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Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition

Breeding, Care, Facilities
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Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition by Heather Smith Thomas is an essential resource for horse enthusiasts, offering comprehensive insights into horse care and management. This guide delves into various aspects like breeding, health care, and training, providing practical advice for both novice and experienced horse owners. It's a must-have for anyone looking to deepen their understanding and expertise in horse husbandry.
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If you have a passion for horses and aspire to understand more about caring for and raising them, this comprehensive guide may captivate you. It offers insightful knowledge for both novice and seasoned equestrians, combining practical advice with an understanding of horse behaviour that can enrich your connection with these magnificent animals.

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Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition

Now in full color, the third edition of the best-selling Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses features the most up-to-date information on every aspect of housing, pasturing, breeding, and health.

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Now with full-colour 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 recognising, 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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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635860856

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 February 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 1000g

Pages: 448

About the Author

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.

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