Synopses & Reviews
A comprehensive book on feeding horses and ponies, this guide makes choosing the correct diet easy with simple advice on how to assess an individual horse's needs. Enabling readers to measure their horses on a number of points, such as living conditions, age and health, this handbook helps them determine the best type of food for their horse, including grasses, forage and supplements. Advice on different climates and regions, as well as how to correctly store food, all help to provide a comprehensive survey of the equine diet. The text is further supplemented with 30 flow charts highlighting detailed nutrition advice, making problem solving quick and simple. Ruth Bishop is a top nutritionist at Spillers, one of the largest and best known animal feed producers, who supply worldwide. In addition, Ruth is the Horse & Hound nutrition expert, writing Britain's Dr. Ruth's Feed Forum column. Ruth lives in Canons Abbey, Northants, England.