.K. 1993. The bitting game, in: Equus Magazine,
no. 189 (1993), pp. 35-38, 78, 79.
Bennett, D.K. 1994. True collection, in:
Equus Magazine no. 194 (1994), pp. 28-42, 77-79.
Bennett, D.K. 1995. Making
conformation count, in: Equus Magazine no. 208 (1995), pp. 48-52, 54,
56, 57-58.
Bennett, D.K. 1997. Lessons from
Woody, in: Forgings, the Journal of the Western States Farriers
Association, October/November 1997, pp. 8-15.
Bennett, D.K. 1997. Anlage: what it is
and why it is important to you, in: Forgings, the Journal of the
Western States Farriers Association, November/ December 1997, pp.
8-10.
Bennett, D.K. 1998. Conquerors: The
Roots of New World Horsemanship. Amigo Publications, Solvang,
California, pp. 1-422.
Bennett, D.K. 1998. Tales of the Golden
Land, in: Equus Magazine no. 252 (1998), pp. 56-62.
Bennett, D.K. 1998. The Origin of Chert, in: Artifaqs, an on-line catalog of Archaeological information, www.artifaqs.org.
Bennett, D.K. and Jeff Abbas. 1998. Pleistocene Megafauna, in: Artifaqs, an on-line catalog of Archaeological information, www.artifaqs.org.
Bennett, D.K. 1999. Distant relations:
the horse's weirdest fossil relatives, in: Equus Magazine
no. 259 (1999), pp. 83-86, 87-88, 90.
Bennett, D.K. 1999. Lessons from Woody: The Complete Illustrated Website Version. Equine Studies Institute Website www.equinestudies.org.
Bennett, D.K. and Robert S. Hoffmann. 1999. Equus caballus, in: Mammalian Species of the American Society of Mammalogists, no. 628, pp. 1-14.
Bennett, D.K. 2000 2003 (series). The Inner Horseman. Official publication of Equine Studies Institute, P.O. Box 411, Livingston, CA 95334, www.equinestudies.org.
Note: The following represents a sample of the more important articles:
Text and Commentary of the 1832 Treatis
on Bitting ("The Loriner") by Ernesto Segundo -- Vol. 5 (1), January, 2001
The Main Object in Starting Young
Horses -- Vol. 5 (1), January, 2001
On the Difference Between Rough Handling and Firm Handling -- Vol. 5 (1), January, 2001
Review and Commentary on Michael Gershom's "The Second Brain": Ulcers, Colic, and Birdie Theory -- Vol. 5 (2), June, 2001
The Trouble with Canter Departs: An
Illuminating Correspondence -- Vol. 5 (2), June, 2001
Relationship of Spinal Zones to
Classical Mange Exercises -- Vol. 5 (2), June, 2001
Black Beauty: History and Critique of the Classic Animal Rights
Treatise -- Vol. 5 (2), June, 2001
Maintaining Your Horse's Soundness One Step at a Time Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Primer on Horse Teeth and Why You Need Equine Dentistry -- Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
"Cheape and Good Husbandry": A Review of Gervaise Markham's 1614 Text on Horse Training and Horsemanship -- Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
"The Modern Art of Taming Horses" -- Additions to John S. Rarey's deeply insightful and all too brief writings, 1856 -- Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
On the Purpose of Arena Figures --
Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
Review of Passive and Active
Support Systems in the Equine Body Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
Muscular and Skeletal Layers Composing the Saddled Part of a Horse's Back -- Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
Commentary and Translation of Gustav Rau's 1935 Die Beurteilung des Warmblutpferdes ("Judging the Warmblood Horse") -- Vol. 6 (1), January 2002
Principles of Equine
Orthopedics: Stance and Biomechanics, Part
I (From the Coronet Upward to the Withers) . 7 (1), January 2003, 130 pp.
Principles of Equine
Orthopedics: Stance and Biomechanics, Part
II (The World Within the Hoof Capsule) Vol. 7 (1), January 2003, 135 pp.
Commentary and Translation of Francois Baucher's 1842 New Method of Horsemanship Vol. 8 (1), January 2004, 46 pp. and Vol. 8 (2)
July 2004, 52 pp.
Bennett, D.K. 2001. The Birdie Book: An Internal Geography of Rider and Horse. Equine Studies Institute Publications, Livingston, CA., CD-Rom/700 virtual pp.
Bennett, D.K. 2001. The Key to Locked Stifles, in: Equus Magazine no. 284 (2001), pp. 45-48, 50-52.
Bennett, D.K. 2001. Training as Treatment, in: Equus Magazine no. 285 (2001), pp. 40-53.