Product Description

Explains bandaging, giving shots, examining teeth, deworming, and preventive care. Exercising and cooling down, hoof care, and tending wounds are depicted,along with taking a horse's temperature and determining pulse and respiration rates.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124944 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review

"Horse Health Care gives an owner the basic tools he or she needs to ensure a horse's well- being."             -Western Horseman

"One of the most prolific writers in the equine industry, Cherry Hill has compiled another book filled with good how-to information." - Western Horseman

" Her simple explanations and instructions solve much of the mystery for horseman, especially those new to the industry." - Western Horseman

From the Back Cover
Master dozens of horsekeeping skills from basic through advanced -- it's as easy as one-two-three!

Most horse owners realize that "know-how" is the key to safe and enjoyable horsekeeping. This user-friendly guide, created by respected equestrian author Cherry Hill, offers a wealth of practical advice on mastering dozens of essential skills, illustrated with 350 how-to photographs.

Horse Health Care includes correct techniques for:

-- Daily Examination

-- Basic Restraint

-- Leg Wrapping

-- Hoof Care

-- Giving Shots

-- Dental Exams

-- Wound Care

-- Checking Vital Signs

Horse owners of all ages and abilities will find Horse Health Care indispensable. Clear, step-by-step photographs and concise captions provide exact instructions for each activity, thorough enough for beginners, yet useful for experienced riders improving or expanding their skills.

About the Author
Cherry Hill is an internationally known instructor, horse trainer, breeder, and judge for several national breed organizations. She has taught university-level courses in horse management and training in the United States and Canada. Cherry has also written over 500 articles for numerous horse publications and gives seminars for horsemen and writers.

Cherry is the author of a plethora of books helpful in the horse world, including Storey Books' 101 Arena Exercises -- for which she received the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award for Specialty Writing in 1996. Her other titles include: 101 Horsemanship & Equitation Patterns, From the Center of the Ring, Horse Handling and Grooming, Horse Health Care, and Your Pony, Your Horse.

One of Cherry's recent books is Stablekeeping, a guide to creating a safe, healthy and efficient living environment for your horse. She has also written Trailering Your Horse, a helpful book on how to prepare for safe traveling. A concise, talented writer, Cherry has won numerous writing awards -- among the most recent include the First Place in Editorial Excellence in Service to the Reader from American Horse Publications in 1993, and the 1994 Journalism Award from The American Farmers Association.

Customer Reviews

This book made owning a horse a lot easier
Without Cherry Hill and her books with all the pictures I am sure I would have been panicking at every little scratch on my horses. She explains things so a non-horse person can understand without having to run to dictionaries or other horse reference books to look up her explaination. I buy all her books as I find them and enjoy her friendly way of writing. Thank you Cherry Hill for taking the time to make the explaination interesting and informative.

A great book for the new horse owner!
This is a great book for the new owner who hasn't been brought up aroung horses. It has great pictures and goes into a lot of detail about nutrition, vaccinations, illness/injury, age characteristics ect.

A Beginner's Guide
This is truly for a first-horse owner or someone who is leasing a horse and who wants to learn the basics of horse health care. I found several of the chapters useful for treatments that I needed to give for the first time, but there are other sections that aren't as practical and there is a lot of space devoted to black and white photographs, which are not too useful either as it's difficult to look for differences in texture or coloration that the text elaborates on. Having said this, for a true beginner it is an adequate foundation and would be appropriate for a younger rider/reader as well.