Horse Health & Nutrition For Dummies

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Автор: Audrey Pavia, Kate.

Название: Horse Health & Nutrition For Dummies

Издательство: Wiley

Год: 2008

Формат: pdf

Размер: 5 mb

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Язык: Английский.

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!