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The Whole Horse Catalog: The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, Rider Apparel, Equestrian Activities and Organizations...and Everything Else a Horse Owner and Rider Will Ever Need de Gail Rentsch

The Whole Horse Catalog: The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, Rider Apparel, Equestrian Activities and Organizations...and Everything Else a Horse Owner and Rider Will Ever Need

Autor Gail Rentsch Ilustrat de Werner Rentsch Autor Barbara Burn, David A. Spector, Steven D. Price
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 dec 1998
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO OWNING, MAINTAINING, AND ENJOYING HORSES.
The Whole Horse Catalog, the definitive horse guide, is now completely revised and updated to include everything from advances in nutritional thinking to sources on the World Wide Web. With hundreds of illustrations and a detailed, easy-to-understand text, this new edition of The Whole Horse Catalog is the one-stop book for all your equestrian needs.
  • Where to look for a horse
  • How to select a horse
  • How to choose stable construction and furnishings
  • Horse health care, feeding, and grooming
  • Tack: from bits, bridles, and saddles to halters and harnesses
  • Apparel and new equipment advances for riders
  • Equestrian sports for participants and spectators alike, including ideas for "holidays on horseback"
  • Equestrian magazines, organizations, and Web locations

Filled with advice and contacts, The Whole Horse Catalog is a complete resource guide for the novice and experienced equestrian alike.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780684839950
ISBN-10: 0684839954
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: 300 photos and line illustrations
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:Rev & Updated
Editura: Touchstone Publishing
Colecția Touchstone

Notă biografică

Steven D. Price, Editorial Director, is the author of several books about horses and an avid fan of riding and other equestrian-related pursuits. He lives in New York City.

Cuprins

Contents
PREFACE
1 Selecting a Horse
Breeds, Types, and Other Choices
Colors and Markings
Other Factors
Where to Look
Assessing Individual Horses
Purchase Price
Joint Ownership
2 Stabling
What Kind of Horse-Keeping Arrangement Is Right
The Remuda
Field Keeping
Sheds and Free-Access Shelters
Stables
Types of Buildings
Rings and Arenas
Fencing
3 Stable Management
Basic Care
Feeding
Exercising
Bedding
Grooming
Mane and Tail Styling
4 Horse Health
Soundness in Horses
Routine Preventive Care
The Horse in Trouble: Problems and Treatments
Special Medical Problems
5 Tack
Bits
Bridles
Supplements to the Bit
Saddles
Supplements to the Saddle
Halters
Harness
Saddle Pads
Horse Blankets
Tack for Specialized Training
Protective Equipment
6 Apparel
The History of Riding Apparel
Boots
Pants
Shirts
Vests
Coats
Gloves
Hats
Sticks
Spurs
Miscellaneous Accessories
Special Notes on Buying Riding Apparel
Dress Requirements
7 Equestrian Activities
Horse Shows
Western Horse Shows
Rodeos
Fox Hunting
Gymkhanas
Distance Riding
Riding for the Handicapped
Horse Transportation
How to Photograph Your Horse Or Someone Else's
All in the Mind: The Rise of Sports Psychology
Hollywood Goes to the Horses, or "Cue the Pinto"
8 Holidays on Horseback
The United States and Canada
International Trekking and Other Cross-Country Riding Opportunities
Camping with Your Horse
Museums
Further Information
9 Organizations
Magazines
Books and Videotapes
Equine Humane Movements
Future Farmers of America
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
Catalog Shopping
Horses on the Web
INDEX