Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

An indispensable reference guide for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses. The classic text on horse care for more than twenty years, Horses is now available in a completely revised and updated edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses, and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes:

- A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry - Current recommendations for internal parasite control - Information on equine-assisted therapy - Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor - Recent information on coat color inheritance - The physiology of conditioning performance horses - The practical use of behavior for training Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, third edition, is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.

© 2000 Henry Holt and Co. (E-bog): 9781429934589

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E-bog: 13. december 2000