Horses, 3rd Edition: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

by Evans

• ISBN13: 9780716741718
• ISBN10: 0716741717
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-13
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

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.

Author Biography

J. Warren Evans is Professor of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, where he directs the equine reproduction program. For over 15 years he taught horse production and management courses at the University of California, Davis. A past president of the Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society, he is also author of The Horse (from W.H. Freeman) with A. Borton, H.F. Hintz, and L.D. Van Vleck.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Introduction: Owning a Horse	1	(1)
Ownership Obligations	1	(1)
Ownership Costs	2	(3)
Basic Facilities and Care	5	(1)
Benefits of Ownership	6	(1)
Careers with Horses	7	(1)
Hobby or Business?	8	(3)
Part I Selecting and Buying a Horse
Considering Basic Factors	11	(51)
Seeking Help and Advice	11	(1)
Locating a Horse to Buy	12	(2)
Evaluating a Horse After One Is Located	14	(1)
Cost Factors	15	(3)
Gaits	18	(11)
Training	29	(1)
Age	30	(8)
Temperament and Behavior	38	(16)
Color	54	(4)
Sex	58	(1)
Pedigree	59	(1)
Identification	60	(2)
Evaluating Conformation and Soundness	62	(42)
Conformation	62	(24)
Blemishes and Unsoundnesses	86	(3)
Leg Unsoundnesses	89	(12)
General Unsoundnesses	101	(3)
Choosing the Breeds	104	(53)
Light Horse Breeds	105	(21)
Registries with Color Requirements	126	(6)
``Native'' Horses	132	(4)
Draft Horses	136	(5)
Heavy Harness or Coach Horses	141	(1)
Pony Breeds	142	(5)
Miniature Horses	147	(1)
Sport Horse Breeds	148	(4)
Donkeys, Asses, and Mules (Equus Asinus)	152	(5)
Part II Exercising Ownership Responsibilities
Providing Physical Facilities	157	(25)
Planning	157	(2)
Codes and Regulations	159	(1)
Site Selection	160	(1)
Barns	161	(12)
Fences	173	(2)
Breeding Facilities	175	(1)
Bedding	176	(2)
Fire Safety	178	(2)
Dust Control	180	(1)
Arenas	180	(2)
Feeding	182	(56)
Anatomy and Functions of the Digestive Tract	182	(5)
Common Feeds	187	(19)
Nutrient Requirements	206	(19)
Formulating and Balancing Rations	225	(5)
Feeding Management	230	(8)
Handling, Training, and Conditioning	238	(49)
Handling	238	(14)
Safety	252	(4)
General Exercise	256	(4)
Conditioning for Performance Events	260	(10)
Transportation	270	(5)
Training	275	(12)
Grooming	287	(9)
Basic Grooming	287	(2)
Baths	289	(1)
Blanketing	290	(1)
Trimming	291	(1)
Manes	292	(3)
Tails	295	(1)
Caring for the Feet	296	(37)
Hoof Handling	296	(5)
Daily Cleaning and Inspection	301	(2)
Trimming	303	(2)
Anatomy and Physiology	305	(5)
Shoeing	310	(16)
Corrective Trimming and Shoeing	326	(7)
Recognizing Illness and Giving First Aid	333	(21)
Recognizing Illness	333	(3)
Recognizing Lameness	336	(2)
Veterinary Assistance	338	(1)
First Aid	338	(13)
Dental Care	351	(3)
Knowing About Parasites and Diseases	354	(41)
Parasites	354	(22)
Diseases	376	(19)
Part III Using and Enjoying the Horse
Riding and Driving	395	(40)
Riding Equipment	395	(21)
Riding	416	(14)
Driving	430	(5)
Showing and Racing	435	(39)
Horse Shows	435	(17)
Dressage	452	(8)
Vaulting	460	(1)
Racing	460	(14)
Rodeo, Trail, Sports Events, and Equine-Assisted Therapy	474	(45)
Rodeo	474	(14)
Ranch Rodeos	488	(1)
Cutting Horses	489	(2)
Team Penning	491	(1)
Fox Hunting	492	(1)
Vaulting	493	(1)
Social, Endurance, and Competitive Trail Riding	494	(3)
Packing and Outfitting	497	(14)
Polo	511	(2)
Equine-Assisted Therapy	513	(6)
Part IV Breeding the Horse
Breeding the Stallion	519	(22)
Reproductive Tract	519	(5)
Semen Production and Characteristics	524	(1)
Semen Collection, Processing, Evaluation, and Storage	525	(10)
Breeding Soundness Evaluation	535	(1)
Infertility	536	(2)
Training Young Stallions	538	(1)
Castration	539	(2)
Breeding the Mare	541	(68)
Reproductive Tract	541	(6)
Physiology of Reproduction	547	(29)
Breeding	576	(20)
Gestation	596	(13)
Care During and After Pregnancy	609	(30)
Foaling	609	(13)
Foal Diseases	622	(8)
Orphan Foals	630	(1)
Weaning	631	(1)
Training the Foal	632	(3)
Congenital Defects in Foals	635	(4)
Understanding Basic Genetics	639	(23)
Basic Genetics	640	(11)
Breeding Superior Horses	651	(11)
Part V Business Practices
Business Practices in the Horse Industry	662	(37)
Size and Status of Horse Industry in the United States	662	(2)
Business Plan	664	(1)
Types of Business Organizations	665	(1)
Legal Issues	666	(2)
Contracts	668	(2)
Records	670	(10)
Accounting	680	(1)
Registration and Awards Program Requirements	680	(1)
Insurance	681	(4)
Hiring Trainers	685	(1)
Racing Horses	685	(1)
Employees and Independent Contractors	686	(1)
Purchasing and Selling Horses	687	(7)
Interstate and International Importation and Exportation	694	(2)
Preventing Theft	696	(1)
Memberships	696	(1)
Sources of Information	697	(2)
Appendixes	699	(137)
Bibliography	836	(31)
Index	867