Stablekeeping by Cherry Hill

This book is among the latest in a long list of books about common sense horse care and training from the prolific and authoritative author Cherry Hill. Like many of her other books, it is written in a straightforward style with a great deal of knowledge and serves as a reliable source of advice for any horse owner, English or western. The book includes an abundance of black-and-white photographs that work together with captions and text to provide a comprehensive picture of the task at hand. Although every section contains information that even the most experienced barn owner could benefit from---such as how to check if a horse is dehydrated or ways to make turnout areas safer---perhaps the most important chapter in this book deals with emergencies. What do you do when a flood is imminent? Do you have an evacuation plan? How do you treat contaminated water? Should you halter horses if you need to turn them out? Answers to these vital questions and much more is included in this section. Cherry Hill has written more than 20 books on horses, including 101 Arena Exercises, Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage and The Formative Years. She has managed a stable for 32 years and has cared for more than 400 horses. (T.B.) HIGHLIGHTS: - Barn features: lighting, ventilation, aisle flooring - Stalls: kick walls, heaters, doors, flooring, etc. - The tack room - Work areas: a safe place to tie, grooming area, wash rack, etc. - Storage areas: tool storage, lofts, hey, bedding, blanket storage, etc. - Tools: brooms, forks, rakes, shovels, carts, etc. - Turnout areas: the good, the bad and the ugly, gate latches, mud control - Vices and prevention - Sanitation and pest control - Hay - Grain - Feeding Practices - Water: natural sources, tanks and barrels, buckets, mud prevention, hoses, etc. - Safety: fire prevention, safe lights, security - Emergency: natural disasters, power loss, water supply, floods, fire, extreme cold, etc. - Seasonal reminders. 154pgs, P, 2000