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Ponywise
A complete guide to pony care, written specially for the first-time owner. Its pages are crammed with commonsense advice on every aspect of pony management, providing all the know-how to keep your pony healthy and happy.
Subjects covered include: buying, feeding, bedding, shoeing, grooming, handling, tack and clothing, daily care, illness, fitness, travelling and riding on the roads, with emphasis on safety throughout. All the subjects are explained simply and clearly, using diagrams and photographs to illustrate the text.
Susan McBane is a well-known equestrian author who has specialised in horse care and management.
Subjects covered include: buying, feeding, bedding, shoeing, grooming, handling, tack and clothing, daily care, illness, fitness, travelling and riding on the roads, with emphasis on safety throughout. All the subjects are explained simply and clearly, using diagrams and photographs to illustrate the text.
Susan McBane is a well-known equestrian author who has specialised in horse care and management.
192 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1988
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November 17, 2021
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Lots of very practical advice, geared toward toward a first-time owner, but a good refresher even if you are experienced. She is very clear about all the work that goes into keeping a horse, and the differenced between one kept at grass, stabled or a mix of the two. This is an excellent book if you are thinking of buying a horse but are not that experienced -- you need to know all of this beforehand, or the horse suffers (or even dies) for your ignorance. She is encouraging however, and has many useful tips for fitting the busy schedule often required into your day. This is aimed at school aged teenagers, but could be adapted to a working adult quite easily.
The author is clear that if you don't know what you are doing, you need someone around who does --- a stable owner or instructor for example. Someone who can come with you when you are buying the horse, and monitor your progress as you adjust to having a horse in your care.
The photos and drawings are excellent and informative.
My copy was printed in 1988 -- most of the information remains incredibly useful, especially because the author communicates so well, but of course it's always a good idea to bear in mind that some aspects may have changed; this typically applies to safety gear (helmets in particular), which is frequently improved. And road safety may have more aspects to it now, I'm not sure, but if you are going to be riding on the road you should be checking your local laws anyway. Other than a few details like that, this book would still be relevant, and is certainly a useful reference book to have on hand.
Lots of very practical advice, geared toward toward a first-time owner, but a good refresher even if you are experienced. She is very clear about all the work that goes into keeping a horse, and the differenced between one kept at grass, stabled or a mix of the two. This is an excellent book if you are thinking of buying a horse but are not that experienced -- you need to know all of this beforehand, or the horse suffers (or even dies) for your ignorance. She is encouraging however, and has many useful tips for fitting the busy schedule often required into your day. This is aimed at school aged teenagers, but could be adapted to a working adult quite easily.
The author is clear that if you don't know what you are doing, you need someone around who does --- a stable owner or instructor for example. Someone who can come with you when you are buying the horse, and monitor your progress as you adjust to having a horse in your care.
The photos and drawings are excellent and informative.
My copy was printed in 1988 -- most of the information remains incredibly useful, especially because the author communicates so well, but of course it's always a good idea to bear in mind that some aspects may have changed; this typically applies to safety gear (helmets in particular), which is frequently improved. And road safety may have more aspects to it now, I'm not sure, but if you are going to be riding on the road you should be checking your local laws anyway. Other than a few details like that, this book would still be relevant, and is certainly a useful reference book to have on hand.
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