Einsiedler

The Encyclopedia of the Horse
Elmyn Hartley Edwards

•  In the 19th century, the Swiss army relied heavily on imported horses.
• The Einsiedler was the first bred horse of Switzerland. 
• The most important blood lines were the ones established by the Anglo-Norman horses. 
• Anglo-Norman horses led to the Einsiedler. 
• The Einsiedler is a large, calm, well made horse. 
• A horse very suitable for various types of performance riding. 
• They are also often used for harness driving.  

In this __Book____________________________ (book/article, etc.), _____Elmyn H. Edwards______________ (author)   ____explains__________(claims/argues/explains) that __that the Einsiedler horse is a Swiss horse, that can be tracked back nearly 1,000 years to the Benedictine monastery of Einsiedeln, the origin of where the horse got their name. ______________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ (identify author’s argument/purpose).
One reason/fact/example that supports this main idea is ____The Einsiedler is also known as the Swiss Warmblood.  It gets that name because it is from Switzerland, in the Swiss country side. ___________________
___________________________. Another reason/fact/example that supports this main idea is ________________________________
These horses are among the most important blood lines for the rest of the Swiss horses.  All other Swiss horses are decedents of the Einsiedler.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Finally, the author gives the reason/fact/example ______of how several warm-blood horses are bred of the same blood line from the Einsiedler. ___________________________________ to support the main idea.
These ideas are connected (connected/similar) to ________________every other horse bloodline______________________________ (something you learned or experienced previously) because ________________________all horses in one region or area are all related, or descendants of each other. ____________________________________________________________________________ (explanation of connection).