Author: James C. HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harness racehorses
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer
Author: James C. HarrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harness racehorses
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer
Author: Curt GreenePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Originally only available through the U.S. Trotting Association, they have now appointed us to distribute this well-respected harness horseman's bible. Known around the world as the ultimate reference on Standardbred care and training, The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer has proven to be as invaluable as it is popular.Subjects covered in detail include: -- Veterinary Issues -- Shoeing and Hoof Care -- Conditioning and Training -- Yearling Selection -- Racing Strategy -- Stable Management -- Nutrition -- Breeding & Bloodlines -- Equipment -- Breaking the YearlingEach chapter has something for everyone, including owners, trainers, race drivers, pleasure drivers, stable managers, grooms, or even just your basic horse-lover who wants to learn more about the Standardbred. Learn the ropes from such well-known greats as John Campbell, Robert McIntosh, Gene Riegle, Tommy Houghton and many others.The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer is a complement to every library and an asset to anyone involved with horses.
Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment
Author: J. Warren EvansPublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429934581
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 717
Book Description
For almost twenty years, Horses has been the definitive horse care manual, an indispensable reference for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses. Now Horses is available for the first time in paperback in a completely revised and updated new edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes * A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry * Current recommendations for internal parasite control * Information on equine assisted therapy * Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor * Recent information on coat color inheritance * The physiology of conditioning performance horses * The practical use of behavior for training Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.
Modern Trotting Sire Lines
Author: John BradleyPublisher: The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
ISBN: 0929346475
Category : Harness racehorses
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery E-Book
Author: Kenneth W HinchcliffPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 0702054224
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1319
Book Description
Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery provides the most up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the basic and clinical sciences required for management of the equine athlete. The unique treatment of exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, together with detailed review of all diseases affecting athletic horses, makes this the most comprehensive text available.The book will provide a thorough grounding in the basic physiology of each body system, and in particular the responses of each body system to exercise and training, that will be separate, but highly relevant to, the succeeding sections on clinical disorders of each body system. The highly respected editors have brought together an internationally renowned team of 50 contributors, producing the ultimate reference for veterinarians, students, horse-owners, and all those involved in the world of equine athletics. - High quality artwork, including relevant radiographic, ultrasonographic, CAT scan, and MRI images, aid understanding and diagnosis - Provides a truly international perspective, including guidelines pertinent to different geographic areas, and racing jurisdictions - In-depth coverage of the role of the veterinarian in the management of athletic horses - Explores the use of complementary therapies - ~
Modern Pacing Sire Lines
Author: John BradleyPublisher: The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
ISBN: 0929346564
Category : Harness racehorses
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
How to Own Winning Standardbred Racehorses
Author: Paul D. SiegelPublisher: The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
ISBN: 0929346726
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Horse
Author: Warren J. EvansPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780716718116
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
For undergraduate/graduate animal science or equine studies courses at the levels, The Horse, 2/e provides in-depth discussions of equine biology, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, health, and management--with an emphasis on anatomy and physiology, and the care of legs and feet, that will help students assess injuries.
Horses, 3rd Edition
Author: J. Warren EvansPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805072518
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
"Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner."--Jacket.
Selected Writings on Chariots and other Early Vehicles, Riding and Harness
Author: M.A. LittauerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004494162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 767
Book Description
This collection of papers is primarily concerned with transport by wheeled vehicle in antiquity. They shed much light on the construction of the vehicles, the ways their draught animals were harnessed and controlled, and the uses to which the equipages were put. The evidence discussed includes actual remains of vehicles and bridles, as well as figured and textual documents. Ridden animals and their gear also feature in this collection of papers. The Selected Writings of Mary B. Littauer and Joost H. Crouwel are important for all those interested in the cultures of the ancient Near East, Egypt and Cyprus and of Bronze Age Greece.