Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition
Breeding, Care, Facilities
Published on 16. February 2021
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-63586-086-3 (ISBN)
Description
Now with full-color photography and illustrations throughout, the completely updated third edition of Storey s Guide to Raising Horses is the most comprehensive horse husbandry handbook available, whether you re a first-time owner or an experienced horse handler. Covering everything you need to know about facilities, breeding, and health care, this new edition features a photographic gallery of many types of horses; expanded material on recognizing, preventing, and treating a wide range of health issues, including insulin resistance, skin conditions, and digestive disorders; new vaccination protocols, including vaccinating for West Nile Virus; and updated information on breeding methods, foaling problems, and the care of broodmares and new foals.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Illustrations
Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63586-086-3 (9781635860863)
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Heather Smith Thomas has written extensively on animal health care, authoring thousands of articles and 24 books on the subject. Her books include Storey s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, The Cattle Health Handbook, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Storey s Guide to Raising Horses, Storey s Guide to Training Horses, and Stable Smarts. She raises cattle and horses on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho.