The Horse’s Health Bible
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This practical manual is designed to help horse owners solve all the common equine health problems. Flow charts make diagnosis simple, and direct readers to step-by-step advice for confirming and treating common ailments.
Every technical term is explained by a highly qualified veterinary doctor, while more than 300 color photographs and illustrations provide invaluable visual references for each concern.
Colin Vogel is an experienced veterinarian, specializing in horses. His many thousands of equine patients have included everything from Suffolk Punches to Shetland ponies. He has been the veterinary correspondent for Horse & Hound for many years and is a past officer and council member of the British Equine Veterinary Association. He is also an advisor to a number of major equine insurance companies.
Publisher : David & Charles
Publication date : January 1, 2002
Language : English
Print length : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0715312855
ISBN-13 : 978-0715312858
Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #453,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #327 in Horse Riding (Books) #328 in Equestrian Sports (Books) #330 in Animal Husbandry (Books)
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FlMuleLady –
Horse Health reference book
This is a must for new and experienced horse owners. It makes an excellent Xmas,birthday, or anytime gift. Don’t be afraid to add any info collected from others,that work better. It’s your book,your allowed to make notations.
Amazon Customer –
Okay for a beginner
Anyone beyond the most complete beginner would probably find this book too brief in its description of most the health cnoditions covered but the book does provide a interesting flow chart feature that allows readers to narrow down possible causes to many different symptoms. Also included in the back is a handy guide to many different medical procedures and techniques. However, as stated above, the information provided for many of the conditions is often too brief and while many entries are accompanied by photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, many are unclearly or even incorrectly labeled (as in the diagram of the lower leg that labels the superficial flexor tendon as the carpal check ligament). Also some diagnostic and progronostic advice is questionable though the difference may come from the fact that this was written by an English writer and I am an American reader. I refer specifically to the recommended deworming schedule of only once a year which is a practice that has been largely abandoned here in the States. Also the author implys COPD horses may be cured but as the name states, it is a chronic condition which can only be managed, not cured. Overall this book is okay for those who only want a modicum of information though hopefully they will have a mentor of some kind who can explain some of the more questionable information in the book.
Ms T –
Good book to have at the stables, my daughter probably wouldn’t have bought a horse if she’d have read this first!
Sarah –
Very pleased with the book, good packaging and in very good condition. Thank you
wendy cornwell –
This was a replacement as i foolishly lent my other out n didnt get it bak! Everyone should have this book!!
Georgina –
Great book.
stephen j langton –
Pleased