Equestrian Studies Library Guide

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Core Resources

Academic Search Ultimate - Content types: articles. Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals. Learn More.

eMO Electronic Books - Content type: books. Search and view over 250,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.

Environment Complete - Content type: articles, books. Provides coverage of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Contains more than 2,400 titles with full text for approximately 1,000 journals and 200 books.

Explora - General Research & eBooks - Content type: articles, books, videos. Interface designed specifically for general research in a public library. Provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research as well as 60,000 videos from the Associated Press.

Stephens Library Catalog - Content type: books, video. Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

Stephens Library Quick Search - Content types: articles, books. Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service. Learn More.

Librarian for Equestrian Studies

Emma Fernandez (she/her)
efernandez@stephens.edu
(573) 441-5129

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Library Contact Info

library@stephens.edu
Front Desk: (573) 876-7182
Text the Library: (573) 475-4211
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Finding Equestrian Books

Library Resources

Stephens Library Catalog - Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

MOBIUS Library Catalog - Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request physical/print books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.

eMO Electronic Books - Search and view over 250,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.

Physical Book Locations

Equestrian-related books are generally located in the following sections (the second floor of the Stephens Library):

  • QL - Zoology

  • SF 277-360.4 - Horses

Please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.

Search Tips

Search the Stephens Library Catalog to find physical materials and eBooks held at Stephens Library. The MOBIUS Catalog is also a good option to broaden your search for print books to libraries across Missouri.

Try using the phrase “horses” or “horsemanship” to get started, or use more specific terms for the field you’re researching.

Use the advanced search function and search for these phrases as subject terms to find materials about that term (rather than narrowing to a specific title).

Here are some other examples:

  • Equine

  • Horseback riding

In addition, use the filters on the left hand side of the catalog to narrow or broaden your search.

  • Availability (Online vs. At The Library)

  • Found In (Subject, Title, Author, etc.)

  • Format (E-Book, Book/Print. DVD, etc.)

  • Language (English, Spanish, etc.)

  • Publish Date (use the sliding bar to create a timeline)

  • Place (U.S., Canada, etc.)

Finding Articles

Library Resources

Academic Search Ultimate - Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals.

Environment Complete - Provides coverage of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Contains more than 2,400 titles with full text for approximately 1,000 journals and 200 books.

Explora - General Research & eBooks - Interface designed specifically for general research in a public library. Provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research as well as 60,000 videos from the Associated Press.

Stephens Library Quick Search - Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service. Learn More.

Search Tips

Break your research question into essential key words and connect with AND.

  • Use synonyms and connect them with OR

    • adolescents OR adolescence OR teens OR teenagers OR young adults

  • Use truncation (*) to get plurals and alternative endings.

    • educat* = educate, education, educating, educated, etc.

  • Put quotes around a term that’s a phrase to keep the words together.

    • “body image”

  • When you find a good article, look at the works cited or reference list at the end to help identify other useful resources on the same topic.

All About Academic Search Ultimate

Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary source of more than 8,500 sources including more than 4,600 full text periodicals, of which more than 3,900 are scholarly. Given the broad, multi-coverage nature of this database, it is taught in first-year instruction and is one of the first choices for a substantial number of students. Sources include magazines, journals, trade/professional publications, and newspapers. Charts, graphs, pictures, etc. that are present will be indicated in each citation. Look for notes such as: 2 charts, 1 diagram, 1 color, 2 b.w., etc. 

Search Tips

Limiters are in the Refine Results column on the left of a Search Results screen.

  • Further limit results by selecting

    • Full Text, Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

      OR

    • Specifying a date range for the Publication Date.

  • You can also narrow your results by selecting Source Type:

    • Academic Journals

    • Magazines

    • Newspapers

  • Use the pull-down boxes connected to the search box to restrict your search to specific descriptive-data fields, like "Author."

Websites

  • American National Riding Commission - ANRC is an affiliate of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and an educational partner of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The primary goal of ANRC is to promote the American System of Forward Riding and to promote the highest quality of educated riding and related services within schools, colleges, universities, and public or private riding establishments.

  • The Chronicle of the Horse - The Chronicle of the Horse is an American weekly equestrian magazine. It covers dressage, hunters and jumpers, eventing, foxhunting and steeplechase racing.

  • horsesdaily.com - One of the oldest websites on equestrian sport. Bringing news, show reports, training tips, horses for sale, equestrian real estate and media marketing for the equestrian world.

  • International Museum of the Horse - The largest and most comprehensive museum in the world dedicated to horses and their impact on civilization.

  • United States Equestrian Federation - The United States Equestrian Federation is the national governing body for most equestrian sports in the United States. It began on January 20, 1917, as the Association of American Horse Shows, later changed to the American Horse Shows Association.