Product Description

If you want to limit modern contaminants and additives that affect your horse's health and vitality, develop an alternative approach to "natural management"--using techniques drawn from a growing understanding of the natural state in which horses have lived for centuries the world over. With informative tips, charts, and color illustrations on every page, the philosophy of natural management unfolds through sections on nutrition, health, environment, stable care, training, and breeding. You'll learn to combine the best of what nature intended a horse to be, with new methods for proper care, restoring wild field conditions, natural digestion, and organic feeding, while carefully removing unhelpful feed additives and supplements, plus prevention of infections, allergies, and dangers during mating and birth. A Main Selection of the Equestrian Book Club.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2260125 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

From Library Journal
Veterinarian Gray offers an alternative, natural approach to horse care and management. He defines the organic horse as one designed by nature, that is, an animal unaffected by environmental pollution, human-made contaminants, and poor care or management by humans. Gray views this as an ideal that all horse owners should strive toward, arguing that the organic state would reduce disease and infection in the horse population. His book features sections on nutrition, disease, pasture management, stabling, breeding, and training. In each, Gray begins with a description of the natural state in which horses have lived for centuries. He combines the best of what nature intended with new methods for maintaining and improving the natural environment, and he suggests how horse owners could work toward organic management. The book features color illustrations and many charts and graphs. It is originally a British publication, which is reflected in some of the charts and case studies as well as in the spelling. A thoughtful alternative for those who are concerned about their horses' health and vitality, this is recommended for equine collections. [Equestrian Book Club main selection.] Deborah Emerson, Rochester Regional Lib. Council, Fairport, N.
- Deborah Emerson, Rochester Regional Lib. Council, Fairport, NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
More advanced aspects of horsemanship and horse care are explored in this new book.

The horses of today live their lives very differently from their wild ancestors--instead of moving over large ranges and feeding on numerous plant species, they are confined to stalls or pastures with limited grazing and fed on commercially prepared feeds. How these modern changes have affected horses, and what the horse owner can do to combat them, are the subjects of Gray's book on horse care. Gray, a veterinarian, provides easy-to-understand explanations of the horse's digestive system, how a horse eats, and the raw materials that should be available for balanced nutrition. Boxed pointers, case studies, and tips are found throughout the text, and a list of what you can do ends each chapter. Well illustrated with color photographs, this book will be useful for stable managers and those who house their own horses. Nancy Bent
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About the Author
Jo Verso is the most successful and popular cross stitch author and designer in the country. Her previous books, Picture It In Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch Cards and Keepsakes, World of Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch Gifts for Children, and Jo Verso's Complete Cross Stitch Course, have sold more than 750,000 copies in all. Jo lives in Daventry, Northamptonshire.

Customer Reviews

A Great Resource
The Organic Horse by Peter Gray is a great book and I give it a 5 out of 5 rating. It gives the best insight into the natural state of the horse. The purpose of the book is to draw attention to the natural horse, and to show how the presence of substances it eats may affect its body systems, lower its immunity, influence the spread of disease and affect performance. Gray explains his information through using evidence such as illustrations, statistics, and research. Anyone who is interested in horses should read this book, but it is not only for beginners in the horse world but the professional also.