Understanding Equine Hoof Care
Heather Smith Thomas

Pub Date: January 2006. Understanding Equine Hoof Care covers the basics of hoof care and horseshoeing. Topics range from simple cleaning to trimming and shoeing the foot to dealing with hoof injuries and complex lameness problems. In addition, Understanding Equine Hoof Care describes how to achieve healthy hooves through proper nutrition, conscientious care, and proper use of the horse.

Respected horsewoman and author Heather Smith Thomas, who lives on a ranch in Salmon, Idaho, cares for and shoes her own horses. She has written eighteen books on horse health care and training, including Care & Management of Horses for Eclipse Press.

About the Author:
Heather Smith Thomas started shoeing the family ranch horses in 1958 when she was fourteen, after watching her dad do the shoeing. During the past forty-seven years, she has shod all her ranch horses and has been intensely interested in the health and care of their feet as the soundness of these horses has been vital to her ranching operation in the rugged mountains of Idaho. She and her husband Lynn have been raising beef cattle and horses since 1966.

Softcover
6 x 9
160 pages
25 b/w photos
20 color photos
Product #B11-1106
List Price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1-58150-136-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-58150-136-0