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Book Description Covering every aspect of horse ownership, from choosing and looking after your horse, to diagnosing illnesses and being alerted to those serious enough to need professional attention, the Complete Horse Care Manual is packed with fully up-to-date medical and dietary information, insights on horse behavior, and the latest developments in equine passports and micro-chipping. Attractive full-color photographs throughout the book illustrate every facet of horse care. About the Author Colin Vogel is a practicing vet, as well as an expert on horse care and has published many books and articles on all aspects of equine health care.
Editorial Reviews From Library Journal New and prospective horse owners will welcome the publication of this high-quality book, which contains a wealth of information and is well organized and clearly presented, at a very reasonable price. Excellent color photographs and drawings accompany the text, written by a veterinary surgeon who practices in England and specializes in horse care. Topics discussed include basic care, daily routines, stabling, grooming, feeding, health, first aid, and types of tack and care. The chapters on horse disorders and diseases, accompanied by many helpful charts and illustrations, are especially useful. Since this is specifically a horse care manual, the book does not address riding techniques or the various horse breeds. All the photographs are British, a drawback for those who prefer the Western style of riding, as there is only one photo of a piece of Western equipment. But this does not detract from the book's informative value. Recommended, especially for public libraries with popular equine collections. Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y. Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
This is one of three of my favorite horse books -- I was surprised to see some negative reviews about this book. I have to disagree with the people that thought it was "too basic". From all the complete horse care books and manuals I've read this one seemed to be the most comprehensive. It seems to me that most of the complete horse care books are aimed at readers fairly new to the subject. After all, if you had already had a horse for 5 years, it would be kind of late to check out how to take care of it... I found the easy-to-understand text very accommodating and not at all annoying. The pictures were excellent (especially the angles on the "fitting tack" section) and 18 pages of "symptoms, cause, treatment, and prevention" charts on common horse illnesses and injuries were very comprehensive. I originally got this book from the library and decided to purchase a copy to keep since I found it so much better than most of the other "complete" care books. BTW my other two favorites are "Riding for the Rest of us" by Jessica Jahiel, and "From the Ground up" by Brenda Imus.
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Great book, photographs were uncluttered, text down to earth -- I don't even own a horse, but am thinking of buying one in the future. This book covers the basics in an easy-to-follow, down to earth, non-condescending manner. The format was easy to follow and had some good suggestions to keep and horse simply and in good health. Emphasis was on keeping a clean, healthy horse. I highly recommend this book. I have read it four time already.
This is one great book!! -- This book covers so many topics so well it's hard to find a better over-all book anywhere!! From the diseases and their treatments of a horse to tack fitting and shipping this book is definitely my favorite and most turned to book on the shelf! I would recommend it to any responsible horse owner that wants to care for his horse better.
Full of good information -- My brother got me this book for Christmas, and I read it all the way through immediately. It is a great book for anyone interested in providing good care for their horse. It answered a lot of the questions that I had floating around in my mind, such as horse behaviors, how to feed and what to feed, how set up your property for a horse, and guidelines for how to know when to call the vet. A lot of good illustrations in the book.
Very useful as a quick reference -- This book is useful whether you are a pro or an amateur. More useful for the first time owner, it does give you a glossary that helps identify potential or existing health problems in your horse. I thought the illustrations of common ailments, etc. very useful and when I have my own barn will keep it there as a quick guide. If you own a horse, it can be horse first aid.