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A Guide to Raising Horses (Storey Animal Handbook)

by Heather Smit Thomas

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A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Healthy Horses<P> Whether you're an experienced horse handler or are planning to own your first horse, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses is the only book on horse care you'll ever need! This complete guide to intelligent horsekeeping covers it all: <P> Facilities<P> Feeding and nutrition<P> Daily health care<P> Disease prevention<P> Horse handling<P> Selecting breeding stock<P> Breeding the mare<P> Foaling and weening<P> And much more!

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This complete reference for the horse owner includes full coverage of such essential topics as feeding and nutrition, foot care, disease prevention, dental care and mouth problems, keeping a stallion, selecting breeding stock, foaling, care of the young horse, and more. The newest addition to our popular Guide To Raising series.

Synopsis:

Everything you need to know to keep a horse fit and healthy in body and spirit.
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About the Author

Heather Smith Thomas raises horses and cattle on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho. She writes for numerous horse magazines and is the author of seven books, including Storey's Guide to Raising Horsesand Storey's Guide to Training Horses.
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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Basic Horsekeeping

Chapter 1 Facilities

Chapter 2 Feeding and Nutrition

Chapter 3 Seasonal Care

Chapter 4 Foot Care

Chapter 5 Horse Handling

Part II: Health Care

Chapter 6 Reading the Signs of Health or Sickness

Chapter 7 Disease Prevention

Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases of Horses

Chapter 9 Non-Infectious Diseases of Horses

Chapter 10 Parasites

Chapter 11 Toxic Plants and Poisons

Chapter 12 Skin Problems

Chapter 13 Dental Care and Mouth Problems

Chapter 14 Eyes and Ears

Chapter 15 Digestive Tract Problems and Colic

Chapter 16 First Aid and Medical Treatments

Part III: Breeding Horses

Chapter 17 Selecting Breeding Stock

Chapter 18 Genetics

Chapter 19 Keeping a Stallion

Chapter 20 Breeding the Mare

Chapter 21 Care of the Broodmare

Chapter 22 Foaling

Chapter 23 Care of the Newborn Foal

Chapter 24 Care of the Young Horse

Epilogue

Appendixes

A. Horse Anatomy

B. Resources

C. Glossary

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781580171274
Subtitle:
Breeds/Care/Facilities
Author:
Thomas, Heather Smith
Author:
Thomas, Heather Smith
Publisher:
Storey Publishing
Location:
Pownal, Vt. :
Subject:
Horses - General
Subject:
Horses
Subject:
Horses - Care
Subject:
Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
Copyright:
2000
Edition Description:
paperback
Series:
Storey Animal Handbook
Series Volume:
WAOB-99-1
Publication Date:
April 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
9.02x6.06x1.22 in. 1.81 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , This complete reference for the horse owner includes full coverage of such essential topics as feeding and nutrition, foot care, disease prevention, dental care and mouth problems, keeping a stallion, selecting breeding stock, foaling, care of the young horse, and more. The newest addition to our popular Guide To Raising series.
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