Horse Sense
Subtitle: Horse Sense: The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand
Contributors: Myers, Jane; Owens, Elizabeth
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CSIRO Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Melbourne
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780643092105
Subjects: Horses
Description: Horse Sense provides an in-depth guide to horse care under conditions unique to Australia and New Zealand. It is written in an easy-to-read style to appeal to novices as well as experienced owners and covers all aspects of horse care and management.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Contents; Buying, selling and having a horse; General horse management; Safe handling, riding and training; Describing the horse; Feeding the horse; Horse health; Breeding the horse; Horse facilities; Transporting horses; Working in the horse industry; Bibliography and further reading; Appendix 1 Welfare issues covered by Codes of Practice in Victoria, Australia; Appendix 2 Safe riding on the road: Code of Conduct for horses on Victorian roads; Appendix 3 Tick clearance policy: Queensland, Australia; Glossary; Index;