Complete Horse Care Manual

by Colin Vogel (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $4.75

  Comprehensive and fully illustrated, this is a thoroughbred guide to everything you need to know about caring for horses and ponies. An excellent working relationship with your horse is based on understanding and communication. These lie at the heart of this practical guide. From day-to-day upkeep, stabling, and grooming, to nursing a sick horse and first-aid techniques, the Complete Horse Care Manual will appeal to all horse lovers. With over 650 specially commissioned photographs and diagrams, step-by-step sequences tell you all you need to know about caring for your horse. A detailed guide to ailments allows you to recognize common problems and deal with them efficiently. Practical suggestions for daily, monthly, and annual routines will ensure you keep your horse healthy and comfortable throughout the year.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $4.75

  It provides information on how to choose and buy a horse, as well as practical advise on all aspects of daily care. Extended chapters concentrate on how to provide the best environment for your horse. Field and stable management are fully discussed. Other topics covered include stable construction, fixtures and fittings, drainage, bedding, mucking out, watering systems and keeping a field free from harmful plants. Always keeping the horse's point of view in the foreground, the book aims to teach how to feed and exercise a horse depending on its own particular requirements, and covers basic rules of exercise such as warming up and winding down, or how to care for a horse in the winter.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $21.73

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $18.65

  Comprehensive and fully illustrated, this is a thoroughbred guide to everything you need to know about caring for horses and ponies. An excellent working relationship with your horse is based on understanding and communication. These lie at the heart of this practical guide. From day-to-day upkeep, stabling, and grooming, to nursing a sick horse and first-aid techniques, the Complete Horse Care Manual will appeal to all horse lovers. With over 650 specially commissioned photographs and diagrams, step-by-step sequences tell you all you need to know about caring for your horse. A detailed guide to ailments allows you to recognize common problems and deal with them efficiently. Practical suggestions for daily, monthly, and annual routines will ensure you keep your horse healthy and comfortable throughout the year.