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Draft horses and mules : harnessing equine power for farm & show

Draft Horses and Mules, by Gail Damerow and Alina Rice, distills the great tradition of these impressive animals into a definitive guide. Designed for new or intermediate owners, the book shows readers how to choose an ideal team, feed and house them, maintain their health, ensure effective equine-human communication, select and use equipment properly, and employ the animals in a variety of agricultural, logging, and demonstration tasks
Print Book, English, ©2008
Storey Pub., North Adams, MA, ©2008
x, 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
9781603420822, 9781603420815, 1603420827, 1603420819
191898149
Why own a draft horse or mule?
Learning the basics
Finding the ideal equine
Horses : selecting a breed
Mules : something special
Equine communication
Housing your horse or mule
Feeding your horse or mule
Routine health care
First aid and illness
Harnessing and driving
Working with draft power