The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer

The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer
Author: Curt Greene
Publisher:
Total Pages: 752
Release: 1996
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Originally only available through the U.S. Trotting Association, they have now appointed us to distribute this well-respected harness horseman's bible. Known around the world as the ultimate reference on Standardbred care and training, The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer has proven to be as invaluable as it is popular.Subjects covered in detail include: -- Veterinary Issues -- Shoeing and Hoof Care -- Conditioning and Training -- Yearling Selection -- Racing Strategy -- Stable Management -- Nutrition -- Breeding & Bloodlines -- Equipment -- Breaking the YearlingEach chapter has something for everyone, including owners, trainers, race drivers, pleasure drivers, stable managers, grooms, or even just your basic horse-lover who wants to learn more about the Standardbred. Learn the ropes from such well-known greats as John Campbell, Robert McIntosh, Gene Riegle, Tommy Houghton and many others.The New Care and Training of the Trotter and Pacer is a complement to every library and an asset to anyone involved with horses.

Modern Trotting Sire Lines

Modern Trotting Sire Lines
Author: John Bradley
Publisher: The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1997
Genre: Harness racehorses
ISBN: 0929346475

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery E-Book

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery E-Book
Author: Kenneth W Hinchcliff
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1319
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702054224

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery provides the most up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the basic and clinical sciences required for management of the equine athlete. The unique treatment of exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, together with detailed review of all diseases affecting athletic horses, makes this the most comprehensive text available.The book will provide a thorough grounding in the basic physiology of each body system, and in particular the responses of each body system to exercise and training, that will be separate, but highly relevant to, the succeeding sections on clinical disorders of each body system. The highly respected editors have brought together an internationally renowned team of 50 contributors, producing the ultimate reference for veterinarians, students, horse-owners, and all those involved in the world of equine athletics. - High quality artwork, including relevant radiographic, ultrasonographic, CAT scan, and MRI images, aid understanding and diagnosis - Provides a truly international perspective, including guidelines pertinent to different geographic areas, and racing jurisdictions - In-depth coverage of the role of the veterinarian in the management of athletic horses - Explores the use of complementary therapies - ~

Modern Pacing Sire Lines

Modern Pacing Sire Lines
Author: John Bradley
Publisher: The Russell Meerdink Company Ltd.
Total Pages: 425
Release: 1998-08
Genre: Harness racehorses
ISBN: 0929346564

Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment

Horses: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment
Author: J. Warren Evans
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Total Pages: 717
Release: 2000-12-13
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1429934581

For almost twenty years, Horses has been the definitive horse care manual, an indispensable reference for anyone who shows, races, breeds, or rides horses. Now Horses is available for the first time in paperback in a completely revised and updated new edition, offering all the latest information necessary for the competent care and recreational use of horses today. It covers every vital phase of buying, managing, enjoying, and raising horses and features a wealth of illustrations and photo sequences showing step-by-step management procedures, as well as more technical information for advanced owners. The Third Edition also reflects recent findings in health care and research, and includes * A new chapter on business practices in the horse industry * Current recommendations for internal parasite control * Information on equine assisted therapy * Linebreeding, the Dosage Index, and the Rasmussen Factor * Recent information on coat color inheritance * The physiology of conditioning performance horses * The practical use of behavior for training Comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible, Horses, Third Edition is an essential reference book for anyone who cares for a horse, from novice to experienced owner.

Equine Dentistry - E-Book

Equine Dentistry - E-Book
Author: Jack Easley
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2010-09-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702050881

A compilation of a wide range of topics discussed by world-renowned experts in the field of equine dentistry. The new edition of this popular resource represents a total revision of previous content and provides the reader with state-of-the-art knowledge of the field. Comprehensive and definitive, Equine Dentistry third edition retains the successful approach of extensive illustration and step-by-step guidance through oral and dental procedures. In addition, it includes many new figures, expanded text sections in key areas and brings to the team two new editors of international repute. Many new contributions from international experts are combined in this text to promote not only the care of horses in regards to oral and dental health but also the education of veterinary professionals in this rapidly developing area. - Jack Easley is joined by James Schumacher and Padraic Dixon in the editorial team - Seven new chapters reflect the major advances in dental anatomy and disease and also more general advances in analgesia and anesthesia, diagnostic imaging, and dental surgery - The brand-new DVD provides visual as well as vocal guidance to techniques of equine dental examination and prophylactic treatment

The Horse

The Horse
Author: Warren J. Evans
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 876
Release: 1990-02-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780716718116

For undergraduate/graduate animal science or equine studies courses at the levels, The Horse, 2/e provides in-depth discussions of equine biology, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, health, and management--with an emphasis on anatomy and physiology, and the care of legs and feet, that will help students assess injuries.

Win, Place, Or Die

Win, Place, Or Die
Author: Les Roberts
Publisher: Gray & Company, Publishers
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1938441370

#17 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series. The sudden death of a former client leads Milan and his young assistant K.O. O'Bannion to look behind the scenes at a harness racing track. Investigating the backstretch (as insiders call the working side of the track) they find no shortage of colorful characters and suspicious activities.