Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities Author: Cherry Hill | Language: English | ISBN:
B008HFUYN8 | Format: EPUB
Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities Description
Effective management requires knowledge, dedication, and a sincere interest in the well-being of horses. In this thoroughly updated second edition of her best-selling classic, Cherry Hill explains how to be a responsible steward of the land while providing horses with the best care possible. Drawing on decades of personal experience and recommendations from hands-on Extension agents throughout North America, Hill provides detailed, practical information designed to help readers develop and refine their “horsekeeping consciousness.”
A thorough understanding of horses is critical to good horsekeeping, so Hill begins by explaining the behavior and the physical and emotional needs of the horse. She encourages readers to choose a management method that fits their lifestyle and locale. She then explains how to maximize efficiency through careful planning of facilities and implementation of diligent management routines that keep horses happy, healthy, and safe.
Well-organized and generously illustrated with color photographs and instructive plan drawings,
Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage is packed with information that horse owners need. Acreage selection, layout design, and checklists for daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal management routines are just a few of the essential topics covered in this invaluable reference.
- File Size: 18801 KB
- Print Length: 308 pages
- Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 2 edition (July 13, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B008HFUYN8
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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This book is a great resource for those wishing to build an equine facility - on any scale. However, this is not a guide book for horse ownership. If you board your horse somewhere, you do not need this book. If you are shopping for land and want to build your own horse place, then this book is perfect. If you are trying to figure out if your set up is safe and good for your horses, then get this book. If you are dedicated to making the best out of your land and your horse, then this book is the perfect resource, and it will help you decide if your land is right for horses or if horses are right for your land. Appropriate land use is important, and Cherry Hill shows how to incorporate horses into your land management practices - or is it incorporating good land management practices into your horsey haven? Her ideas and standards for barn design are also good industry standards. I highly recomend this book for architects and land planners who design equestrian homes/communities/barns.
By S. Low
I was looking for a book that could give me a good overveiw of what to expect if I wanted to be a horse owner. I have worked around horses but have not owned one of my own yet, this book gave you a great look at different options, and why each option may or may not work for you based on your circumstances. It made me think of things I had not yet concidered. I have read the book all the way through but keep going back an re-reading parts here and there to help me claifiy my research. I would definately recommend this book to anyone interested in owning one or many horses
By Ann Bushee
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