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Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies

Audrey Pavia (Author), Kate Gentry-Running (Author)

9780470239520, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 1 April 2008

384 pages
23.1 x 18.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.522 kg

Want to know the best ways to care for your horse? Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies gives you up-to-the-minute guidance on keeping horses healthy at all stages of life. It provides the latest information on equine nutrition and healthcare, explaining how your horse’s body functions and how to keep it in good working order.

Packed with practical advice on equine first aid and alternative therapies, this completely practical, plain-English guide explains exactly what to feed your four-legged “hayburner” and how much. You’ll find out what kind of preventive care is vital to keeping your horse in good physical shape and how to recognize signs of illness when things go wrong. You’ll get the low-down on the diseases and conditions most likely to plague the domestic horse and find help in deciding whether to treat problems yourself or call the vet. Discover how to:

  • Manage your horse’s diet
  • House your horse safely and comfortably
  • Tend to the daily details of horse care
  • Examine coat, eyes, hooves and manure
  • Identify, control, and prevent equine diseases
  • Understand links between horse behavior and health
  • Practice good horse nutrition
  • Grow your own horse food
  • Cover horse-health-care costs
  • Breed your horse
  • Care for pregnant mares and newborns

A healthy horse is a happy horse. Keep your horse fit with a little help from Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies, and you’ll be happy too!

Introduction 1

Part I: Honing Basic Horse Care Skills 7

Chapter 1: Taking on Your Horse’s Health 9

Chapter 2: Sizing Up a Healthy Horse 19

Chapter 3: Connecting Your Horse’s Behavior to Health 37

Chapter 4: Getting Up to Speed on Routine Care 49

Chapter 5: Exercising for Health 75

Part II: Good Eats: Nutrition and Feeding 87

Chapter 6: The Building Blocks of Good Nutrition 89

Chapter 7: Your Hungry Horse: Feeding Fundamentals 107

Chapter 8: Special Considerations for Your Horse’s Diet 125

Chapter 9: Growing Your Own Food 141

Part III: Recognizing and Treating Illnesses 153

Chapter 10: Introducing the Anatomy of a Horse 155

Chapter 11: Tackling Common Ailments 173

Chapter 12: Fighting Infectious Diseases 205

Chapter 13: Staying Prepared with Equine First Aid 221

Chapter 14: Checking Out Complementary and Alternative Therapies 239

Part IV: Horse Care for All Stages of Life 251

Chapter 15: Breeding Your Horse 253

Chapter 16: Caring for the Newborn 275

Chapter 17: Helping Your Horse Age Gracefully 289

Chapter 18: Reaching the End of Your Horse’s Life 301

Part V: The Part of Tens 309

Chapter 19: Ten Signs of Horse Illness 311

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Keep Your Horse Healthy 319

Appendix: Resources for Horse Care 327

Index 339

Subject Areas: Natural history [WN]
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