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The Horse Conformation Handbook
ISBN: 9781580175586 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horses with good conformation move fluidly, experience less wear and tear on joints, and are more apt to stay fit. Explaining how conformation relates to structure and function, Heather Smith Thomas shows you how to identify a horse's desirable attributes and potential faults. You'll learn to train your eye to see past an animal's physical beauty and recognize proper balance, leg angles, and height as you confidently select horses that have superior durability, trainability, and athletic potential.
Horses with good conformation move fluidly, experience less wear and tear on joints, and are more apt to stay fit. Explaining how conformation relates...
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110,96 zł |
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How to Think Like a Horse: The Essential Handbook for Understanding Why Horses Do What They Do
ISBN: 9781580178358 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this fascinating best seller, Cherry Hill explores the way horses think and how it affects their behavior. Explaining why certain smells and sounds appeal to your horse's sensibility and what sets off his sudden movements, Hill stresses how recognizing the thought processes behind your horse's actions can help you communicate effectively and develop a trusting relationship based on mutual respect.
In this fascinating best seller, Cherry Hill explores the way horses think and how it affects their behavior. Explaining why certain smells and sounds...
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76,82 zł |
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Second Chances: Amazing Horse Rescues
ISBN: 9781581125528 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The love of animals can touch our lives. Often we learn life's most valuable lessons from our four-legged friends. But sometimes that love is met with ruthless abuse, neglect and mistreatment. In this collection of uplifting stories for all ages, you will meet some remarkable horses who have lived through unthinkable pain and suffering, but because of some special "angels" who weren't afraid to get involved, have triumphed over the pain they endured to be given a "Second Chance." You will feel their pain and then celebrate their joy as they journey from abuse to the safety of loving hands and...
The love of animals can touch our lives. Often we learn life's most valuable lessons from our four-legged friends. But sometimes that love is met with...
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101,97 zł |
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Manual for Stable Sergeants
ISBN: 9781589636125 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,43 zł |
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Horse Conformation: Structure, Soundness, And Performance
ISBN: 9781592284870 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In athletics as in architecture, form follows function, and nowhere is that truth more important than in equestrian sports. The better a horse's conformation (how the animal measures up to, or "conforms," to the ideal standards of its breed or type), the better it will be able to perform. Using hundreds of photographs and drawings, this masterfully produced book will show you how to develop the "eye" that any horseman needs to assess equine conformation and anatomy. Its comprehensive text focuses on ideal and abnormal conformation features; balance and symmetry; the relationship between...
In athletics as in architecture, form follows function, and nowhere is that truth more important than in equestrian sports. The better a horse's confo...
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128,36 zł |
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Lameness: Recognizing and Treating the Horse's Most Common Ailment
ISBN: 9781592286676 / Angielski / Miękka / 1048 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations. More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended because of lameness than any other condition. This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness: --Defining and identifying the lame leg; spotting gait abnormalities and non-muscular causes; physical examinations and evaluations; diagnostic tools and other...
Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potent...
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236,19 zł |
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Horse Crazy: Women and the Horses They Love
ISBN: 9781593374532 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A celebration of the true love of horses.
A celebration of the true love of horses.
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65,29 zł |
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The Healing Touch for Horses: True Stories of Courage, Hope, and the Transformative Power of the Human/Equine Bond
ISBN: 9781593376246 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the tradition of The Man Who Listens to Horses, The Horse Whisperer, and Horse Miracles comes Horse Healers: 50 True Stories of Courage and Hope. Inspired by her work with horses and patients at the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy, horse lover and author A. Bronwyn Llewellyn brings together the most moving tributes to the healing power of horses ever collected in one volume. With an introduction by Cynthia Ruiz, the internationally known dressage competitor whose own paralysis led her to promote therapeutic riding throughout the world, as well as a foreword by Dawn...
In the tradition of The Man Who Listens to Horses, The Horse Whisperer, and Horse Miracles comes Horse Healers: 50 True Stories of Courage and Hope. I...
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65,29 zł |
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So You Bought a Horse. Practical Guide to Horse Training
ISBN: 9781598247084 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yet another well-structured, informational equestrian book from Lynne M. Caulkett, this one relating everything the novice horseperson as well as seasoned riders must know to train their horses successfully. The book covers such topics as horse behavior, common behavior problems, tips from professional trainers, safety, equipment, proper feeding habits, and the author's own training and riding techniques. An easy to read, practical guide for anyone interested in horse training, or simply to improve his or her own horse knowledge or riding skills.
Yet another well-structured, informational equestrian book from Lynne M. Caulkett, this one relating everything the novice horseperson as well as seas...
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72,95 zł |
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Horsewomen in Foal and Other Equestrian Adventures
ISBN: 9781601452610 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of humorous essays about life as a horsewoman. The title essay is made up of lighthearted reflections on the unique challenges that horsewomen face during pregnancy and early motherhood. Practical tips are also included.
A collection of humorous essays about life as a horsewoman. The title essay is made up of lighthearted reflections on the unique challenges that horse...
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60,04 zł |
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Horses Talking : How to share healing messages with the horses in your life
ISBN: 9781844131099 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the success of "Healing for Horses," Margrit Coates now explains how readers can learn to interact with equines on a deep level. She gives practical advice on how to tune into your horse and understand what he or she is trying to communicate to you about wellbeing. You will discover how to sense what your horse is feeling and when it is healthy or suffering. You will also learn how to exchange healing messages, soul to soul, with your horse in order to strengthen the bond between you. Included are many fascinating case histories of horses and those who care for them, showing how...
Following the success of "Healing for Horses," Margrit Coates now explains how readers can learn to interact with equines on a deep level. She gives p...
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87,23 zł |
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Hints on Driving Horses (Harness, Carriage, Etc)
ISBN: 9781846641008 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HINTS ON DRIVING HORSES By Captain C.Morley Knight A READ COUNTRY BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally published in 1884, this extremely scarce early work on driving horses is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and illustrations. This excellent little book was written in an era when "handling the ribbons" was not only a pleasurable pastime, but was almost the sole means of transport - hence any hints on making driving more simple, and consequently, more safe, were of inestimable value. In view of the steadily...
HINTS ON DRIVING HORSES By Captain C.Morley Knight A READ COUNTRY BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally published in 1884, this extremely scarce early work...
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129,09 zł |
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Horse Healthcare: A Manual for Animal Health Workers and Owners
ISBN: 9781853394867 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This manual is designed for those who care for working horses but who may have little or no access to professional veterinary help. By guiding readers to the appropriate action to take when caring for a sick animal, this book will help alleviate the suffering of horses, donkeys and mules and thereby minimize the lost livelihood opportunities that can result.
Horse Healthcare- is designed to be accessible to both the owners of working equids themselves and the people who can help them. Simple language is used and the text is clearly laid out with illustrations throughout. This makes... This manual is designed for those who care for working horses but who may have little or no access to professional veterinary help. By guiding readers...
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138,16 zł |
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Horse 911: Dr. O'Malley's Veterinary Emergency Handbook
ISBN: 9780975913536 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no worse feeling in the world than standing over your dead horse and being told that you could have saved their life, if you had only known what to do. In case after case, panicked horse owners fail to give their beloved friends the lifesaving treatment that they need to survive until the vet arrives. Written by a practicing Emergency Veterinarian with extensive experience, Dr. Chris O'Malley shares his secrets for emergency at-home treatment. Written in plain English and packed with real-world examples, Dr. O'Malley shows you how to confidently provide life-saving first aid to your...
There is no worse feeling in the world than standing over your dead horse and being told that you could have saved their life, if you had only known w...
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112,78 zł |
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Heavy Horses
ISBN: 9780747806028 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Heavy horses played a pivotal role in the development of western economies, toiling in mines and quarries, factories and docks, alongside canals and railways and on farms. But, following the introduction of motorized machinery their number plummeted and some breeds came close to extinction in the 1950s. Interest has been revived and today Shires, Clydesdales, Suffolks and British Percherons attract special attention wherever they are seen, their strength, endurance and magnificence ensuring them a place in the modern world. This new edition examines the various breeds of heavy horse... Heavy horses played a pivotal role in the development of western economies, toiling in mines and quarries, factories and docks, alongside canals an... |
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46,16 zł |
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Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America
ISBN: 9780674031296 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Historians have long assumed that new industrial machines and power sources eliminated work animals from nineteenth-century America, yet a bird's-eye view of nineteenth-century society would show millions of horses supplying the energy necessary for industrial development. Horses were ubiquitous in cities and on farms, providing power for transportation, construction, manufacturing, and agriculture. On Civil War battlefields, thousands of horses labored and died for the Union and the Confederacy hauling wagons and mechanized weaponry. The innovations that brought machinery to the... Historians have long assumed that new industrial machines and power sources eliminated work animals from nineteenth-century America, yet a bird's-e... |
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189,72 zł |
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Hickman's Farriery: A Complete Illustrated Guide
ISBN: 9780851314518 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hickman's Farriery was first published in 1977 and has since been completely revised and updated to bring it into line with the latest developments in this field. The new edition demonstrates how traditional skills can be combined with modern science to benefit the welfare, soundness and performance of the horse. The book begins with a short history of horseshoeing, tracing its origins to pre-Christian times. The authors then move on to explain the underlying structure of the horse's front and hind legs so that farriers can better understand the scientific principles of their craft....
Hickman's Farriery was first published in 1977 and has since been completely revised and updated to bring it into line with the latest developm...
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146,34 zł |
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The Man Who Listens To Horses: The worldwide million-copy bestseller
ISBN: 9780099794615 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Monty Roberts was 13 years old he went off on his own to the deserts of Nevada to watch Mustangs in the wild. What he learned about their methods of communication changed his life and earned him recognition among horse breeders and trainers around the world. This is his autobiography.
When Monty Roberts was 13 years old he went off on his own to the deserts of Nevada to watch Mustangs in the wild. What he learned about their methods...
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56,43 zł |
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Horse Nutrition and Feeding
ISBN: 9780632050161 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Horses have been taken from their natural environment and enclosed in paddocks and stables, dramatically changing both life-style and feeding habits. Feeding time has been greatly reduced and cereal and protein concentrates introduced into the diet. As a result, horses are prone to many problems associated with feeding.
This book clearly explains the science of nutrition and combines this with the art of feeding to encourage an understanding of how to feed horses to keep them healthy, and allow them to reach their full performance potential. This new edition - the first since 1992 - has... Horses have been taken from their natural environment and enclosed in paddocks and stables, dramatically changing both life-style and feeding habits. ...
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251,34 zł |
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Lungeing and Long-Reining: Published in Association with the British Horse Society
ISBN: 9781872119533 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lungeing and Long-Reining is a step-by-step guide to training, exercising and suppling horses from the ground, written by Britain's leading exponent of the art. Published in association with The book begins with advice on handling untrained youngsters and works through a logical training progression, culminating in advanced dressage movements. Straightforward guidance is given on: -Training foals and young horses
-Lungeing equipment and technique -Introducing long-reins and early lateral work -Backing and riding young horses Lungeing over poles and fences -Advanced... Lungeing and Long-Reining is a step-by-step guide to training, exercising and suppling horses from the ground, written by Britain's leading exponent o...
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95,59 zł |