Heste og ponyer: For alment interesserede læsere

Sofie elsker at lave sjov og fortælle vittigheder på ridelejren. Da ponyerne begynder at opføre sig mærkeligt, har Sofie mistanke om, at der er en meget uhyggelig forklaring, men der er ikke nogen, der vil tro på hende! Hun og hendes smukke exmoorpony, Gorse, får brug for alt deres mod for at opklare mysteriet selv ...

Polly er lykkelig over at være på ridelejr! Hun kan ikke vente med at ride på Silver Shadow, hendes smukke drømmepony. Men alt går forfærdeligt galt, da hun bliver sat sammen med Henry i stedet, et smølehoved med en filtret man. Men Henry har skjulte talenter, og Polly vil snart lære, hvad der VIRKELIG er en perfekt pony …

Lawyers Milton Toby and Karen Perch give an overview of issues and potential problems that confront every owner of a horse business.

Understanding Your Horse's Weight is a practical guide to maintaining your horse's optimum weight and body condition. In an easy-to-understand style, the book takes readers through the step-by-step process of determining whether they have an overweight horse and the best practices for correcting the problem. It also offers insight into the equine diseases directly linked to obesity such as laminitis and insulin resistance. Also written with the underweight horse in mind, Understanding Your Horse's Weight explains how to put weight on your horse safely and how to maintain the appropriate weight level.

Mane Thoughts, Essays on Horsemanship at long last combines between two covers a comprehensive collection of Tom Moates's essays that dive into the heart of good horsemanship. These 17 essays by one of America's eminent equestrian writers share insights on a wide range of horse related topics including: side-pulls, being particular, ground work, handling spooks on the trail, trailer loading, discerning if a problem is physical or mental...and many more.Some of the essays are newly penned for this book. Others are updated essays, previously published in horse magazines like Eclectic Horseman and America's Horse. The book includes more than 50 photographs illustrating many points. To top it all off, that dearly loved holiday horse classic "The Year Jubal Saved Christmas" finally makes it into a book and is included in this anthology.Mane Thoughts, Essays on Horsemanship presents many of the main ideas central to improving one's horsemanship-ideas to help build that better relationship between horses and humans. For more on Tom Moates and his many other horse books please visit www.TomMoates.com.

Learn how to properly care for a mare before she becomes pregnant, during pregnancy, and after foaling. Breeding, artificial insemination, inoculation, and routine veterinary care are also covered. Intended for the novice and the experienced owner alike, the book answers many of the whys behind broodmare management practices and veterinary treatments.

This informative guide focuses on the day-to-day interaction between owners and their horses, and covers various topics of basic husbandry, such as handling, grooming, housing, and stable vices. Understanding Basic Horse Care also discusses in detail the major body systems, ailments, and diseases that affect them, as well as treatment options.

A fascinating compilation of real-life questions from horse owners about problems they face with their horses, with answers supplied by renowned equine behaviorist Sue McDonnell, PhD.

Author Karen Briggs covers all the essentials in a book every pony owner will find invaluable. Topics include nutrition, reproduction, and maintaining pony health. Briggs discusses diseases and conditions common to ponies, and outlines how ponies are used-for jumping, driving, and other disciplines. She also covers the various pony breeds from Shetlands to Connemaras. A section on miniature horses is also included.

Deine Pfoten so sanftein weiches Kissen.Dein leises Schnurrenmöcht ich nicht missen! (Dörte Müller)Ja, sie schleichen sich mit ihrem Schnurren in unsere Herzen. Wir lieben ihre Unabhängigkeit und ihren Eigensinn - für uns Katzenliebhaber gibt es kein liebenswerteres Haustier als sie. In unserem Buch "Meine Katze ... und ich" haben wir ihre Geschichten gesammelt und nicht nur Samtpfoten, sondern auch kleine Kratzbürsten entdeckt. Doch lesen Sie selbst ...

"Is it possible to be simultaneously passionate about winning in an equestrian sport and about the welfare of horses? Professional polo player Adam Snow and sport horse veterinarian Shelley Onderdonk answer this undeniably twenty-first-century question with a resounding, "Yes!" They have spent a lifetime together, nurturing Adam's astounding career at the top of his sport (he is the last American polo player to achieve the perfect 10-goal handicap) with the artful, conscientious care and training of the equine partners he needed to be the best. And Shelley's twenty-five years as an equine veterinarian have been spent helping sport horses compete at the highest levels in other disciplines, as well-including reining, racing, eventing, show jumping, and dressage-while always prioritizing long-term health and well-being. In these pages, Adam and Shelley share the keys to their success...and the struggles and celebrations that taught them along the way"--

"While working with ground poles is not new to most riders, incorporating them in training with creativity and regularity may require a little inspiration and guidance. Enter Ann Katrin Querbach and her positive and persuasive ideas for developing the horse's body and movement in healthy and correct ways over poles. With progressive exercises at all three gaits, on the longe line and under saddle, she provides a basis for building a strong foundation, step by step. Or, just as easily, the reader can cherry-pick the exercises best suited to resolving a particular issue or improving a certain quality."--

Heather Kirby's insightful, groundbreaking guide for better understanding the dynamics behind the often mystifying behavior of adolescents. By highlighting similarities between horses and teens, Heather presents a unique perspective on both and challenges us to better appreciate the forces at play during the tumultuous stage of adolescence. Drawing on discoveries from her lifelong passion for horses and more than two decades of professional work with teens, Heather offers practical and thought-provoking information that can be readily applied by parents, teachers, coaches and counselors. Heather's sensitivity and humor come through as she describes her innovative approach to working successfully with teens by applying strategies and principles effective with horses. In Wild at Heart, Heather demonstrates that it is possible for adults to have meaningful, collaborative relationships with the teens in their lives.

The Canyon Wren is the continuation and beautiful punchline of the full tale of Martín Prechtel's trilogy, The Story of My Horses, and picks up right where The Wild Rose leaves off. This third book in the trilogy brings the story far away from all those troubled times, ins and outs, and hardships and betrayals involved in the author's effort to gather up those old style Indian Ponies of his youth, and heads us back out into the wild land and the beauty of ranchito New Mexico, where as an integral part of the lives of his new family, their family herd of rare Spanish/Native New Mexico horses play out a series of unexpected peculiarities and surprising horse antics that push the envelope of what mainstream culture has come to assume defines horses and the people that have them. If the first book, The Mare and the Mouse, is like finding a closed treasure chest, and the second book, The Wild Rose, is the retrieval of the lost keys to that chest, then The Canyon Wren is the treasure itself. Everyone wants life to be simple, but a simple life cannot be lived in a simple way: it takes a lot of simple skills. To see the humor and beauty in the world is one of those skills.