Heather Smith Thomas

Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, 3rd Edition

Breeding, Care, Facilities

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Produktbeschreibung

Now in full color, the third edition of the best-selling Storeyâ s Guide to Raising Horses features the most up-to-date information on every aspect of housing, pasturing, breeding, and health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Workman Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 181mm x 234mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 1016g
• ISBN-13: 9781635860856
• ISBN-10: 1635860857
• Artikelnr.: 57023792

Autorenporträt

Heather Smith Thomas has written extensively on animal health care, authoring thousands of articles and 24 books on the subject. Her books include Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, The Cattle Health Handbook, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Storey’s Guide to Raising Horses, Storey’s Guide to Training Horses, and Stable Smarts. She raises cattle and horses on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part 1: Basic Horsekeeping Chapter 1: Facilities   Pasture
Barns
Stalls
Tack Room
Feed Room
Run
In Shed
Fences and Paddocks
Water
Make Sure All Facilities Are Hazard
Free Chapter 2: Feeding and Nutrition   Horse Digestion
Basic Nutritional Requirements
Roughages (Forages)
Grain Concentrates
Pelleted Feeds
Supplements
Feed Each Horse as an Individual Chapter 3: Seasonal Care   Winter Care
Spring Care
Summer Care
Good Care Is Essential Chapter 4: Foot Care   What Makes a Sound Hoof?
Foot Conformation
Basic Foot Care
Going Barefoot
Thrush
White Line Disease
Foot Injuries
Diagnosing Lameness Chapter 5: Horse Handling   Horse Sense
Understanding the Horse's Temperament
Cultivating a Good Relationship
Punishing Bad Behavior
Holding a Horse
Tying a Horse
Handling Feet
Using Restraints Properly
Dealing with Bad Manners
Reforming the Mannerless Horse
The Overly Aggressive Horse Part 2: Health Care Chapter 6: Reading the Signs of Health and Sickness   Vital Signs
Body Language
Be Observant Chapter 7: Disease Prevention   What Is Disease?
How the Immune System Works
Disease Prevention
Vaccinating Your Horse
Adverse Reactions to Injections Chapter 8: Infectious Diseases of Horses   Tetanus
Equine Encephalomyelitis
West Nile Virus
Strangles
Influenza
Rhinopneumonitis
Pneumonia
Equine Viral Arteritis
Equine Infectious Anemia
Leptospirosis
Potomac Horse Fever
Salmonellosis
Botulism
Rabies
Piroplasmosis
Anthrax
Vesicular Stomatitis
Lyme Disease
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Conscientious Care Chapter 9: Noninfectious Diseases of Horses   Cancer
Heaves
Cushing's Disease
Hepatitis
Laminitis (Founder)
Navicular Syndrome
Muscles Tying Up
Other Diseases Chapter 10: Parasites   Internal Parasites
The Battle against Internal Parasites
External Parasites Chapter 11: Toxic Plants and Poisons   Toxic Vegetation
Blister Beetle Poisoning
Chemical Poisons Chapter 12: Skin Problems   Allergies and Hives
Photosensitization
Fungal Infections
Warts
Sarcoid Tumors Chapter 13: Dental Care and Mouth Problems   Sore Mouth
The Teeth
Tooth Problems
Dental Checkups Chapter 14: Eyes and Ears   Eye Problems
Ear Problems Chapter 15: Digestive Tract Problems and Colic   Signs of Colic
Types and Causes of Colic Chapter 16: First Aid and Medical Treatments   Emergency Situations
Dealing with Wounds
Fractures
Head Injuries
Choking
Shock
Burns
Snakebite
Porcupine Quills
Urinary Stones
Sheath Swellings
Alternative Treatments
Rehabilitation Facilities and Techniques
Euthanasia Part 3: Breeding Horses Chapter 17: Selecting Breeding Stock   What Breed?
Conformation
Selecting Broodmares
Stallions Chapter 18: Genetics   Inheritance of Traits
Types of Breeding
Genetic Defects
Know Your Horses' Genetics Chapter 19: Keeping a Stallion   Facilities for a Stallion
Handling a Stallion
Extra Training
Pasture Breeding
Age and Fertility
Breeding Fee Chapter 20: Breeding the Mare   The Reproductive Tract
Sending a Mare to Be Bred
Breeding to Your Own Stallion
Understanding Heat Cycles
Teasing Mares
Preparing the Mare for Breeding
The Service
Artificial Insemination
Fertility Problems in Mares Chapter 21: Care of the Broodmare   Care of the Mare before Breeding
Abortion
Udder Problems
Countdown to Foaling Chapter 22: Foaling   The Foaling Place
When Will She Foal?
Signs of Approaching Labor
Early Labor
Second
Stage (Active) Labor
Breathing Soon after Birth
Normal Foaling: After the Birth
Final Stage of Labor
Care of the Mare after Foaling Chapter 23: Care of the Newborn Foal   Care Immediately after the Birth
Nursing
The Importance of Colostrum
Bowel Movements
Problems of a Newborn Foal
Premature Foal
Orphan Foal Chapter 24: Care of the Young Horse   Handling the Foal
Feeding the Foal
Health Care and Problems of the Foal
Weaning the Foal
Feeding Weanlings and Yearlings
Care of Weanlings and Yearlings Epilogue Horse Anatomy Glossary Index