The essential practical guide to all aspects of caring for your horse
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Introduction
An excellent working relationship with your horse is based on understanding and communication. These lie at the heart of this practical and thorough guide.
Up-to-date Information
Colin Vogel is a leading authority on horse care. His expert advice, clearly illustrated with superb colour photographs, helps you choose a suitable horse to ride, understand its behaviour and needs, create a safe and healthy environment, and look after it correctly in the stable and in the field. Fully revised to take into account recent developments in horse care, this edition contains new information on horse transport, including equine passports and microchipping. There is also the very latest advice on equipment, dietary requirements, breeding and illness diagnosis.
Essential Health Care
A detailed guide to ailments, designed to be instantly accessible, allows you to recognise common problems and understand to cope with them efficiently. Easy-to-follow charts help you decide whether you should call a vet or follow the step-by-step sequences to treat the horse yourself, and there are clear instructions on what to do in an emergency. Practical suggestions for daily, monthly and annual routines will ensure you keep your horse healthy and comfortable throughout the year.
Comprehensive, fully illustrated and completely up-to-date, this is an invaluable reference for everyone who spends time with horses.
Reviews
Customer Review:
Review by: emma hilton, 06 October 2007
This book is wonderful, I borrowed it from a local libary and then decided to buy it afterwards, it was that detailed and informative.
Press reviews
Horse & Hound 29/01/04
"...a super book to flick through as well as read in detail."
Horse Magazine March 2004 Issue
"The structured chapters make this a mini-encyclopedia which also includes great visuals –you will want to refer to it throughout your horse owning years."
Product details
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780751337587
Size: 195 x 255mm
Number of pages: 216
Publication date: 06 Nov 2003
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
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