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The Complete Horse Care Manual: The Essential Practical Guide To All Aspects Of Caring For Your Horse

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I was surprised to see some negative reviews about this book. I have to disagree with the people that thought it was "too basic". From all the complete horse care books and manuals I've read this one seemed to be the most comprehensive. It seems to me that most of the complete horse care books are aimed at readers fairly new to the subject. After all, if you had already had a horse for 5 years, it would be kind of late to check out how to take care of it... I found the easy-to-understand text very accommodating and not at all annoying. The pictures were excellent (especially the angles on the "fitting tack" section) and 18 pages of "symptoms, cause, treatment, and prevention" charts on common horse illnesses and injuries were very comprehensive. I originally got this book from the library and decided to purchase a copy to keep since I found it so much better than most of the other "complete" care books. BTW my other two favorites are "Riding for the Rest of us" by Jessica Jahiel, and "From the Ground up" by Brenda Imus.

The book covers all the things you need to know about horses, from feeding, to blanking, to stabling,to riding, to training, to caring for a ill horse. It tells you how to measure for tack, how to put tack on, and what tack you need for your horse. I have read this book from cover to cover and would definately give it 5 stars! Great book, I would highly recomend it as a gift or for the horse person wanting to learn more about horses!

This is a great book for first learning about horses, how to care for them, feeding, symptoms of illnesses, and it's simple to read and understand. It gives the basics for people who might want to own a horse for the first time so that you can know what to watch out for and take the best care of your horse. I'd recommend this book for first time horse owners, and for people working with horses for the first time. It's comprehensive and gives you a lot of great info.

This book is great! It tells EVERYTHING you want to know! From what plants they can and can't eat to whats the best fencing to use. Plus, how to know when your horse is sick! You won't regret purchasing this book expecially if it's your first horse!

This book is great if you are a rider or want to be a rider, but you do not realy know how to take care about the horse. You know some things, but this book describes the care in easy words and colored pictures. It helped me a lot! Thanks so much!

I got this book 3 years ago and it has saved me alot of time and money already. It covers many, many different topics on horse care and behavior from feeding to boarding to grooming to first-aid for horses. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a great overall horse care book!

This book is useful whether you are a pro or an amateur. More useful for the first time owner, it does give you a glossary that helps identify potential or existing health problems in your horse. I thought the illustrations of common ailments, etc. very useful and when I have my own barn will keep it there as a quick guide. If you own a horse, it can be horse first aid.

I found this book to be quite interesting, I bought it as a gift for a friend who is just getting in to horses, and looked it over before giving it. Although most of it is basic, it is not condescending towards the reader, and has many interesting facts. I even learned a few things, and have been a horse person for over 17 years. The photo's chosen to accompany the work are usually helpful, and overall this is an excellent book for someone getting started with horses.

This horse book was awesome! I will be taking riding lessons this summer and this book helped me get a head start on horse care, like grooming, feed, tack and much,much more! It's a great book for any horse lover even if you don't have or ride a horse. This book makes it a fun, simple way to learn about how to take care of a horse! This is one of my favorite horse care guides out of all of them!

This book covers so many topics so well it's hard to find a better over-all book anywhere!! From the diseases and their treatments of a horse to tack fitting and shipping this book is definitely my favorite and most turned to book on the shelf! I would recommend it to any responsible horse owner that wants to care for his horse better.