Cherry Hill, Richard Klimesh

Stablekeeping (eBook, ePUB)

A Visual Guide to Safe and Healthy Horsekeeping

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Your horses deserve a comfortable and well-kept stable. In this easy-to-use guide, Cherry Hill shows you how to design and maintain an efficient and safe stable environment. With clear instructions and more than 250 photographs, Hill provides in-depth advice on every aspect of stable management, including stalls, tack rooms, work and storage areas, sanitation, safety considerations, and more. Good stablekeeping is an essential element of every successfully equine operation; it ensures a pleasant workplace and creates a healthy and happy environment for your horses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781612122564
• Artikelnr.: 37946333

Autorenporträt

Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor and horse trainer and has written numerous books, including 101 Arena Exercises for Horse & Rider, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage, How to Think Like a Horse, What Every Horse Should Know, and Horse Care for Kids. Visit her at www.horsekeeping.com, where you can find information on her books, DVDs, and horsekeeping knowledge.

Richard Klimesh cares for five horses on a 70-acre horse facility in Colorado. He is a Certified Master Farrier, who has written hundreds of articles on hoof care and horse facilities. He is the Webmaster of www.horsekeeping.com and the producer of Horsekeeping Videos.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Barn Features Lighting
Ventilation
Aisle Flooring Chapter 2 Stalls Kick Walls
Grilles
Heaters
Doors
Latches
Stall Flooring
Stall Mat Installation Chapter 3 The Tack Room Tack Room Details
Saddle Storage
Bridle and Blanket Storage
Plumbing and Refrigeration
Ventilation and Heat
Repair and Cleaning Areas Chapter 4 Work Areas A Safe Place to Tie
Tying
Grooming Area
Farrier Work Space
Vet Area
Wash Rack Chapter 5 Tool Storage
Grooming Supply Storage
Hay, Bedding, and Blanket Storage
Coils
Lofts Chapter 6 Tools Hand Tools
Forks and Rakes
Brooms and Shovels
Carts
Equipment Chapter 7 Turnout Areas Turnout Pens
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Connectors
Gate Latches
Pen Maintenance
Mud Control Chapter 8 Vices and Prevention Vices
Prevention
Wood Chewing Chapter 9 Sanitation & Pest Control Bedding
Cleaning a Stall
Odor Control Products
Disposal
Building a Manure Pile
Parasite Control
Fly Control
Stable Pests Chapter 10 Hay Hay Quality
Buying, Transporting, and Storing Hay Chapter 11 Grain Types of Grain
Mineral Supplements
Psyllium and Sand Colic Prevention
Grain Storage Chapter 12 Feeding Practices Calculating Hay Ration
Evaluating a Horse's Condition
Guideline for Cold
Weather Hay Increase
Feeding Areas
Making Mat Anchors
Feeders Chapter 13 Water Natural Sources
Automatic Waterers
Tanks and Barrels
Water Buckets
Winter Tanks and Barrels
Winter Water Buckets
Hydrants and Faucets
Mud Prevention
Hoses Chapter 14 Safety Handling Horses
Facilities Safety
Fire Prevention
Safe Lights
Clean Floors
Security Chapter 15 Emergency General Preparation
Injury to Person or Horse
Natural Disasters
Power Loss
Water Supply
Lights
Heat Source
Evacuation
Fire
Wind and Storms
Floods
Extreme Heat
Extreme Cold
Earthquake Chapter 16 Seasonal Reminders Year
Round Periodic Appointments
Fall
Field Washing a Fly Sheet
Winter
Spring
Summer Appendix Resources
Recommended Reading IndeX