The Joy of Keeping Horses: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Horses on Your Property

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The Joy of Keeping Horses is a celebration of how to best keep happy and healthy horses at home. With an emphasis on the differences between owning a horse at a boarding stable and keeping that same horse at your own small farm, this beautiful, clear guide is written specifically for horse lovers who are considering taking the plunge into farm ownership. Jessie Shiers lays out all the important facts and information, from purchasing property and building facilities to daily grooming and nutritional needs. Shiers also dispels some common myths and misconceptions about horses, and answers questions the novice owner may not know to ask. Along the way, she shares anecdotes from her own experiences and from interviews with other horse owners that demonstrate the main reason people choose to keep horses: the joy they bring to the lives of their owners.

This book is the connection between mankind's mystical connection with horses, and the realities of buying and caring for those horses. A useful book for anyone who owns a horse, and an essential book for the first time horse buyer. --Jim Wofford, Olympic medalist and Recipient of the 2012 United States Equestrian Association Lifetime achievement Award