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Storeys Guide to Raising Horses 2nd ed. [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 515 pages, height x width: 235x159 mm, Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Feb-2010
  • Izdevniecība: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1603424725
  • ISBN-13: 9781603424721
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Storeys Guide to Raising Horses 2nd ed.Palielināt
  • Formāts: Hardback, 515 pages, height x width: 235x159 mm, Illustrations, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Feb-2010
  • Izdevniecība: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1603424725
  • ISBN-13: 9781603424721
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses has earned a place on the equestrian's bookshelf as an authoritative guide to the subject. The book's comprehensive coverage includes information on grooming, foaling, housing, diet, exercise, and disease prevention and treatment.

The 2nd edition, now with 90,000 copies in print contains new and expanded features:
• Up-to-the-minute coverage of diseases and vaccination options
• Thoroughly updated advice on hoof care
• Expanded coverage of reproductive care and techniques

Storey's Guide to Raising Series is the essential animal husbandry information from the trusted source. With a combined total of 1.7 million copies in print.

Praise for the book:
"I own over 40 books on this subject of horses. This inexpensive Storey Guide is more useful, concise and complete (from a farm manager's point of view) than my veterinary text, Merk's." - Linda, Twin Brooks, SD
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xii
PART I: Basic Horsekeeping
Facilities
2(32)
Pasture
Barns
Stalls
Tack Room
Feed Room
Run-In Shed
Fences and Paddocks
Water
Make Sure all Facilities are Hazard-Free
Feeding and Nutrition
34(29)
Horse Digestion
Basic Nutritional Requirements
Roughages (Forages)
Grain Concentrates
Pelleted Feeds
Supplements
Feed Each Horse as an Individual
Seasonal Care
63(20)
Winter Care
Spring Care
Summer Care
Good Care is Essential
Foot Care
83(18)
What Makes a Sound Hoof?
Foot Conformation
Basic Foot Care
Going Barefoot
Thrush
White Line Disease
Foot Injuries
Diagnosing Lameness
Horse Handling
101(29)
Horse Sense
Understanding the Horse's Temperament
Cultivating a Good Relationship
Punishing Bad Behavior
Holding a Horse
Tying a Horse
Handling Feet
Using Restraints Properly
Dealing with Bad Manners
Reforming the Mannerless Horse
The Overly Aggressive Horse
PART II: Health Care
Reading the Signs of Health and Sickness
130(12)
Vital Signs
Body Language
Be Observant
Disease Prevention
142(17)
What is Disease?
How the Immune System Works
Disease Prevention
Vaccinating Your Horse
Adverse Reactions to Injections
Infectious Diseases of Horses
159(26)
Tetanus
Equine Encephalomyelitis
West Nile Virus
Strangles
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Pneumonia
Equine Viral Arteritis
Equine Infectious Anemia
Leptospirosis
Potomac Horse Fever
Salmonellosis
Botulism
Rabies
Piroplasmosis
Anthrax
Vesicular Stomatitis
Lyme Disease
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Conscientious Care
Noninfectious Diseases of Horses
185(19)
Cancer
Heaves
Cushing's Disease
Hepatitis
Laminitis (Founder)
Navicular Syndrome
Muscles Tying Up
Other Diseases
Parasites
204(27)
Internal Parasites
The Battle against Internal Parasites
External Parasites
Toxic Plants and Poisons
231(17)
Toxic Vegetation
Blister Beetle Poisoning
Chemical Poisons
Skin Problems
248(10)
Allergies and Hives
Photosensitization
Fungal Infections
Warts
Sarcoid Tumors
Dental Care and Mouth Problems
258(10)
Sore Mouth
The Teeth
Tooth Problems
Dental Checkups
Eyes and Ears
268(11)
Eye Problems
Ear Problems
Digestive Tract Problems and Colic
279(8)
Signs of Colic
Types and Causes of Colic
First Aid and Medical Treatments
287(25)
Emergency Situations
Dealing with Wounds
Fractures
Head Injuries
Choking
Shock
Burns
Snakebite
Porcupine Quills
Urinary Stones
Sheath Swellings
Alternative Treatments
Rehabilitation Facilities and Techniques
Euthanasia
PART III: Breeding Horses
Selecting Breeding Stock
312(18)
What Breed? Conformation
Selecting Broodmares
Stallions
Genetics
330(18)
Inheritance of Traits
Types of Breeding
Genetic Defects
Know Your Horses' Genetics
Keeping a Stallion
348(13)
Facilities for a Stallion
Handling a Stallion
Extra Training
Pasture Breeding
Age and Fertility
Breeding Fee
Breeding the Mare
361(18)
The Reproductive Tract
Sending a Mare to Be Bred
Breeding to Your Own Stallion
Understanding Heat Cycles
Teasing Mares
Preparing the Mare for Breeding
The Service
Artificial Insemination
Fertility Problems in Mares
Care of the Broodmare
379(12)
Care of the Mare Before Breeding
Abortion
Udder Problems
Countdown to Foaling
Foaling
391(29)
The Foaling Place
When Will She Foal?
Signs of Approaching Labor
Early Labor
Second-Stage (Active) Labor
The Importance of Breathing Soon After Birth
Normal Foaling---After the Birth
Final Stage of Labor
Care of the Mare After Foaling
Care of the Newborn Foal
420(30)
Care Immediately after the Birth
Nursing
The Importance of Colostrum
Bowel Movements
Problems of a Newborn Foal
Premature Foal
Orphan Foal
Care of the Young Horse
450(22)
Handling the Foal
Feeding the Foal
Health Care and Problems of the Foal
Weaning the Foal
Feeding Weanlings and Yearlings
Care of Weanlings and Yearlings
Epilogue
472(19)
Appendixes
Horse Anatomy
473(1)
Resources
474(4)
Glossary
478(13)
Index 491