Books for horse people around the world!
HORSES Like To Be WARM: Basic Care From Their Point of View
author: Christine Wolfe
contributor: Bonnie Smith
cover art by Sidney Marquez
Five parts:
The Basics;
Expenses & Budgets;
Skill Sets;
"Different Strokes for Different Folks; and
How to Rescue a Horse or Pony.
The Appendices introduce you to plants poisonous to horses and terminology.
There are sample budgets for the same horse in different boarding circumstances, information about nutrients (protein, fat & carbohydrates; minerals, amino acids & vitamins), a sample feeding chart as well as how to convert grain pounds to grain quarts, a sample schedule for shots, worming & farrier visits and another for pasture boarding, how to check for injuries and when to call a vet, how to touch & handle, muck out, turn out, fit rugs all while staying safe.
All this in 88 glossy-stock colored pages with original artwork and photos.
The Language of the Aids: All About the Different Ways You Can Communicate With the Horse You Are Riding, Regardless of Your Style
Learn to apply aids and how each applied singly affects your mount in this 82-page book. Gaits are described as are horses' movements with or without
a saddle. Ride-through instructions accompany 14 school-figure diagrams.
The cover artwork is based on clipart by German artist Bernd Wachtmeister.
author: Christine Wolfe
contributor: Bonnie Smith
cover art by Sidney Marquez
Five parts:
The Basics;
Expenses & Budgets;
Skill Sets;
"Different Strokes for Different Folks; and
How to Rescue a Horse or Pony.
The Appendices introduce you to plants poisonous to horses and terminology.
There are sample budgets for the same horse in different boarding circumstances, information about nutrients (protein, fat & carbohydrates; minerals, amino acids & vitamins), a sample feeding chart as well as how to convert grain pounds to grain quarts, a sample schedule for shots, worming & farrier visits and another for pasture boarding, how to check for injuries and when to call a vet, how to touch & handle, muck out, turn out, fit rugs all while staying safe.
All this in 88 glossy-stock colored pages with original artwork and photos.
The Language of the Aids: All About the Different Ways You Can Communicate With the Horse You Are Riding, Regardless of Your Style
Learn to apply aids and how each applied singly affects your mount in this 82-page book. Gaits are described as are horses' movements with or without
a saddle. Ride-through instructions accompany 14 school-figure diagrams.
The cover artwork is based on clipart by German artist Bernd Wachtmeister.
