The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping
Find solutions to the most common problems faced by novice horse owners.
 
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.
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The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping
Find solutions to the most common problems faced by novice horse owners.
 
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.
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The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping

The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping

by Lainey Cullen-McConkey
The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping

The Ultimate Guide to Horse Health & Care: The Novice Owner's Guide to Horsekeeping

by Lainey Cullen-McConkey

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Find solutions to the most common problems faced by novice horse owners.
 
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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510745285
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 09/17/2019
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 120
File size: 14 MB
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About the Author

Lainey Cullen-McConkey has spent the past thirty years learning about horses and their care. Her equine education brought her to a number of boarding and training facilities before opening her own private boarding barn. Lainey currently has three personal horses: A Quarter Horse mare, a Thoroughbred mare, and a two-year-old Paint colt (the Thoroughbred’s son).

Table of Contents

About the Author vii

Foreword ix

Chapter 1 A Home Fit for a Horse 1

Pasture Care/Management 2

Housing 4

Water 6

Riding Area/Use of Space 8

Storage 9

Chapter 2 Essential Equipment 11

Chapter 3 What to Know Before You Bring Home Baby 19

Feeding Regime 19

Vets and Farriers 21

Rescue/Malnourished Horses 23

Chapter 4 Feeding: Need, Not Greed 25

Calculating Your Horse's Bodyweight 26

Forage to Grain Ratio 26

Feed Charts 30

Chapter 5 Basic Anatomy and Systems of the Horse 31

Points of the Horse 31

Skeletal System 32

Digestive System 34

Digestive Process 38

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems 40

Muscles, Tendons, and Ligaments 44

Structure of the Foot 50

Sight and Hearing 52

Chapter 6 Health Care and Monitoring 57

First Aid Kit 57

Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration 59

Signs of Good/Poor Health 61

When to Call the Vet 66

Treatment of Minor Injuries 68

Regularly Scheduled "Maintenance" 70

Chapter 7 Maintenance of Property and Pastures 77

Trailer Care 78

Safety Precautions 79

Routines 80

Chapter 8 Potential Problems (What Could Go Wrong?) 83

Chapter 9 Horse Chart 85

Chapter 10 Other Miscellaneous Thoughts and Suggestions 87

Money-Saving Hacks 87

Emergency/Disaster Planning 89

Chapter 11 Charming Thoughts 95

Chapter 12 Recommended Reading 103

Index 105

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