Care and Rehabilitation of the Equine Foot
I've been looking at horse feet for years but until I read this book I never really saw the foot. I would be a much better diagnostician if I had read this book years ago. --John Schumacher, DVMI have just finished reading this book from cover to cover and feel that I have greatly increased my knowledge of the horses foot and how to manage it in both the normal and pathological state. Pete Ramey had brought together a broad range of authors who have all had a significant impact in their respective fields of work. The result is a well balanced and holistic view of the management of the horse which covers the foot in more detail than I have found in other references. The bringing together of various points of view of hoof care professionals with scientists, veterinarians and nutritionists, all with the healthy horse and healthy foot as the ultimate goal, has produced a resource that will stand alone for some time to come. This is an important reference for all those involved in the care of the horse and should be compulsive reading for horse owners and managers. I highly recommend the book. I have read all 464 pages but I will go back to the text and great descriptive figures time and time again in the future. --Brian Hampson PhDPete Ramey s new Care and Rehabilitation of the Equine Foot is singularly the most comprehensive and complete work ever written about the horse s hoof. Prepare yourself for deep, detailed and scientific. It s not a light read but rather a study manual that will likely take years to absorb. At least it will for me. But the 630 color pictures and diagrams help even the lay person grasp the principles and get a deeper understanding of the hoof and what makes it tick.   You ll learn everything about growing a healthy foot from within, combining all of the various aspects of hoof care, nutrition, and lifestyle into a system that yields the best end-result for the horse, covering both the veterinary/internal and the farrier/physical sides of rehab and prevention of hoof problems. Most books only focus on one or the other.   Cover-to-cover this book never strays from the foot and conditions that affect the foot. There is no 'fluff' or 'filler'. It s a must-have for anyone interested in knowing more about the health of their horse s hooves than anyone else on the planet. --Joe Camp - Author of the National Best Seller The Soul of a Horse: Life Lessons from the Herd