Essential Care of the Ridden Horse

A practical book giving you lots of advice on how to maintain your horses optimum level of fitness. Includes routine care and management; digestive health and maintaining condition; the respiratory system and infection; the heart and the ridden horse; the nervous system; the back and skeleton; muscles; lameness, and daily health management. Also gives lots of information on how to reduce the number of common injuries and ailments, and how to deal with problems if they occur. Includes lots of diagrams, illustrations and colour photos