Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment
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Book Overview
For almost twenty years, Horses has been the definitive horse care manual, an indispensable reference for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses.
Now Horses is available for the first time in paperback in a completely revised and updated new edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes * A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry* Current recommendations for internal parasite control
* Information on equine assisted therapy
* Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor
* Recent information on coat color inheritance
* The physiology of conditioning performance horses
* The practical use of behavior for training Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0805072519
ISBN13:9780805072518
Release Date:December 2000
Publisher:St. Martins Press-3PL
Length:896 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.6" x 9.2"
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Agricultural Sciences Animal Husbandry Animals Horses Pets Pets & Animal Care Science & Math TextbooksCustomer Reviews
4 ratings
good reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
i needed this book for a class, it came and i am happy with it. it has helpful information and is a good reference for horses
Horses: A Guide To Selection, Care And Enjoyment
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Very informative and helpful for a new owner or beginner. It is a textbook worth having.
Excellent text used at local community college
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is a required text for Equine Science course at our local community college and it covers A LOT of info. Highly recommend as a horse Bible. It is very thick so I wish I had purchased the hard cover for easier handling.
Good, informative as an education and reference guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I used this book for an animal science class in college. I'm quite familiar with horses, but never the less, this book is definitely recommended for most anyone to have around as a basic horse book. For new horseback riders or owners, I'd definitely recommended it. The author covers essentially every topic imaginable, from behavior, conformation, breeds, stabling, feed, teeth, gaits, handling, conditioning, grooming, illnesses, farriers, diseases, performance, breeding and genetics. Even though I was familiar with most of the material covered, it is extremely handy to have such a book on hand for things like a dental chart for aging, or the wight to energy ratios for various grains. Just a lot of stuff down in writing that you might not always remember off the top of your head.
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