Description: Horses: Their Breeding, Care and Training HEATHER SMITH THOMAS Sensitive and complex creature that he is, the horse has much to offer modern man. But although patience and understanding are the keys to managing your horse's behavior, health care is also an integral part in your enjoyment of this ani-mal. The sincere horseman seeks to learn all he can about horses in general, and his own horses in particular doing all he can to keep them happy, healthy and sound. Would you know if your horse had internal parasites? Do you understand the things that can cause colic, and how to prevent them? Are you overfeeding him? Do you know how to keep him healthy and sound even with strenuous use? Do you know how to assist a mare's problem birth? Horses: Their Breeding, Care and Training is an easy-to-read guide to the problems a serious horse owner will face. Emphasizing the importance of health care, the author deals with the major equine diseases as well as many other illnesses and injuries, such as arthritis, heaves, and strains and sprains. Her procedures for treating these are competently and simply explained. Several chapters present important information on the selection of a horse, keeping a stallion, breeding the mare, (Continued on back flap)
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Subject 2: Horses
Special Attributes: 1975
Time Period: 20th Century
Subject: Animal Care
Publisher: Barnes & Company, Incorporated, A. S.
Topic: Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
Publication Year: 1975
Book Title: Horses : Their Breeding, Care and Training
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Author: Heather S. Thomas
Format: Hardcover