These resources will help you
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Showing posts with label Horse Health & Nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horse Health & Nutrition. Show all posts
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 nutraceutic...
Ten Signs of Horse Illness
This Chapter
Recognizing signs of equine
distress
Discovering the causes of bad
behav...
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
compan...
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 ho...
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 f...
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
wo...
Checking Out Complementary and Alternative Therapies
In This Chapter
Discovering different types of
nontraditional therapies
Finding out how to choose a
practitio...
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
situat...
Fighting Infectious Diseases
In This Chapter
Recognizing symptoms of
infectious diseases
Understanding diagnosis and
treatment
Preventing infectious diseases in
your ho...
Tackling Common Ailments
In This Chapter
Understanding lameness issues
Recognizing digestive disorders
Exploring skin, eye, respiratory,
and other common probl...
Introducing the Anatomy of a Horse
In This Chapter
Exploring the horse’s body
systems
Discovering outer parts of the
ho...
Growing Your Own Food
In This Chapter
Getting a grip on growing basics
Discovering how to grow and
maintain pasture
Harvesting ...
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 d...
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 f...
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 miner...
Exercising for Health
In This Chapter
Working your way into exercise
Exploring ways to exercise your
horse
Helping your horse during lay...
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 parasi...
Connecting Your Horse’s Behavior to Health
In This Chapter
Recognizing typical equine
behavior
Coping with misbehavi...
Sizing Up a Healthy Horse
In This Chapter
Recognizing a horse in good
health
Examining your horse each day
Judging a new horse’s condit...
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 l...
