This comprehensive and authoritative guide covers the practicalities of looking after horses and ponies on a day-to-day basis. The author gives expert advice on the full range of issues relating to horse ownership and management: the different systems for keeping a horse, whether it be stabled or at grass, and all aspects of stable management, such as bedding, feeding, watering and exercising routines. There is extensive information on plaiting, clipping, shoeing, care of tack and other equipment, with step-by-step sequences for ease of reference, and a comprehensive section on health and basic first aid. The many informative photographs, including horse breeds, and illustrations show you how to carry out the variety of tasks involved in looking after a horse or pony properly. Also included is advice on how to make the right choice of horse or pony and paddock management.
- ISBN10 1842157841
- ISBN13 9781842157848
- Publish Date 30 September 2021 (first published 26 June 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 April 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Anness Publishing
- Imprint Southwater
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 96
- Language English