Chapters include purchasing and costing, stable and paddock, pony types and breeds, saddlery and tack, behaviour, feeding and grooming, the foot and shoeing, the sick pony, ailments, safety and security, transporting the pony, the problem pony, etc.

Chapters on the physiological response to exercise, adaptation to exercise, training responses, factors limiting performance, sprint vs. endurance exercise, disease and performance. Highly technical information.

Supplemental notes and articles from a seminar on the equine foot.\nContents:\n\nThe Blood Supply to the Horse's Foot by Janet Douglas, MA, VetMB, MRCVS\nCauses and Classifications of Laminitis by Robert A. Eustace, BVSc, Cert.EO, Cert.EP, FRCVS\nTreatment Regimes for Laminitis and Founder by Robert A. Eustace, BVSc, Cert.EO, Cert.EP, FRCVS\nOnchymycosis by Burney Chapman, CJF\nCurrent Research Update by Anne Negri, CJF\nNavicular Syndrome in the Horse by Tracy A. Turner, DVM, MS, DipL.ACVS

Good management of the horse, whether in the stable or in the field, is vital to its physical and mental wellbeing. This guide explains how the horse owner, stable manager, groom and anyone else working with horses can get the best out of the horse.

A guide to basic horse physiology for the horse-owner with the emphasis on prevention rather than cure, this book addresses common ailments and injuries in horses.

Glossy pictorial boards.

Proceedings from a seminar held at the Equine Research Centre at Guelph University. Papers and seminar notes include: Considerations for Deworming, Considerations for Vaccination, Providing Optimal Pasture, Sowing Your Own Hay, Housing the Horse, Epidemiology of Equine Colic, Special Needs of the Breeding Farm, Management Approaches to Avoiding Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia in Foals, Lower Airways and the Equine Athlete, Understanding Pasture Plants, Poisonous Weeds, Build Your Own Run-In Shed, Better Horse Keeping, Guidelines for Fire Safety in Facilities Housing Racehorses at Racetracks.

Translated by Christina Belton. Covers a variety of alternative therapies (hydrotherapy, homeopathy, Baunscheidt irritation, cantarides plaster, acupuncture, shiatsu, leeches, cell therapy, machine-based therapies) , specific ailments, etc.