Horse Health Care

Want to know the best ways to care for your horse? Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies gives you up-to-the-minute guidance on keeping horses healthy at all stages of life. It provides the latest information on equine nutrition and healthcare, explaining how your horse’s body functions and how to keep it in good working order. Packed with practical advice on equine first aid and alternative therapies, this completely practical, plain-English guide explains exactly what to feed your four-legged “hayburner” and how much. You’ll find out what kind of preventive care is vital to keeping your horse in good physical shape and how to recognize signs of illness when things go wrong. You’ll get the low-down on the diseases and conditions most likely to plague the domestic horse and find help in deciding whether to treat problems yourself or call the vet. Discover how to: Manage your horse’s diet House your horse safely and comfortably Tend to the daily details of horse care Examine coat, eyes, hooves and manure Identify, control, and prevent equine diseases Understand links between horse behavior and health Practice good horse nutrition Grow your own horse food Cover horse-health-care costs Breed your horse Care for pregnant mares and newborns A healthy horse is a happy horse. Keep your horse fit with a little help from Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies, and you’ll be happy too!

With a nail-hole at the top of each page spread, this book can hang on a barn wall as a hands-free visual guide to every health situation likely to occur. Graphic step-by-step presentations guide farmers through daily health checks, basic dental and hoof care, preventive procedures, emergency first aid care, and wound treatment.

This covers the basics of hoof care and horseshoeing. Topics range from simple cleaning to trimming and shoeing the foot to dealing with hoof injuries and complex lameness problems. It also described how to achieve healthy hooves through proper nutrition, conscientious care, and proper used of the horse.

Do you want A Professionally Designed Record for Health and Weekly Training Goals. This record book will help you track your horse's health and training goals. Keep records of your horse's farrier and vet work, vaccinations, daily maintenance, training goals, and more -- everything in one place! This journal can be used for up to 10 horses. It starts with an information record sheet for each horse, then a log for each of the following types of information: Vaccinations Deworming Dental Work Feed Changes Supplement Changes Medicine Changes Turnout Changes Shoeing Changes Saddle Fit Chiropractic Work Massage Work Joint Injections Other Maintenance Lameness History Record of Ferrier Visits Record of Veterinarian Visits Show Checklist Show Log Notes Signs of Good Health Signs Of Ill Health Product Features: 150 Pages 8.5 x 11 inches Stylish Cover High Quality Paper Strong Binding Get a copy of this complete horse tracker and keep lasting records today!

Takes a complex topic and breaks it down into its simpler components by discussing commonly used medications and how they work, medication rules for competition, and methods for administering medications.

Author Fran Jurgo discusses how to provide the horse with daily foot care, how to choose a farrier, and how to prevent certain lameness problems.

Your guide to horse health care and management.

Illustrated in full color throughout, with more than 650 specially commissioned color photographs and diagrams, Complete Horse Care Manual is almost a Vet-in-Your-Pocket for horse owners, telling you how to provide regular care and attention for your horse, how to guard against health problems, and when the problem is serious enough to need professional attention. Providing the enthusiast with a sound understanding of how a horse functions, this manual clearly explains in non-technical terms the key elements of the horse's make-up, from legs and joints to teeth and jaws, from body systems to body language. Topics covered include the all-important but routine procedures such as clipping, trimming, and shoeing, to more vital subjects such as grazing requirements and nutritional needs. There are extremely useful 'Disorders' Fact Finder sections, there is advice on horse transport takes into account new research, and the latest information on equine passports and microchipping.