'Essential reading for students taking BHS examinations - invaluable to amateurs and professionals alike.' Scottish & Northern Equestrian

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

Section 1: The Horse
1. Conformation and How to Assess it
2. Action
3. The Psychology of the Horse
4. The Teeth and Ageing
5. Breeds
6. Breeding
7. Identification
8. Buying and Selling a Horse

Section 2: Care of the Horse
9. Management Methods
10. Handling the Horse
11. Grooming
12. Clipping, Trimming, Pulling and Plaiting
13. The Foot and Shoeing
14. Bedding
15. Signs of Good and Ill-Health, and Sick Nursing
16. Basic Symptoms of the Horse and How to Get a Horse Fit
17. Internal Parasites
18. Stable Vices and Problem Behaviour

Section 3: Watering and Feeding
19. Watering
20. Food and DIgestion
21. The Rules of Feeding
22. Food — Composition and Types
23. Deciding on a Ration
24. Feeding Problems and Non-routine Feeding
25. Managing Forage
26. The Feed Shed and Storing Food

Section 4: Saddlery and Tack
27. The Saddle
28. Bridles
29. Other Saddlery
30. Bits
31. Boots and Bandages
32. Clothing
33. Care and Cleaning
34. Saddling Up and Unsaddling

Section 5: Specialist Care of the Competition Horse
35. Guidelines for Competition Horses
36. The Event Horse
37. The Dressage Horse
38. The Show Jumper
39. The Endurance Horse
40. The Driving Horse or Pony
41. The Hunter
42. The Point-to-Pointer
43. The Show Horse or Pony
44. The Polo Pony
45. Transportation

Section 6: The Horse at Grass
46. Grassland Managment
47. Management of Horses and Ponies at Grass
48. Working the Grass-kept Horse or Pony
49. Bringing a Horse up From Grass

Section 7: The Stable Yard
50. Construction of Stables
51. Design of Stables
52. Riding Areas
53. Buying Fodder and Bedding
54. Organising and Running a Yard
55. The Law

Appendices
1. Measurements
2. The British Horse Society
3. Equine Passports
4. Vaccinations
5. Government Publications and Codes of Practice
6. Animal Transport Certificate and Route Plan
7. Stable Fires

Further Reading
Useful Addresses
Index

About the Author

Islay Auty is a Fellow of The British Horse Society, BD accredited coach and judge and has a degree in Education. In her four decades in the horse industry her area of expertise has evolved in the development of under 21 riders and in training coaches. She has International experience in these fields, as well as regularly coaching many competitive partnerships. The British Horse Society education system is one of the best and most widely-respected in the world. The BHS Career Pathway gives each student the opportunity to gain qualifications and awards in their chosen profession. They have been specially developed, through extensive consultation with the equine industry, to combine the latest research and thinking with current practices and friendly assessment methods.

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Essential reading for students taking BHS examinations - invaluable to amateurs and professionals alike.