Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Basic Horsekeeping
Chapter 1 Facilities
Chapter 2 Feeding and Nutrition
Chapter 3 Seasonal Care
Chapter 4 Foot Care
Chapter 5 Horse Handling
Part II: Health Care
Chapter 6 Reading the Signs of Health or Sickness
Chapter 7 Disease Prevention
Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases of Horses
Chapter 9 Non-Infectious Diseases of Horses
Chapter 10 Parasites
Chapter 11 Toxic Plants and Poisons
Chapter 12 Skin Problems
Chapter 13 Dental Care and Mouth Problems
Chapter 14 Eyes and Ears
Chapter 15 Digestive Tract Problems and Colic
Chapter 16 First Aid and Medical Treatments
Part III: Breeding Horses
Chapter 17 Selecting Breeding Stock
Chapter 18 Genetics
Chapter 19 Keeping a Stallion
Chapter 20 Breeding the Mare
Chapter 21 Care of the Broodmare
Chapter 22 Foaling
Chapter 23 Care of the Newborn Foal
Chapter 24 Care of the Young Horse
Epilogue
Appendixes
A. Horse Anatomy
B. Resources
C. Glossary
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