A Guide to Horse Care Basics: You Can Sidestep Costly Problems

This comprehensive guide to Horse Care basics will help you care for your horse!

Horses are great companions, but many people say that after buying their first horse and spending time learning about horses and horse care, they couldn’t imagine life without them! If you ensure your horse has the best care, you will have a healthy and happy companion!

The eBook titled “A Guide to Horse Care – Covering ALL The Basics You Must Know” walks you through everything you need to know to care for your horse, from the supplies you need to the routine medical care, vaccinations, and everything you need to ensure you have a healthy and happy horse for years to come!

Caring for your horse includes regular wellness exams, vaccinations, dental care, deworming, and hoof care. Caring for a horse constitutes more than turning it out in a pasture or boarding it at the local stable. Horses have unique needs to thrive and remain healthy.

If you have never owned a horse, this ebook is for you. If you have owned horses before, this book is for you. That is because this comprehensive guide covers it all!

You will learn the basic needs of horses as they relate to routine medical care, but you will also learn how to tell when your horse is healthy and when your horse is sick. Plus, this guide to horse care includes preventive strategies you can use to help keep your horse from contracting certain conditions!

Do not let the word basic in the title deter you! The book also includes numerous helpful notes on the supplies you need for your horse, such as blankets and boots, wraps, food, fly and pest control, and more. Read on to discover more of what we have in store for you.

If you’re buying a horse for the first time, the guide Feeling Freedom – A Guide To Buying Your First Horse will be helpful too.

Horse Care – Covering ALL The Basics You Must Know

Topics Covered Inside:

Should You Keep Your Horse in a Stable or a Pasture?
What is the Best Bedding for Your Horse?
How to Tell if the Boarding Stable is a Good Place for Your Horse
Horse Care Tips for Warm Weather
Horse Care Tips for Cold Weather
Picking the Right Hay for Your Horse
How to Prevent Colic
Hoof Care
Immediate and Long-Term Care for Laminitis
Routine Medical Care for Horses
Horse Vaccinations
Signs That Your Horse is Sick
What You Need in Your Grooming Box
The Best Products for Getting Rid of Flies and Pests
Natural Fly and Pest Repellents
What to Put in a Horse (and Rider) First Aid Kit

Health Care Insights For Your Horse.

Discover how to keep your horse safe from heatstroke and heat exhaustion during warm weather.
Colic is usually the primary cause of premature death in horses. Discover how to prevent colic in your horse!
Unfortunately, horses can develop many hoof problems.
Learn about some of the most common hoof problems that horse owners see in their horses and how to treat them!
Every horse needs regular vaccinations. Different vaccinations are required by law in various areas, so you will need to find out from your vet or other horse owners what the requirements are in your state. See our special section on the most common horse vaccinations.
Should you keep your horse in a pasture or a stable?
Should you feed your horse grain?
What kind of bedding do you need if you keep your horse in a stable? Shavings? Wood Pellets? Peat Moss? Straw? Newspaper?
What is the best bedding for your horse?

This must-have manual will guide you to the answers that best fit your situation!

Hay will make up most of your horse’s diet, so the type of hay you choose to feed your horse is important. Different types of hay have different nutritional values. For most owners, the availability of quality hay is more of a consideration than the type of hay they feed their horses.

But when choosing hay to feed your horse, you should consider the nutritional content of the hay and the cost and availability. This book offers an overview of different types of hay to help you select the right one. Your horse can’t tell you what it needs or what hurts, but knowing what to watch for can save your horse’s life!

Learn about common types of horse ailments, what you can do to prevent them, what you can do to treat them, and when to call the vet!

Horse Care – Covering ALL The Basics You Must Know reveals…

How do you check out a boarding stable to ensure your horse is in a healthy environment?
What you need to look for when buying hay!
There are times your horse may need leg wraps. Discover which type is appropriate for any occasion, whether you’re caring for an injured horse or protecting your horse’s legs during shipping.
Time to get boots for your horse? Which kind should you get? We’ve covered 11 different types of boots you might need, depending on the occasion and how you’ll use them.
How and when to deworm your horse!
8 warning signs that your horse may be sick!
How do you know if your horse is healthy or not?
Flies and pests will always be a constant concern when you have horses.
Learn the best way to fight them off and which products to use, including the best natural repellents!

Also included is a special section on how to put together your very own horse-and-rider first-aid kit! A Basic Guide to Horse Care will give you the confidence you need to care for your horse!