Now with full-color photography and illustrations throughout, the completely updated third edition of Storey's Guide to Raising Horses is the most comprehensive horse husbandry handbook available, whether you're a first-time owner or an experienced horse handler. Covering everything you need to know about facilities, breeding, and health care, this new edition features a photographic gallery of many types of horses; expanded material on recognizing, preventing, and treating a wide range of health issues, including insulin resistance, skin conditions, and digestive disorders; new vaccination protocols, including vaccinating for West Nile Virus; and updated information on breeding methods, foaling problems, and the care of broodmares and new foals. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Now in full color, the third edition of the best-selling Storey's Guide to Raising Horses features the most up-to-date information on every aspect of housing, pasturing, breeding, and health. Heather Smith Thomas has written extensively on animal health care, authoring thousands of articles and 24 books on the subject. Her books include Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, Essential Guide to Calving, Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle, The Cattle Health Handbook, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses, Storey's Guide to Training Horses, and Stable Smarts. She raises cattle and horses on her family ranch in Salmon, Idaho. Equine expert Heather Smith Thomas coaches both first-time owners and experienced horse handlers with calm, clear advice on intelligent horsekeeping. From starting your newborn foal on a healthy path to caring for your aging horse, this go-to resource covers every situation that's likely to arise. Topics covered include - Seasonal horsekeeping and pasturing methods - Routine health care and first aid - Up-to-date disease prevention and vaccination protocols - Hoof care and dental health - The latest breeding care and techniques - Pregnancy and foaling guidance Preface Part 1: Basic Horsekeeping Chapter 1: Facilities Pasture - Barns - Stalls - Tack Room - Feed Room - Run-In Shed - Fences and Paddocks - Water - Make Sure All Facilities Are Hazard-Free Chapter 2: Feeding and Nutrition Horse Digestion - Basic Nutritional Requirements - Roughages (Forages) - Grain Concentrates - Pelleted Feeds - Supplements - Feed Each Horse as an Individual Chapter 3: Seasonal Care Winter Care - Spring Care - Summer Care - Good Care Is Essential Chapter 4: Foot Care What Makes a Sound Hoof? - Foot Conformation - Basic Foot Care - Going Barefoot - Thrush - White Line Disease - Foot Injuries - Diagnosing Lameness Chapter 5: Horse Handling Horse Sense - Understanding the Horse's Temperament - Cultivating a Good Relationship - Punishing Bad Behavior - Holding a Horse - Tying a Horse - Handling Feet - Using Restraints Properly - Dealing with Bad Manners - Reforming the Mannerless Horse - The Overly Aggressive Horse Part 2: Health Care Chapter 6: Reading the Signs of Health and Sickness Vital Signs - Body Language - Be Observant Chapter 7: Disease Prevention What Is Disease? - How the Immune System Works - Disease Prevention - Vaccinating Your Horse - Adverse Reactions to Injections Chapter 8: Infectious Diseases of Horses Tetanus - Equine Encephalomyelitis - West Nile Virus - Strangles - Influenza - Rhinopneumonitis - Pneumonia - Equine Viral Arteritis - Equine Infectious Anemia - Leptospirosis - Potomac Horse Fever - Salmonellosis - Botulism - Rabies - Piroplasmosis - Anthrax - Vesicular Stomatitis - Lyme Disease - Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis - Conscientious Care

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