Hands-On Senior Horse Care: The Complete Book of Senior Equine Management and First Aid

Book Description

Over 400 pages of management tips, insights, and red-alert action plans designed by an equine veterinarian specifically to care for the aging horse.

Customer Reviews:

Great book for new horse owners.......2007-05-05

When we decided to add horses to our family, experienced horse people highly recommended purchasing older, experienced horses. So that is exactly what we did. This book has proven to be highly valuable to us. As stated in a previous review, it does say to call your vet at many of the symptoms. However, that is NOT a bad thing. The easy to follow charts included in each section clearly state if its something you can handle on your own, or if you need the help of a vet. It also tells you WHY you need the vet. It doesn't just state "Call your vet".

The chapters are easy to read and understand. The book covers both health and care for the older horse. I'm sure a lot of the care items would apply to younger horses also, but the book covers the specific needs of the older horse.

An experienced horse person would probably find this book to be a bore. However, it is ideal for the new horse owner, young or old. I highly recommend this book.

Essential for the Young Rider.......2005-07-22

This book, although not as specific and technical as many other books dealing with horse care, is a great reference for a teenage horse owner. Its language it simple to understand and gives reasons why certain changes occur and what to look out for. Adults would probably get frustrated at its simplicity but for a 12-18 year old this book offers a means to understand an aging horse and what to look out for in case a veterinarian needs to be called. Afterall, most young teenagers are spending lots of hours with their horses --maybe even moreso than working adults -- both monitoring general care and riding. This book provides an exceptional resource for this age group (nevermind being a good resource for a completely clueless adult parent!).

Didn't Help with Crises.......2004-10-11

Since I bought this book, I've had three crises with my senior horse. And in each case, this book was useless. It didn't cover what to do when my horse came down with the neurological form of equine herpesvirus! For colic, it didn't mention Banamine. Banamine is no where in this book. For ulcers, it had minimal solutions.

Their formula for measuring a horse to determine its weight is for the metric system, not the English system we use. But they use inches, not meters.

Another ridiculous section -- they suggest using "cold-pressed" oils to add to your horse's feed. I checked into this -- these oils are EXPENSIVE!!!!

I thought this book would be wonderful. It's not. Save your money. The Internet has more useful and free sites.

Great resource.......2003-02-12

This book features flow charts that help guide you through decision making processes when dealing with an older horse. Yes, many of the choices turn out to be call a vet. Maybe that's because most people won't look at a book until there is a medical problem in the first place.If you own a horse, then you are going to have to deal with having a veterinarian from time to time. And, think about this for a minute. If these people gave advice that said, oh don't call a vet, just do this or that, then how many lawsuits do you think they would face from owners of dead horses? This book helps you eliminate factors when deciding if you can take care of them at home, or call in a professional.
There's also a section covering how your horse ages and changes that take place. That's a nice section to have. You may notice the changes over the years, but having this book will make you look at your older horse with a new perspective. I think every barn who has a senior horse should have a copy of this book.

Self Serving.......2002-11-12

This is a ridiculous book, it does not offer any useful advice, it simply leads the reader through a series of questions that always result in a recommendation to call your vet.

No wonder as the author and one of the editors is a vet.

Do not buy!!!(..)

Customer Reviews:

A Must Have.......2007-09-11

The title says it all, if you are doing any kind of travel around the park past the major sites, you must have this map. It shows elevation changes, more details than the standard map given at the park entrance. It's as helpful as any guidebook. And made of a very durable and waterproof material.

A Must-Have Guide.......2007-07-21

I just returned from Yellowstone and the Tetons. I used this book throughout my trip. It is clear, easy to use and well-written. The left hand page is a map of a short distance, say 14 miles, the right hand tells you about the sights. I used it in conjunction with a more detailed book (Moon guide), and found both useful in tandem. The only drawback is that it assumes you are entering the park from the West Entrance, so I had to use stick on notes to guide myself backwards by numbering the stick-ons in the order of my route. It was no big deal and hardly a reason not to buy the book. Two thirds of the annual 3 million visitors enter via the west, so you can understand the authors' reasons.

Great for quick overview.......2007-05-15

We used this book quite frequently during our recent vacation to Yellowstone. It provided an excellent quick-reference to the roads and roadside attractions we were approaching.
First, we checked which section of road we were on from the map on the inside front cover. That led us to a couple of synopsis pages with brief, accurate highlights. It was very handy for quickly assessing roadside attractions, and identifying places we wanted to go.
For more in depth research, we used "Yellowstone Treasures", which we also HIGHLY recommend!

National Geographic Yellowstone National Park Wyoming/Montana, USA: Trails Illustrated Topo Map (Trails Illustrated - Topo Maps USA)

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Nice map, but waaayyy too high level
Essential map for hiking and backpacking

National Geographic Yellowstone National Park Wyoming/Montana, USA: Trails Illustrated Topo Map (Trails Illustrated - Topo Maps USA)
Trails Illustrated
Manufacturer: Rand McNally & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Map

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ASIN: 0925873012

Customer Reviews:

Nice map, but waaayyy too high level.......2005-08-06

This map looks nice, but if you're going hiking, you'll be better off with the free park maps given at the park. It's just way too high level, with 100-foot contours, and very little detail. It's also not waterproof or resistant.

Essential map for hiking and backpacking.......2004-10-27

This is the essential topographical map for hiking in Yellowstone. Trails Illustrated also sells some maps of particular regions of the park such as Tower/Canyon at 1:83,333 scale. (The map of the whole park is 1:168,500.) The bigger map is perfectly serviceable for any hike that you might want to take, and I can't find any place in the park where the big map would lead you astray. Still, if you like having the smaller scale, go for it.

The small maps do have the advantage of showing specific backcountry campsites. If you use the larger map, you have to coordinate with other books that show these sites.

Like other Trails Illustrated maps, this one comes with all sorts of practical information on the back side of the map. None of this will be new to you if you've read the usual guide books, but it's moderately useful having it repeated here. One very helpful feature of this map is that it shows the burn areas so that you can avoid moderately or heavily burnt forests.

The trail numbers on this map are coordinated with Day Hiking Yellowstone by Tom Carter. I don't have that book so I can't vouch for how useful it is. However, it's easy to coordinate the numbered trails with other books that I do have (such as Lonely Planet Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Hiking Yellowstone National Park: A Falcon Guide, and A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes).

National Geographic Destination Map: Yellowstone National Park (Destination Maps for American National Parks)

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National Geographic Destination Map: Yellowstone National Park (Destination Maps for American National Parks)
National Geographic Society , and Trails Illustrated
Manufacturer: Rand McNally & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Map

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ASIN: 1566950570

Introducing the Yellowstone Trail : A Good Road From Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound, 1912-1930

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Introducing the Yellowstone Trail : A Good Road From Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound, 1912-1930
Alice A. Ridge , and John W. Ridge
Manufacturer: Yellowstone Trails Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0970283202

Book Description

This book is for the arm-chair traveler/historian or for the adventurer who would like to drive what may be left of the Yellowstone Trail in his neck of the woods. It is the tale of daring men who in 1912 envisioned the possibility of driving across a whole county by means of a single system of connected roads. They even envisioned (gasp) a road across adjoining states or, fools that they were, a connected route across the northern tier of states from coast to coast.

Few people think about the history of roads around their neighborhood or state. We all take the existence of roads for granted, and even as a right for which we pay taxes. Few of us know of the drama surrounding the establishment of roads and especially of a transcontinental road. 1912 was a year of little state funding for roads, and very limited federal funding, of few if any road maps, of dominance by railroads, and of mud holes passing for roads. Small groups of private citizens were driven by desperation to do what governments were not doing. The Yellowstone Trail Association was one of the first of those groups. Always underfunded yet optimistic, these men established, through grass roots efforts, a strong organization and a 3500 mile route across the northern tier of states. Their plan was to link existing east-west county and township roads together by persuading county boards to put their road dollars into the Yellowstone Trail and establish a definite path fir! st to the Yellowstone National Park and then across the nation. As the organization grew, state-by-state, so grew the Trail.

The organization behind the Trail was founded by very small businessmen, farmers and ranchers who had no great public relations acumen. They certainly advertised, but their efforts centered upon handing out maps, running information bureaus, and persuading county boards, and then later, state offices, to build better roads. Their budget was always laughably small and they charged very little to be a member, only $1.00 per year in the beginning. They had no source of wealth. The Lincoln Highway, on the other hand, was begun a year later, 1913, by wealthy automotive manufacturers who had the wherewithal to fund massive advertising campaigns. They also wrote books about themselves. This legacy has rendered that organization more memorable than the Yellowstone Trail, but not more successful nor more long-lived. They both suffered at the hands of government-sponsored road numbering in 1926. And by 1930 they were both out of business.

There is no ?mother lode? of information about the Yellowstone Trail and its parent Association. There was a small body of founders and there was a general manager, but, when the Association ceased to exist in 1930, the boxes of records of annual meetings disappeared, leaving only a slim file of materials in the South Dakota State Historical Archives. The strength of the organization laid with hundreds and hundreds of volunteers scattered coast to coast. The authors scoured myriads of museums, libraries, archives, and attics for tid bits and pictures with which they pieced together an historic mosaic. Weekly newspapers of towns along the Trail revealed an avid interest on the part of the populace in the Trail for those 18 years, oftentimes printing conflicting details, but united in their unbridled support of a road which would bring fame, fortune and tourists to their communities. Those newspapers also revealed a dynamic of life different from ours, 90 or 80 years later. ! Oral histories, generously supplied by some very senior citizens who recalled the Trail, provide some human interest tales.

This is an introductory book only, so that the last chapter, which contains maps and suggestions for travel on existing portions of the Trail, can only scratch the surface. But state general maps are included for the present-day driver. A more complete book of maps of the Trail is in the works. All maps were created with a GPS, original Yellowstone Trail Association maps, and four years of patient driving with laptops along the two Interstates, nine state roads, and countless county and state roads, and abandoned paths that mark the Trail. We have even driven on no roads, just overgrown tracks on present-day ranches.

There is a resurgence of interest in the Trail. South Dakota has recently marked the Trail in its state from border to border. Minnesota has several state markers on its portion of the Trail. Montana is planning to put up ?state history? signs along the Trail, and four county visitors and convention bureaus in Wisconsin have launched a tourist attraction campaign along the Trail.

Customer Reviews:

Auto Trail Delight!.......2003-06-05

A wonderful "read!" Very well researched; suitable for both the old road enthusiast and the casual reader. Many photos and illustrations.

Includes the history as well as the details of early auto road development, and tells the tale of the Yellowstone Trail with excellent maps and period documents.

Made me eager to "hit the road!"

Profusely illustrated, "reader friendly", informative text.......2001-07-05

On The Road To Yellowstone: The Yellowstone Trail And American Highways 1900-1930 is a unique and highly recommended contribution to American popular history which is enhanced with 276 photos, maps and documents. The focus is on the original and sometimes adventurous development of automobile access to the Yellowstone. The profusely illustrated, "reader friendly", and informative text is a fascinating exercise in specialized regional history and includes relevant federal highway legislation, as well as the creation of west coast and east coast extensions. An introduction, epilogue, and two appendices (Maps of the Yellowstone Trail, 1926 and Yellowstone Trail Road Conditions enhance this informative, meticulously presented and definitive work.

Yellowstone Area Recreational Map (USA City Maps - Wyoming)

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Yellowstone Area Recreational Map (USA City Maps - Wyoming)
Rand McNally , and Gtr Mapping
Manufacturer: Maplink
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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great Book

The New City Gardener: Natural Techniques and Necessary Skills for a Successful Urban Garden
Judith Adam
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The City Gardener's Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Small Space Gardening

ASIN: 1552093131

Book Description

Successful gardeners are made, not born. For a beginning gardener with a small city space or an experienced gardener with a large suburban lot, The New City Gardener provides all the practical skills and information necessary to create a beautiful garden in an urban environment. Your climate and soil conditions will determine what plants can adapt to your site, but The New City Gardener shows you how to dig in to improve your soil and create a garden that will not only survive, but thrive without extensive cultivation.

As a horticulturist and landscape designer who has lived and gardened in New York, Rome and Toronto, Judith Adam's experience helps you:

design the garden's structure
plan for spring-to-autumn bloom
keep a lawn thick and vigorous, naturally
prune for natural growth
know when and how much to fertilize.

The New City Gardener is packed with solutions to urban growing problems such as:

how to use the narrow strip between your house and your neighbor's
how to integrate the front yard with the backyard
how to make and use hedges and berms.

Customer Reviews:

great Book.......2000-07-08

This book is great! It gives you lots of tips on how to grow a successful city garden. I give this book 5 stars because it is so exelent.

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My father...........2004-01-07

is great. If you even found this web page, you're either a member of my family or you're obviously interested in this kind of material. Please buy his book. (So he can buy more Gilbert and Sullivan memorabilia on EBay)

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