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Perfect Partners
Author: Kelly Marks; £11.21

Synopsis

Are you and your horse a match made in heaven? Would you like to achieve the perfect partnership between horse and human? If you want the best possible relationship with your horse this is the book for you. With her practical advice and proven success Kelly Marks can help you achieve amazing results. This book invites you first to analyze your own behaviour and how it affects your horse and then goes on to show you how to develop mutual trust and respect to form a relationship that doesn't just last but flourishes. This book includes a series of practical exercises and tips that will greatly enhance your feel and timing and therefore your riding and ground work skills. In addition through case studies and often amusing stories Kelly explains the best techniques and attitudes to overcome any challenges that may come up in your relationship. Kelly's experience enthusiasm and humour alongside her respect and affection for the animals she works with combine to make this the essential guide for any horse owner.

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Horse and Pony Breeds
Author: Sandy Ransford; £7.25

Synopsis

The many different breeds of horses and ponies that exist have evolved over generations. Their development has been affected by climate environment and lifestyle as well as how they are used - whether as workhorses or to ride for pleasure. This book should help the young horse enthusiast to recognize and identify accurately the different breeds. Each horse or pony is photographed and accompanied by detailed descriptions of the history of the breed as well the particular characteristics colours and markings that distinguish that breed from any other.

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The Horses and Ponies Protection Association


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The Horses and Ponies Protection Association is one of the oldest and most respected Charities for equine welfare. HAPPA was founded in 1937 to help fight against the transportation of large horses to the continent for slaughter.

However complaints of horses ponies and donkeys being ill treated starved and abused were reported to the Association and since then we have investigated many thousands of complaints.

1997 saw this Association (HAPPA) celebrating its Sixtieth Anniversary. 1997 also saw the saving of 16 racehorses! One would think this could never happen. But it did! It took HAPPA staff from the Shores Hey Rescue Centre hours to save them from the squalid conditions they were living in.

These once proud now emaciated horsess were standing 3ft deep in their own manure they were crawling with lice and covered with open sores. HAPPA staff also found the dead body of another horse rotting among them under a pile of pallets!

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Horse Care: Routine Care: Care of the Grass Kept Horse or Pony

The advantages of keeping a horse or pony at grass is that it is more natural the horses or ponies can be kept as a group the risk of behavoural problems or accidents occurring are less than with a stabled horse or pony less attention is needed and costs are lower. However there are also disadvantages as the grass kept horse or pony may require greater preparation for riding particulary if wet and muddy.

Although less attention is needed for a horse or pony kept at grass it should be checked daily for health and any signs of injury and care is also needed of the field. The maintenance and management of the field is an important part of the care of the horse or pony kept at grass to ensure safety high quality grazing and lack of poisonous plants.  click above for full article

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