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Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition: Breeding, Care, Facilities [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 448 pages, height x width: 235x178 mm, weight: 300 g, Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
  • Izdošanas datums: 16-Feb-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635860865
  • ISBN-13: 9781635860863
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 448 pages, height x width: 235x178 mm, weight: 300 g, Full-color; photographs and illustrations througho
  • Izdošanas datums: 16-Feb-2021
  • Izdevniecība: Storey Publishing LLC
  • ISBN-10: 1635860865
  • ISBN-13: 9781635860863
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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.

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, 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 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.
Preface viii
PART I Basic Horsekeeping
1 Facilities
1(30)
Pasture
Barns
Stalls
Tack Room
Feed Room
Run-in Shed
Fences and Paddocks
Water
Make Sure All Facilities Are Hazard-Free
2 Feeding And Nutrition
31(26)
Horse Digestion
Basic Nutritional Requirements
Roughages (Forages)
Concentrates
Pelleted Feeds
Supplements
Feed Each Horse as an Individual
3 Seasonal Care
57(18)
Winter Care
Spring Care
Summer Care
Fall Care
Good Care Is Essential
4 Foot Care
75(16)
What Makes a Sound Hoof?
Foot Conformation
Basic Foot Care
Going Barefoot
Thrush
White Line Disease
Foot Injuries
Diagnosing Lameness
5 Horse Handling
91(24)
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
6 Reading The Signs Of Health And Sickness
115(12)
Vital Signs
Body Language
Be Observant
7 Disease Prevention
127(14)
What Is Disease?
How the Immune System Works
Vaccination Schedules
Vaccinating Your Horse
Adverse Reactions to Injections
8 Infectious Diseases Of Horses
141(22)
Tetanus
Equine Encephalomyelitis
West Nile Virus
Strangles
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Pneumonia
Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
Leptospirosis
Potomac Horse Fever (PHF)
Salmonellosis
Botulism
Rabies
Piroplasmosis
Anthrax
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS)
Lyme Disease
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)
Conscientious Care
9 Noninfectious Diseases Of Horses
163(18)
Allergies
Cancer
Heaves
Cushing's Disease
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)
Hepatitis
Laminitis (Founder)
Navicular Syndrome
Muscles Tying Up
Headshaking
Other Diseases
10 Parasites
181(24)
Internal Parasites
The Battle against Internal Parasites
External Parasites
11 Toxic Plants And Poisons
205(18)
Toxic Vegetation
Blister Beetle Poisoning
Chemical Poisons
12 Skin Problems
223(10)
Allergies and Hives
Photosensitization
Fungal Infections
Rain Rot
Scratches
Warts
Sarcoid Tumors
13 Dental Care And Mouth Problems
233(10)
Sore Mouth
The Teeth
Tooth Problems
Dental Checkups
14 Eyes And Ears
243(10)
Eye Problems
Ear Problems
15 Digestive Tract Problems And Colic
253(10)
Signs of Colic
Types and Causes of Colic
Gastric Ulcers
16 First Aid And Medical Treatments
263(22)
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
17 Selecting Breeding Stock
285(16)
What Breed?
Conformation
Selecting Broodmares
Selecting Stallions
18 Genetics
301(16)
Inheritance of Traits
The Genetics of Color
Types of Breeding
Genetic Defects
Know Your Horses' Genetics
19 Keeping A Stallion
317(10)
Facilities for a Stallion
Handling a Stallion
Extra Training
Pasture Breeding
Age and Fertility
Breeding Fee
20 Breeding The Mare
327(16)
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 (Al)
Fertility Problems in Mares
21 Care Of The Broodmare
343(10)
Care of the Mare before Breeding
Abortion
Udder Problems
Countdown to Foaling
22 Foaling
353(24)
The Foaling Place
When Will She Foal?
Signs of Approaching Labor
Early Labor
Second-Stage (Active) Labor
Breathing after Birth
After a Normal Delivery
Final Stage of Labor
Care of the Mare after Foaling
23 Care Of The Newborn Foal
377(24)
Care Immediately after the Birth
Nursing
The Importance of Colostrum
Bowel Movements
Problems of a Newborn Foal
Premature Foal
Orphan Foal
24 Care Of The Young Horse
401(16)
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 417(1)
Horse Anatomy 418(1)
Glossary 419(7)
Acknowledgments 426(1)
Index 427
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.