Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities
- ISBN-10
- 1635860857
- ISBN-13
- 9781635860856
- Category
- Pets
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-16
- Publisher
- Storey Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Heather Smith Thomas
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 for first-time owners and experienced horse handlers. Covering everything they 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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