Product Description

This title is the second in a series of four books produced for college students on equine degree courses. Designed for clarity and ease of reference with a list of aims and objectives preceding each chapter, the book deals with complex issues on a step-by-step basis and provides detailed explanations of technical and scientific terminology. Question boxes act as reminders and revision aids throughout. The contents include: routine health care; the foot and shoeing; teeth and worming; nutrients; the digestive process; feeding and feedstuffs; rationing; and physiological adaptations to training, fitness, work and exercise programmes. The Series includes - Book 1: "Anatomy & Physiology"; Book 2: "Health, Fitness & Nutrition"; Book 3: "Injury, Disease & Equine Nursing"; and, Book 4: "Business & Estate Management".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #166950 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 4
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

About the Author
Julie Brega's interest in eventing led her to work with competition horses and, having gained her BHSII, she set up her own equestrian business and trained many students for BHS examinations. Seeing the need for a structured system of study, she began to run correspondence courses and from this developed The Open College of Equine Studies, which now provides distance tuition of the highest quality to students worldwide from its base in Suffolk.

Customer Reviews

Ok for college but not uni
I'm an equine student at university and this book covers the more general points well but there is nowhere near enough depth for the level i'm at. It would have been more useful if there was more detailed information about the uptake and utilisation of the nutrients. The book uses very helpful questions at the end of a section to review the information covered. Overall, ok but more detail needed.

A great revision tool
As mentioned in the previous review, anyone studying at National Diploma level will find them perfectly acceptable. However, for those studying at Higher levels, they are a perfect tool for revision.

The information has been condensed sufficiently, so you avoid paragraphs of 'waffle' (be it 'scientific' or just plan unnecessary!) and with In-text questions to aid memory!

Please note - Not recommended to people studying with TOCES on the BTEC or degree programmes. Most the information will already be in course material!