Horse and stable management

✍ Scribed by Jeremy Houghton Brown; Sarah Pilliner; Zoe Davies

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 440
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Horse and Stable Management is essential reading for those taking British Horse Society and Association of British Riding Schools examinations, as well as those taking college equine courses or National Vocational Qualifications in horse care and management."--BOOK JACKET.

Content: Pt. 1. The horse --
1. Horse care through understanding its origins --
2. Describing the horse --
3. Conformation and action --
Pt. 2. The horse in sickness and health --
4. The healthy horse --
5. Routine healthcare --
6. The sick horse --
7. Nursing the sick horse --
8. First aid --
9. Lameness --
Pt. 3. The systems of the horse --
10. Systems of support and movement --
11. Systems of information and control --
12. The circulatory system --
13. The respiratory system --
14. The skin --
15. The digestive system --
16. The theory of feeding --
17. Practical feeding and watering --
Pt. 4. Work in the stable yard --
18. Handling horses --
19. The daily routine --
20. Yard work and riding out
Abstract:

Since the first edition was published, this title has become the standard textbook for a range of qualifications covering all aspect of horse care and management. The fourth edition has been radically revised and reorganized to meet the latest teaching requirements. Read more...