The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care

Description

Keeping your horse at home can be as wonderful and idyllic as it sounds, but there are also a lot of things which need to be taken into consideration to make sure you and your horse’s new home are ready. This book will guide you through some of the potential pitfalls, providing a simple and easily digestible overview of basic at-home horse health and care. With more than thirty years of experience, horse owner, trainer, and caretaker Lainey Cullen-McConkey offers expert insight on topics such as creating and maintaining a safe living environment for your horse, the basic rules of feeding and care, and invaluable advice on what to do if something goes wrong. Other helpful topics include: What to know before you bring home your horse Basic anatomy and systems of the horse Healthcare and monitoring Maintenance of property and pastures Suggestions on what to do if your horse is injured or ill And so much more! The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care covers everything you need to know and do both before and after bringing your horse home. Foreword Chapter 1: A Home Fit for a Horse Pasture Care/Management Housing Water Riding Area/Use of Space Storage Chapter 2: Essential Equipment Chapter 3: What to Know Before You Bring Home Baby Feeding Regime Vets and Farriers Rescue/Malnourished Horses Chapter 4: Feeding: Need, Not Greed Calculating Your Horse’s Bodyweight Forage to Grain Ratio Feed Charts Chapter 5: Basic Anatomy and Systems of the Horse Points of the Horse Skeletal System Digestive System Digestive Process Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments Structure of the Foot Sight and Hearing Chapter 6: Health Care and Monitoring First Aid Kit Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration Signs of Good/Poor Health When to Call the Vet Treatment of Minor Injuries Regularly Scheduled “Maintenance” Chapter 7: Maintenance of Property and Pastures Trailer Care Safety Precautions Routines Chapter 8: Potential Problems (What Could Go Wrong?) Chapter 9: Horse Chart Chapter 10: Other Miscellaneous Thoughts and Suggestions Money-Saving Hacks Emergency/Disaster Planning Chapter 11: Charming Thoughts Chapter 12: Recommended Reading Index