Poll
Read Anything Lately?
Do you have any topics you would like an expert to cover in a book?
Total votes cast: 231
Comments & Write-in Answers
I think that it would be good to have a book about buying horses.
5/28/2007 7:57:03 PM
Insulin resistence & Metabolic disorder
5/28/2007 5:07:42 PM
how to feed breed and enbetwen for new riders.
5/28/2007 2:13:55 PM
shots for horses
5/28/2007 12:38:55 PM
reproduction
5/28/2007 7:32:53 AM
medication
5/27/2007 9:56:28 PM
Rescue Horses and feeding to get them back up to weight
5/27/2007 8:28:47 PM
How to evaluate trainers, from the ground, on the horse, in your lessons.
5/27/2007 7:47:35 PM
Neglect, starving, and abuse from horse owners and their punishment by the cruelty laws
5/27/2007 2:04:31 PM
tell us what different types of horses there are and how to care for them.
5/27/2007 9:51:19 AM
what is the best kid of pony for a 6year olds
5/27/2007 8:52:48 AM
Alternative Medicine for Horses -- specifically stretches, massage, aroma therapy, herbal medicine,
5/27/2007 6:25:45 AM
more tips from judges & trainers
5/27/2007 12:37:27 AM
emotions for horses=how they love/relationship betweenother animals/humans
5/26/2007 10:13:38 PM
equine epilepsy
5/26/2007 8:40:02 PM
colic
5/26/2007 6:42:53 PM
Managing an easy keeper
5/26/2007 6:26:11 PM
I'd love to read about knights palfreys, the type of the horses and tack would be great!
5/26/2007 5:24:51 PM
Horse care for backyard owners on a budget.
5/26/2007 12:14:17 PM
thyroid hormone
5/26/2007 10:18:17 AM
Nose bleeds after exercising.
5/26/2007 4:38:30 AM
Horse Slaughter
5/25/2007 9:08:18 PM
Fillies
5/25/2007 9:01:48 PM
First Aid for owners
5/25/2007 5:44:59 PM
barefoot trimming and natural horse care for the competeing horse
5/25/2007 5:42:15 PM
moon blindness
5/25/2007 2:22:46 PM
Best Practices for the Barefoot Horse
5/25/2007 2:11:57 PM
very very basic all in one book on how to use tack.
5/25/2007 1:46:34 PM
Raising an orphan foal; current research on equine COPD -- and what vet schools are addressing this.
5/25/2007 1:32:26 PM
stasser hoof care
5/25/2007 1:11:47 PM
mounting
5/25/2007 12:58:50 PM
More business materials for the professional horseperson
5/25/2007 12:16:38 PM
The big heart gene
5/25/2007 11:29:35 AM
training
5/25/2007 9:32:29 AM
Spanish riding school training techniques for classical dressage
5/25/2007 9:13:30 AM
detailed infomation on proper saddle and bridle fit. It's amazing how many people don't know
5/25/2007 3:35:23 AM
hypp and how to deal with the heart break
5/25/2007 2:05:39 AM
saddleseat, training the young english pleasure horse
5/24/2007 11:57:57 PM
equine tight muscles and cure
5/24/2007 11:22:25 PM
How to start a horse farm and what is needed.
5/24/2007 10:33:55 PM
problem horses. horses that have been abused and nursing them back to being a trusting rideable
5/24/2007 9:21:29 PM
yes i do as a matter of fact. The things that i would like to have included more is stuff about barr
5/24/2007 9:01:22 PM
different types of horse bits and their uses
5/24/2007 8:49:30 PM
The history of saddle use and saddle making.
5/24/2007 8:08:06 PM
the unique nature of mares ... my herd now is all mares. itsdifferent from when geldings were there
5/24/2007 7:21:37 PM
The draft horse as your riding horse.
5/24/2007 6:41:11 PM
Alternative therapies & natural feeding
5/24/2007 6:27:20 PM
Responsibility of vets who inj. cortizone & horse breaks down during race & riders & horses injured
5/24/2007 5:55:49 PM
More detailed info on senior horse care
5/24/2007 4:48:49 PM
Economic impact of slaughter ban on US taxpayer
5/24/2007 4:45:01 PM
I would like to read a book about horse care
5/24/2007 4:07:12 PM
equine melanoma, especially parotid melanoma
5/24/2007 3:35:15 PM
Stopping soring of TWH
5/24/2007 3:04:28 PM
EPM
5/24/2007 2:45:23 PM
Sensible Breeding, humane euthansia costs
5/24/2007 2:42:13 PM
colic
5/24/2007 2:27:29 PM
Cushings Syndrome
5/24/2007 2:01:42 PM
Deworming articles
5/24/2007 1:58:05 PM
Correcting Angular Limb Deformaties in Foals
5/24/2007 1:53:22 PM
A supplement program for "Pasture Horses"
5/24/2007 1:50:47 PM
I would like more on cancer in horses, especially LymphoSarcoma cancer.
5/24/2007 1:49:43 PM
horse personality
5/24/2007 1:40:04 PM
diseae's of equine renal system -liver failure
5/24/2007 1:31:38 PM
General nutrition for the new horse owner. To give supplements or not, etc.
5/24/2007 1:17:09 PM
holistic care and feeding of horses
5/24/2007 1:08:14 PM
How to perform lobotomies on people that are proven guilty of cruelty to animals.
5/24/2007 1:07:21 PM
oestopathics of riding - how riding improves horse health
5/24/2007 1:06:01 PM
colic and hernia surgery
5/24/2007 8:44:02 AM
Forage-based nutrition with 2006 NRC
5/24/2007 8:16:42 AM
eva equine
5/24/2007 12:47:35 AM
Care and managment of the "easy keeper" horse
5/23/2007 10:10:30 PM
Free handouts on basic care for horses. Most "owners" are ignorant to the equines needs
5/23/2007 9:39:39 PM
Specific training strategies to develop fitness in high level horses and maintain soundness.
5/23/2007 9:36:31 PM
DSLD/ESPA
5/23/2007 8:25:35 PM
cancer in eye
5/23/2007 7:05:44 PM
foaling procedures and to breed or not to\
5/23/2007 7:03:55 PM
hay/feed, what is grown where, best time to harvest, how to care for the crop
5/23/2007 7:03:19 PM
lordosis
5/23/2007 6:29:16 PM
hoof boots for barefoot horses
5/23/2007 6:12:53 PM
Boarding and dealing with problems in a community boarding facility
5/23/2007 6:01:36 PM
Genetic problems in specific bloodlines-heritage factors in specific bloodlines
5/23/2007 5:53:32 PM
How to REALLY do various things -- the stuff taught all by word of mouth
5/23/2007 5:32:07 PM
pasture management
5/23/2007 4:28:00 PM
laminitis
5/23/2007 4:25:56 PM
thoroughbred stallion more the just the great ones.
5/23/2007 3:17:52 PM
Signs of stroke in horses
5/23/2007 3:14:03 PM
A more indepth book on illlnesses and ailments with possible treatment proceedures
5/23/2007 2:34:32 PM
More on the Color Genetics
5/23/2007 2:08:58 PM
Navicular syndrome/tx; detailed discussion of dystocias & tx; breeding w/frozen semen
5/23/2007 1:43:48 PM
strangles
5/23/2007 1:00:53 PM
Young riders Dressage
5/23/2007 12:49:34 PM
stocking up
5/23/2007 12:45:12 PM
Stringhalt --NOT the plant caused type.
5/23/2007 12:38:06 PM
Barn managment: fly & pest control; turnout -grass/hay/grain balance; buttercup & weed control, etc
5/23/2007 12:28:57 PM
Basic medical care and techniques for when you can't reach a vet.
5/23/2007 12:27:15 PM
what can you expect after epm
5/23/2007 12:04:17 PM
the idiots guide to breeding, foaling and raising foals. Cover mare care, vac. befo&aft. foalin, etc
5/23/2007 11:26:08 AM
Cloning; EPM (updated); neurological diseases and disorders
5/23/2007 11:25:08 AM
I would like to read about horse personalities and the differences in training philosoophies.
5/23/2007 10:49:14 AM
More on the Color Genetics and more tests that are availible tto test for genotype and the locations
5/23/2007 10:43:29 AM
back problems, ttouch, massage, nutrition, hoof care, lameness, dressage, bits, Polish Arabians...
5/23/2007 10:22:41 AM
Different bits and their uses
5/23/2007 10:14:16 AM
training for endurance riding
5/23/2007 9:57:20 AM
Correct show "trimmings" from ponies through drafts
5/23/2007 9:51:04 AM
More on senior horse care
5/23/2007 9:36:35 AM
Horses disposition -- do you have your basic disposition when you are born; how does training affect
5/23/2007 9:29:08 AM
Laminitis - is it the same as founder? Heard both.
5/23/2007 9:04:12 AM
I would like to see a nutrition book to recommend how to feed a horse w/o use of grain of any kind
5/23/2007 9:03:46 AM
ALL expenses related to breeding - why so much vet? palps, ultrasounds, too expensive
5/23/2007 8:58:23 AM
Horse overbreeding, resulting in excessive numbers of unwanted horses
5/23/2007 8:50:30 AM
Horse Language - How to communicate kindly but firmly
5/23/2007 8:44:08 AM
Hasn't everything already been done?
5/23/2007 8:35:39 AM
ringbone
5/23/2007 8:31:12 AM
Horse Slaughter Ban and effect on economy
5/23/2007 8:05:03 AM
epm
5/23/2007 8:03:40 AM
retraining a horse that seeminly has forgotten to give her feet for cleaning, trimming etc.
5/23/2007 8:01:28 AM
Enteritis
5/23/2007 6:53:05 AM
how hormones affect the mare
5/23/2007 4:06:18 AM
easiest way to load a horse in a two horse trailer
5/23/2007 3:44:31 AM
overcoming fear
5/23/2007 2:33:08 AM
Ovarian tumours/ Granulosa cell tumour
5/23/2007 1:49:53 AM
marketing your horses
5/23/2007 1:37:02 AM
How to bring about a layed off horse to work/showing & the potential behavior problems (souring)
5/23/2007 1:23:29 AM
Good feeding practices for varying regions of North America.
5/23/2007 1:08:59 AM
at what ages should you start training a foal and when should you add new items to the training.
5/23/2007 12:52:33 AM
WHAT IS THE TOP HERBAL REMEDY FOR ALL ANIMALS IN U.S.A.TODAY ?
5/23/2007 12:49:42 AM
step by step training from foal to finished with goals for each level using the "American system"
5/23/2007 12:29:08 AM
Fusion of bones & when to start riding a horse
5/23/2007 12:08:28 AM
the complete history of all breeds in detail and the concotions that made them up..and why
5/23/2007 12:07:59 AM
More about feet, clubfoot, founder, etc and cures(?)
5/22/2007 11:59:43 PM
more on lacerations and not just glossed over
5/22/2007 11:33:30 PM
Equine anatomy
5/22/2007 11:21:52 PM
Skin infections and lesion, wound care for horse owners
5/22/2007 11:17:35 PM
The various skin problems/fungi/infections that horses can get
5/22/2007 11:09:21 PM
growth plates -at what age does each close. What is causing Equine Cushings disease - environment?
5/22/2007 10:50:19 PM
common sense horesmanship
5/22/2007 10:46:55 PM
Feeds and feeding- Nutritional information for all the kinds of feed common for horses
5/22/2007 10:25:49 PM
trailering the horse
5/22/2007 10:23:09 PM
TREAMENT OF WOUNDS ON LEGS AND BODY
5/22/2007 10:04:03 PM
Leg ailments, injuries and treatments
5/22/2007 9:58:48 PM
nutrition, physiology, bit fitting, proper fit of a saddle and how to recognize improper fit
5/22/2007 9:36:00 PM
A Collection of famous riders' anecdotes about their most memorable horses.
5/22/2007 9:24:53 PM
I think just about every topic has been covered.
5/22/2007 9:13:09 PM
Retraining Off the Track TB or STB
5/22/2007 9:01:15 PM
Biomechanics of the equine leg.
5/22/2007 8:40:07 PM
EPM
5/22/2007 8:39:32 PM
Practical ways to feed insulin resistant horses.
5/22/2007 8:27:55 PM
Horses should NOT be kicked, flipped, etc as a means of training Educate people the natural way
5/22/2007 8:08:58 PM
how to heal your heart when a young horse dies of a freak accident
5/22/2007 8:04:28 PM
care and feeding of the very old (over 30) horse
5/22/2007 7:59:49 PM
I would like to read more books about Morgan horses.
5/22/2007 7:59:00 PM
melanoma cancer in gray horses
5/22/2007 7:53:03 PM
Horse breed origins, based on current genetic /genome research, rather than on fable and fantasy
5/22/2007 7:41:34 PM
Laminitis
5/22/2007 7:19:04 PM
exactly how to feed only hay and grass as main meal
5/22/2007 7:03:48 PM
draft horse nutrition
5/22/2007 6:52:25 PM
Dwarfism in miniature horses
5/22/2007 6:50:00 PM
equine biomechanics - update on latest techniques and findings. Acceleration, wind resistance, force
5/22/2007 6:32:56 PM
Neglect: Why don't people just sell them?
5/22/2007 6:31:55 PM
true effectiveness of nutroceuticals
5/22/2007 6:28:31 PM
cushings disease management
5/22/2007 6:24:11 PM
how to load a 2 year old horse
5/22/2007 6:19:04 PM
regional directories of trails
5/22/2007 6:14:21 PM
Metabolic syndrome / Cushing's
5/22/2007 6:04:51 PM
SPIDER BITES AND HORSES
5/22/2007 6:03:00 PM
research, research, research the truth about shoes vs. barefoot horses.
5/22/2007 5:59:24 PM
salt factors effecting epilepsy type seizures
5/22/2007 5:53:43 PM
Horse rescue and adoption groups in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America, etc.
5/22/2007 5:44:06 PM
Reproductive ultrasonography
5/22/2007 5:42:34 PM
infection of the tendon sheath in the knee
5/22/2007 5:40:05 PM
unethical training practices on the show horse
5/22/2007 5:29:13 PM
"natural hoof trimming", using wild horses hooves as model
5/22/2007 5:25:53 PM
transform x race horse into a plesure horse how to start the right way to many back yard ideas...
5/22/2007 5:10:06 PM
year long planning and goal sheets for total beginner riding a well broke all around horse.
5/22/2007 5:08:24 PM
How to grow good horse-quality hay
5/22/2007 5:07:46 PM
equine personality issues not generalized but breed specific
5/22/2007 5:00:34 PM
I would love more information on natural hoof care by Pete Ramey, he has 1 book, love to read more.
5/22/2007 4:57:35 PM
terminology
5/22/2007 4:57:29 PM
feeding, supplements, the straight scoop
5/22/2007 4:56:11 PM
specific eye conditions example dry eye,
5/22/2007 4:53:09 PM
spring feeding /safe grasses to grow
5/22/2007 4:52:49 PM
i'd like someone to delve deep into the 'whys' of soaring show horses, ie: TWHs.
5/22/2007 4:52:32 PM
Helping horses get over previous bad experiences - such as abuse, or poor saddle fit,
5/22/2007 4:46:02 PM
Australian Stringhalt
5/22/2007 4:40:29 PM
arthritis in joints and how to deal with it.
5/22/2007 4:33:18 PM
How to properly clean a horses sheath and check for beans.
5/22/2007 4:33:10 PM
Would like to read about about all the difference colics and what has caused them.
5/22/2007 4:31:20 PM
How genetically inherited dz is increasing due to greed and misunderstanding.
5/22/2007 4:29:42 PM
Biomechanics of the horse and how the rider can affect the horse's body, movement,perf.,cause pain,
5/22/2007 4:29:13 PM
Saddleseat riding, training
5/22/2007 4:23:16 PM
CARE OF OLDER HORSE
5/22/2007 4:22:16 PM
thoracic outlet syndrome
5/22/2007 4:17:39 PM
natural nutrition
5/22/2007 4:14:00 PM
Supplements and when to use
5/22/2007 4:09:57 PM
Nutroceuticals
5/22/2007 4:04:00 PM
Retraining retired racehorses.
5/22/2007 4:02:20 PM
bits and bitting.
5/22/2007 3:57:29 PM
Laminitis
5/22/2007 3:56:38 PM
equine nutrition
5/22/2007 3:55:08 PM
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