Horse Health & Nutrition For Dummies
Chapter One
Taking on Your Horse's Health
In This Chapter
* Recognizing a healthy horse
* Knowing the horse's mind and its connection to health
* Doing horse care and exercising every day
* Exploring equine nutrition and disease
* Taking care of your horse through all stages of life
If you're a horse owner, or a horse caretaker, you want your equine companion
to be healthy. Nothing is sadder than seeing a magnificent creature like a
horse feeling sick and uncomfortable. (If you've ever had a sick horse on your
hands, you know what we mean.) In order to keep your horse healthy - both
mentally and physically - you need to understand what makes him tick.
Horses need good preventative care and good nutrition. These two aspects of
horse husbandry are more important than any other. If you can get these two
right, chances are you won't have to deal with too many problems. Should illness
strike, however, recognizing the signs of a problem early on can make all the
difference.
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