Can someone recommend a really good reference book (Bible for horses)

[Trudyt76]

Hi, does anyone have a reference book that they swear by. Something that contains chapters dealing with the horse from birth to becoming old - what to expect from them during each stage of their life. Their behaviour as a foal and what is considered playful behaviour and what it just bad behaviour and how best to deal with it. Also, physical problems encountered from birth to the mature horse.

If anyone can suggest a book or books that would be great

 

[appylass]

This one doesn't really deal with veteran years but is one of my favourite books and one I wouldn't like to be without:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Foal-Full-grown-Janet-Lorch/dp/0715307223

 

[Ginge Crosby]

My general horsey bible is jeremy houghton brown's horse and stable management book. For breeding/birth to full grown, Mina Davies Morel's books are good but quite heavy on the scientific detail, not really something you could pick off the tack room shelf and use as a quick reference guide. but very very good reading otherwise.

 

[Trudyt76]

Thank you for your suggestions, I'll google them

 

[dibbin]

BHS Manual of Stable Management (I have the older edition, that's the new one)

and ...

Veterinary notes for horse owners (which I actually refer to as "The Bible"!)

 

[MM&PP]

Veterinary notes for horse owners (which I actually refer to as "The Bible"!)

Second vote for this. It is fantastic!!!

 

[Native Speaker]

Second vote for this. It is fantastic!!!

And a third!

Fellow owners on the yard often ask me to find things in it for them - the are all German, so naturally cannot read much, if any English. Translations can be interesting, but they seem to work OK!