Nature : Mammals

Understanding Equine Business Basics provides an overview of issues and potential problems that confront every owner of a horse business. Authors Milton C. Toby and Karen L. Perch discuss ownership options, maintaining business records, and employer-employee relations. They also discuss issues related to buying and selling horses, the importance of insurance, and tax ramifications for people in the horse business. Understanding Equine Business Basics provides essential information in an easy-to-understand format. Charts and photographs highlight the text. Toby and Perch are Lexington, Ky.-based lawyers who collaborated on a previous Horse Health Care series title, more...

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Understanding Equine First Aid, by a noted veterinarian, is an essential guide for horse owners and barn managers. It discusses how to prevent injuries and illnesses through practical measures and common sense. This book also covers the various problems that can befall the horse, from respiratory ailments to colic, wounds and fractures. Understanding Equine First Aid tells the owner how to recognize problems, how to respond to them, and when to call the veterinarian. more...

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How do you know if your horse is suffering from wobbles? Or EPM? What are some of the symptoms to look for? In Understanding Equine Neurological Disorders, horse owners can find the information they need to better comprehend the various neurological disorders and diseases that can afflict horses, including EPM, which often goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed; Lyme disease; rabies; tetanus; trauma; and others. Current treatment methods and prognoses are also discussed. more...

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Equine behavior has always fascinated humans, and never more so than now. We are intrigued by the way horses behave with each other, whether in the wild, in domestic pastures, or even alone in a stall. Similarly, one of the most beautiful inter-species relationships is that of horses and people. It is more often than not taken for granted that any reasonable horse or pony will abide all sorts of manipulations and engage in a variety of activities on our behalf. We are surprised and frustrated when they don’t. What we ask horses to do is often quite incompatible with their natural instincts. From the behaviorist’s point of view, the routine work and performance feats of domestic horses are truly remarkable. Equestrians have long been fascinated by those people who seem to possess extraordinary ability to interact effectively with difficult horses, to eke out superior performances from seemingly ordinary animals. Currently, interest in equine behavior and demand for the services of these specialists are at all-time highs. Training workshops and clinics have become almost as common as horse shows. Understanding Horse Behavior presents current information and resources on the basics of horse behavior. Included are examples of common behavior problems and suggested approaches to behavior modification. Dr. Sue McDonnell, DVM, provides astonishing insights into horse behavior under feral conditions and translates this information into logical approaches for training/retraining horses in a domesticated setting. more...

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Readers will learn how to care for a mare before she becomes pregnant, during pregnancy, and after foaling. Other topics such as breeding, artificial insemination, inoculation, and routine veterinary care are covered. more...

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