Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies

Want to know the best ways to care for your horse? Horse Health
and Nutrition For Dummies gives you up-to-the-minute guidance
on keeping horses healthy at all stages of life. It provides the
latest information on equine nutrition and healthcare, explaining
how your horse's body functions and how to keep it in good
working order.

Packed with practical advice on equine first aid and alternative
therapies, this completely practical, plain-English guide explains
exactly what to feed your four-legged "hayburner" and
how much. You'll find out what kind of preventive care is
vital to keeping your horse in good physical shape and how to
recognize signs of illness when things go wrong. You'll get
the low-down on the diseases and conditions most likely to plague
the domestic horse and find help in deciding whether to treat
problems yourself or call the vet. Discover how to:

• Manage your horse's diet

• House your horse safely and comfortably

• Tend to the daily details of horse care

• Examine coat, eyes, hooves and manure

• Identify, control, and prevent equine diseases

• Understand links between horse behavior and health

• Practice good horse nutrition

• Grow your own horse food

• Cover horse-health-care costs

• Breed your horse

• Care for pregnant mares and newborns

A healthy horse is a happy horse. Keep your horse fit with a
little help from Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies, and
you'll be happy too!

Auteur

Audrey Pavia is the former editor of Horse
Illustrated magazine and an awardwinning freelance writer
specializing in equine subjects. She has authored articles on
various equine topics in a number of horse publications, including
Western Horseman, Horses USA, Thoroughbred Times, Appaloosa
Journal, Paint Horse Journal, Veterinary Product News, and
USDF Connection magazines. She has written five horse books
besides Horse Health & Nutrition For Dummies, including
Horses For Dummies, 2nd Edition (Wiley), Horseback Riding
For Dummies (Wiley), and Trail Riding: A Complete Guide
(Howell Book House).

In addition to her experience as an equine writer, she's also
a former Managing Editor of Dog Fancy magazine and a former
Senior Editor of the American Kennel Club Gazette. She has
authored more than 100 articles on the subject of animals and has
written several books on various kinds of pets.

Audrey has been involved with horses since the age of 9. She has
owned and cared for horses throughout her life, and has trained in
both Western and English disciplines. She currently participates in
competitive trail riding. Audrey resides in Norco, California.

Kate Gentry-Running, DVM, CVA, is a practicing
veterinarian with 27 years of experience and an emphasis in equine
integrative medicine. She has a particular passion for educating
horse owners.

Dr. Running received her veterinary degree in 1980 from the
University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. She was
certified by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in
2001 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine at the Chi Institute in
Gainesville, Florida.

Dr. Running breeds and trains cutting horses at her ranch in Tolar,
Texas.

Résumé
Want to know the best ways to care for your horse? Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies gives you up-to-the-minute guidance on keeping horses healthy at all stages of life. It provides the latest information on equine nutrition and healthcare, explaining how your horse's body functions and how to keep it in good working order. Packed with practical advice on equine first aid and alternative therapies, this completely practical, plain-English guide explains exactly what to feed your four-legged hayburner and how much. You'll find out what kind of preventive care is vital to keeping your horse in good physical shape and how to recognize signs of illness when things go wrong. You'll get the low-down on the diseases and conditions most likely to plague the domestic horse and find help in deciding whether to treat problems yourself or call the vet. Discover how to:

• Manage your horse's diet
• House your horse safely and comfortably
• Tend to the daily details of horse care
• Examine coat, eyes, hooves and manure
• Identify, control, and prevent equine diseases
• Understand links between horse behavior and health
• Practice good horse nutrition
• Grow your own horse food
• Cover horse-health-care costs
• Breed your horse
• Care for pregnant mares and newborns
  A healthy horse is a happy horse. Keep your horse fit with a little help from Horse Health and Nutrition For Dummies, and you'll be happy too!

Contenu

Introduction 1

Part I: Honing Basic Horse Care Skills 7

Chapter 1: Taking on Your Horse's Health 9

Chapter 2: Sizing Up a Healthy Horse 19

Chapter 3: Connecting Your Horse's Behavior to Health 37

Chapter 4: Getting Up to Speed on Routine Care 49

Chapter 5: Exercising for Health 75

Part II: Good Eats: Nutrition and Feeding 87

Chapter 6: The Building Blocks of Good Nutrition 89

Chapter 7: Your Hungry Horse: Feeding Fundamentals 107

Chapter 8: Special Considerations for Your Horse's Diet 125

Chapter 9: Growing Your Own Food 141

Part III: Recognizing and Treating Illnesses 153

Chapter 10: Introducing the Anatomy of a Horse 155

Chapter 11: Tackling Common Ailments 173

Chapter 12: Fighting Infectious Diseases 205

Chapter 13: Staying Prepared with Equine First Aid 221

Chapter 14: Checking Out Complementary and Alternative Therapies 239

Part IV: Horse Care for All Stages of Life 251

Chapter 15: Breeding Your Horse 253

Chapter 16: Caring for the Newborn 275

Chapter 17: Helping Your Horse Age Gracefully 289

Chapter 18: Reaching the End of Your Horse's Life 301

Part V: The Part of Tens 309

Chapter 19: Ten Signs of Horse Illness 311

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Keep Your Horse Healthy 319

Appendix: Resources for Horse Care 327

Index 339