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How To Choose A Good Trail Horse, Makenna Osborne, Karl Hoopes, Judy Smith
How To Choose A Good Trail Horse, Makenna Osborne, Karl Hoopes, Judy Smith
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Trail riding has long been a popular use for the recreational horse, providing outdoor enjoyment for riders of all abilities. Good trail horses come in all shapes, sizes, breeds, and ages making it hard to make a final choice on which horse will carry you safely through your upcoming outdoor adventures. This information is meant as a recommendation to a potential buyer and the buyer must keep in mind their riding and handling capabilities as well as what they’re expecting of the equine.
Body Condition Scoring For Horses, Karl Hoopes, Eric Thacker, Linden Greenhalgh
Body Condition Scoring For Horses, Karl Hoopes, Eric Thacker, Linden Greenhalgh
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Horse enthusiasts are often concerned about their horse’s health, appearance and performance. A major key to accomplishing these three goals is to keep your horse at a desirable body condition, or degree of fat cover. However, being able to accurately evaluate a horse to tell if they are over or underweight has been a subjective practice for many years. As with all aspects of horse ownership, horse owners have different opinions on what is an ideal body weight for an individual horse. Also, because horses come in all shapes and sizes, many horse owners are not able to objectively evaluate …
4-H Career Readiness - Animal, Dairy And Veterinary Sciences, Equine And Management Emphasis, Joshua Dallin, Kelsey Romney
4-H Career Readiness - Animal, Dairy And Veterinary Sciences, Equine And Management Emphasis, Joshua Dallin, Kelsey Romney
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This brochure gives 4-H members information about preparing for careers in animal, dairy and veterinary science, with equine and management emphasis.