Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Facilities Design and Management (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A comprehensive, practical discussion of all aspects of equine ownership, Hill's book is honest about the hard work and planning necessary for responsible horse care. The author assesses the horse's needs with regard to food, water, pasture, shelter, exercise, and medical care. There are suggestions for barn and pasture design, as well as a list of resources for further information. Cost estimates are realistic, but may vary in different locales. The information is presented in great detail, and readers who find the details cumbersome probably should not consider owning horses! Recommended for public and academic libraries maintaining equine collections.
- Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"... this book gives you enough information to plan your ranch before you actually begin breaking ground." -- Horse Illustrated

"A book like this should be required reading for anyone contemplating horse ownership and/or horse care." -- The Chronicle of the Horse

"As with all [Hill] produces, this book is full of good advice and great ideas." -- Horses All

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition (January 10, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882665960
• ISBN-13: 978-0882665962
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #363,723 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, August 10, 2000

By	"georgecrumble" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book helped immensely when I went from never having owned to owning 3 horses in western Washington State. On our 4 acres, we managed, with the help of this book, to not only find ways to work with space conflicts, but with a small budget. She offers many good suggestions to use everyday things, or common things in place of over-priced "horse" items, buckets, feed tubs, fencing, etc. Someone else commented on the "vagueness" of the book, but I never found that to be true, except that it didn't have phone numbers for your solutions. The point of the book in my opinion, is to show that with a little creativity, one can find perfectly good ways to do things in a small space and with a small budget. The book's suggestions also have held good through my moving horses down to CA and dealing with climate and weather changes. Very useful for the small budget/space horse person.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best book on planning your property for horses, April 25, 2000

By	Donald J. Berg (Rockville Centre, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This common-sense guide, by a horse care expert, has information on planning your property, building design, fences, paddocks, fire safety, pasture and hay-lot management and much more. The book is packed with photos and with illustrations, plans and useful details of stable designs.

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!, January 25, 2000

By A Customer

I bought this book when we first talked about having horses. We knew that we would have limited acreage and wanted to make the most of it for our new horses.

Cherry Hill givens direct to point, no fluff information to use every single day. From fencing to feeding, you get sensible strategies.

In fact, I mistakingly forgot this book while on vacation. Disheartened to lose the book, I mmediately ordered another copy. This book is a reference for every small farm or horse hobbiest.