Horses, 3rd Edition · A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

For almost twenty years, Horses has been the definitive horse care manual, an indispensable reference for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses.

Now Horses is available for the first time in paperback in a completely revised and updated new edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes

A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry

Current recommendations for internal parasite control

Information on equine assisted therapy

Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor

Recent information on coat color inheritance

The physiology of conditioning performance horses

The practical use of behavior for training

Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.