These resources will help you take better care of your horse’s health and nutrition.
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Showing posts with label Horse Health & Nutrition. Show all posts
Resources for Horse Care
These resources will help you take better care of your horse’s health and nutrition.
Ten Ways to Keep Your Horse Healthy
In This Chapter
- Reducing your horse’s stress
- Scheduling an annual exam with your veterinarian
- Engaging in routine care
- Recognizing the importance of daily exercise and good feed
- Trying out joint nutraceuticals
Ten Signs of Horse Illness
This Chapter
- Recognizing signs of equine distress
- Discovering the causes of bad behavior
Reaching the End of Your Horse’s Life
In This Chapter
- Understanding euthanasia
- Choosing to bury, cremate, or render your horse
- Grieving for your equine companion
Helping Your Horse Age Gracefully
In This Chapter
- Exploring health problems in older horses
- Keeping your senior horse happy and active
- Discovering the best way to retire your horse
Caring for the Newborn
In This Chapter
- Making sure that your foal and mare are healthy after delivery
- Caring for and feeding your foal
- Training your foal
Breeding Your Horse
In This Chapter
- Understanding the basics of equine reproduction
- Figuring out whether to breed your horse
- Looking at different breeding techniques
- Walking through the stages of equine pregnancy
- Bringing a baby horse into the world
Checking Out Complementary and Alternative Therapies
In This Chapter
- Discovering different types of nontraditional therapies
- Finding out how to choose a practitioner
Staying Prepared with Equine First Aid
In This Chapter
- Putting together the right tools and information
- Handling an injured horse
- Administering first aid to your horse
- Recognizing an emergency situation
Fighting Infectious Diseases
In This Chapter
- Recognizing symptoms of infectious diseases
- Understanding diagnosis and treatment
- Preventing infectious diseases in your horse
Tackling Common Ailments
In This Chapter
- Understanding lameness issues
- Recognizing digestive disorders
- Exploring skin, eye, respiratory, and other common problems
Introducing the Anatomy of a Horse
In This Chapter
- Exploring the horse’s body systems
- Discovering outer parts of the horse
Growing Your Own Food
In This Chapter
- Getting a grip on growing basics
- Discovering how to grow and maintain pasture
- Harvesting hay
Special Considerations for Your Horse’s Diet
In This Chapter
- Exploring dietary supplements
- Rehabilitating horses with weight issues
- Feeding horses with allergies
- Changing behavior with diet
Your Hungry Horse: Feeding Fundamentals
In This Chapter
- Exploring different hays and pasture
- Discovering other types of horse food
- Finding out how often and how much to feed
The Building Blocks of Good Nutrition
In This Chapter
- Discovering the importance of water and fiber
- Checking out carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
- Exploring the need for vitamins and minerals
Exercising for Health
In This Chapter
- Working your way into exercise
- Exploring ways to exercise your horse
- Helping your horse during lay-up
Getting Up to Speed on Routine Care
In This Chapter
- Working well with your equine veterinarian
- Providing good housing
- Caring for your horse’s body and feet
- Controlling pests and parasites
Connecting Your Horse’s Behavior to Health
In This Chapter
- Recognizing typical equine behavior
- Coping with misbehaviors
Sizing Up a Healthy Horse
In This Chapter
- Recognizing a horse in good health
- Examining your horse each day
- Judging a new horse’s condition
Taking on Your Horse’s Health
This Chapter
- Recognizing a healthy horse
- Knowing the horse’s mind and its connection to health
- Doing horse care and exercising every day
- Exploring equine nutrition and disease
- Taking care of your horse through all stages of life
