Emergency!: The Active Horseman's Book of Emergency Care
This is an ideal book for horse owners who may someday be faced with a veterinary emergency and for those who want to understand why vets do what they do when treating a horse. Conveniently organized, it provides step-by-step instructions for identifying and treating emergency illnesses and injuries. Each chapter is devoted to a specific type of trauma and provides the following information: signs and symptoms, what the vet would do, what the owner should do, emergency treatment, and follow-up. The author emphasizes that these are emergency instructions only; the horse owner is advised to contact the veterinarian as quickly as possible. Hayes is a veterinarian who raises horses and writes regularly for several equine magazines. Her book is well designed and easy to read, with wide margins devoted to illustrations and special notes in bold type for emphasis. The black-and-white photographs and drawings are very clear. Recommended for public library equine collections and for every horsekeeper's personal bookshelf.Deborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll. Lib., Rochester, N.Y.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.