Professional Care of the Racehorse
T.A. Landers

Pub Date: January 2006. Professional Care of the Racehorse provides instructions on all aspects of racehorse care. Photographs and explanatory text detail step-by-step procedures for everything from cleaning a stall to feeding to grooming and bathing. In addition, this comprehensive manual describes how to detect signs of illness and lameness in the racehorse -- or any horse, for that matter.

Professional Care of the Racehorse is intended for all people who work with horses.

About the Author:
Ted A. Landers, a former master groom turned trainer, is lead instructor for the Groom Development Program at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y. Landers spent more than thirty years as an equine studies instructor, retiring in 2002 as director/instructor of the equine science program of the Wilson Technological Center in Dix Hills, N.Y. In addition, he has been an associate professor of equine studies at C.W. Post-Long Island University since 1998.

A certified equine appraiser, Landers also has served as an adviser to the New York Future Farmers of America, Dix Hills Chapter. In addition to Professional Care of the Racehorse, Landers has written Career Guide to the Horse Industry and Insider's Guide to Horseracing. He resides in Floral Park, N.Y., about four furlongs (a half-mile) from Belmont Park.

Read a Q&A with Ted Landers.

Praise for Professional Care of the Racehorse:

"...by far the most well-written, comprehensive book on the subject."
--Scott Savin, president, Gulfstream Park racetrack

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"Written by a professional trainer, this is a complete guide to the health, attitude, and appearance of any horse. With its easily read style and illustrated instructions, it's a great reference to keep at your fingertips."
--The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care

Softcover
5 1/2 x 8 1/2
304 pages
200+ b/w photos
Product #B11-1105
List Price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1-58150-135-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-58150-135-3