The most complete and highly detailed book on grooming and heath care available. It clearly tells you what to do, and why-as it carefully shows you how! It will be a required training manual for all professional grooms-and for trainers and owners who teach employees (or who want to know their horses are being cared for properly)! Includes step-by-step instructions for everything from cleaning, clipping, tacking up, care of feet, walking, to applying all kinds of boots and bandages. Contains over 500 illustrations.
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I found Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse by T.A. Landers to be by far the most well written, comprehensive book on the subject. This book is a must for anyone who wants to become a groom for either Thoroughbred or Standardbred racehorses. It's all there, from how to muck out stalls (shavings or straw) to detecting and treating lameness. It should also be required reading for that racehorse owner who has always wanted to train his own horses, but really hasn't often gotten closer to his horses than the Clubhouse. There is not question that every reader will be a much more knowledgeable horse person when they have finished reading T.A. Landers' Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse. -- Scott Savin, President, FHBA; Executive Director/National
Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse not only covers all the bases of grooming racehorses, but also covers some bases you may not encounter. "Comprehensive" is a good word to describe this book. I enjoyed reading this book. Even with all the years of experience I've had, I learned things from it, such as information on cribbing. The best parts of the book are the general sections on grooming. They explain how to clean stalls, take care of equipment, and so forth. It is very important that a groom master these basics. If a groom cannot handle these basic tasks, he won't need to worry about learning the finer parts of horse care. Any groom knows the importance of caring for a horse's feet properly, and this book has an entire chapter on hoof care. This information is invaluable to both the new groom and the experienced groom. Also, the section covering the tools that a groom uses is very well done. It details precisely how a horse should be groomed using these tools. An overlooked area of horse care is blanketing a horse and the various types of blankets that can be used. This book covers blanketing in great detail. Much of the information in this book would take a groom years of experience to learn. It tells you how to pick up signs of lameness or problems with a horse's health. After working with horses for so many years, I know these things, but I am sure they would be helpful to someone with less experience. Actually, the book goes beyond a groom's responsibility in some areas, such as worming and vaccinating. While it's important that a groom know about these things, decisions in this area are left to the trainer. I think the book would have been better if they had used some top Grand Circuit trainers to talk about areas such as feeding and other parts of stable management.There is information on how to get a job as a groom, but I'm not sure it really applies in harness racing. It is seldom necessary to develop a resume to look for a job, as it states in the book. I know that my boss, Gene Riegle, is willing to give someone a chance to groom if the person seems willing to work and to learn. There are many things covered in this book that I haven't encountered in my experience. There is really more information in this book than the average groom needs to know, but it is always better to have too much information instead of too little. -- Scott Nasdeo in Hoof Beats, July 1997
This is a very comprehensive guide to the duties and skills required to be a groom of racehorses. It not only describes basic care such as feeding, grooming, cleaning stalls, bandaging, tacking and untacking and cooling out, it also includes sections on foot care, detecting and treating lameness, and common ailments and remedies. There is information on training and racing equipment and its various uses and care, on restraining methods and on dealing with stable vices. An abundance of photos and line drawings make items and processes described easy to comprehend. The book treats Standardbreds as well as Thoroughbreds, and since no horse is better cared for than the race horse, its information could be beneficially applied to horses of any breed and activity. The trainer who wants to run as professional an operation as possible could do worse than have this book available as a resource to help his staff in their professional development. The author, a former groom and exercise rider, is a trainer in New York and Director/lnstructor for the New York State Vocational Equine Science Program. -- The Backstretch, July 1996
Written by a professional trainer, this is a complete guide to the health, attitude, and appearance of any horse. While the word "racehorse" appears in the title, this book is aimed at addressing issues of all breeds and disciplines. The topics covered include successfully detecting and treating lameness, care of the feet (including conformation problems, foot disorders, and shoeing), clipping, washing, bandaging, handling and restraining the horse safely and effectively, checking the horse's vital signs, dressing a wound, correcting stable vices, and much more. With its easily read style and illustrated instructions, it's a great reference to keep at your fingertips. -- The Horse, December 1995
Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse not only covers all the bases of grooming racehorses, but also covers some bases you may not encounter. "Comprehensive" is a good word to describe this book. I enjoyed reading this book. Even with all the years of experience I've had, I learned things from it, such as information on cribbing. The best parts of the book are the general sections on grooming. They explain how to clean stalls, take care of equipment, and so forth. It is very important that a groom master these basics. If a groom cannot handle these basic tasks, he won't need to worry about learning the finer parts of horse care. Any groom knows the importance of caring for a horse's feet properly, and this book has an entire chapter on hoof care. This information is invaluable to both the new groom and the experienced groom. Also, the section covering the tools that a groom uses is very well done. It details precisely how a horse should be groomed using these tools. An overlooked area of horse care is blanketing a horse and the various types of blankets that can be used. This book covers blanketing in great detail. Much of the information in this book would take a groom years of experience to learn. It tells you how to pick up signs of lameness or problems with a horse's health. After working with horses for so many years, I know these things, but I am sure they would be helpful to someone with less experience. Actually, the book goes beyond a groom's responsibility in some areas, such as worming and vaccinating. While it's important that a groom know about these things, decisions in this area are left to the trainer. I think the book would have been better if they had used some top Grand Circuit trainers to talk about areas such as feeding and other parts of stable management.There is information on how to get a job as a groom, but I'm not sure it really applies in harness racing. It is seldom necessary to develop a resume to look for a job, as it states in the book. I know that my boss, Gene Riegle, is willing to give someone a chance to groom if the person seems willing to work and to learn. There are many things covered in this book that I haven't encountered in my experience. There is really more information in this book than the average groom needs to know, but it is always better to have too much information instead of too little. -- Scott Nasdeo in Hoof Beats, July 1997
This is a very comprehensive guide to the duties and skills required to be a groom of racehorses. It not only describes basic care such as feeding, grooming, cleaning stalls, bandaging, tacking and untacking and cooling out, it also includes sections on foot care, detecting and treating lameness, and common ailments and remedies. There is information on training and racing equipment and its various uses and care, on restraining methods and on dealing with stable vices. An abundance of photos and line drawings make items and processes described easy to comprehend. The book treats Standardbreds as well as Thoroughbreds, and since no horse is better cared for than the race horse, its information could be beneficially applied to horses of any breed and activity. The trainer who wants to run as professional an operation as possible could do worse than have this book available as a resource to help his staff in their professional development. The author, a former groom and exercise rider, is a trainer in New York and Director/lnstructor for the New York State Vocational Equine Science Program. -- The Backstretch, July 1996
Written by a professional trainer, this is a complete guide to the health, attitude, and appearance of any horse. While the word "racehorse" appears in the title, this book is aimed at addressing issues of all breeds and disciplines. The topics covered include successfully detecting and treating lameness, care of the feet (including conformation problems, foot disorders, and shoeing), clipping, washing, bandaging, handling and restraining the horse safely and effectively, checking the horse's vital signs, dressing a wound, correcting stable vices, and much more. With its easily read style and illustrated instructions, it's a great reference to keep at your fingertips. -- The Horse, December 1995
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This book was written about racehorses and but addresses issues of all breeds and disciplines. It is so comprehensive that the information will improve all horses-that's a guarantee!
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a must-have reference for every horseman....,
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This review is from: Professional Grooming and Care of the Racehorse (Hardcover)
here at last is a reference volume that deconstructs all the mysteries of how and why we work around horses. starting with the premise that the reader knows nothing, it goes step by step though every process that a groom would ever have to perform. although written for the racing industry, this book belongs in the tackroom of every owner, trainer and groom - regardless of discipline! constantly stressing safety for both horse and groom, it cannot help but impart a competent professionalism to those who chose to read it and practice these techniques.
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Everything And Anything About Racehorses,
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This review is from: Professional Grooming and Care of the Racehorse (Hardcover)
I have received Professional Grooming And Care Of The Racehorse, and it was much much more than I expected it to be. The best literature on this topic that has ever been published. Hands down. Never have I seen an author put so much meticulous time, effort, and knowledge into creating an informative book. Everything you could possibly want to know about racehorses is just a few pages away.
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Excellent Reference,
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This review is from: Professional Grooming and Care of the Racehorse (Hardcover)
This book has got to be the best HorseCare book on the market. Easy to read and understand, Anyone connected with racehorses should read it. The author puts you in the place of a groom and indicates the important role of the groom in a racing stable. It is sad that the professional groom gets little recognition for their efforts but this book surely places the spotlight on their skills. Anyone can learn how to perform the skills stated in the book by following the step by step instructions and illustrations. A must have book for any horseowner,
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