First Aid for Horse and Rider: Emergency Care For The Stable And Trail

Loving, Nancy S.; Preston, Gilbert

ISBN 10: 1599212935 / ISBN 13: 9781599212937

Published by Lyons Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Aid for Horse and Rider: Emergency Care For The Stable And Trail
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1599212935
• ISBN 13: 9781599212937
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This is the long-awaited how-to handbook for treating riding injuries in the field for both rider and horse, with step-by-step numbered instructions for the most common injuries and what to do until help arrives. Injuries range from insect and animal bites, allergies, and broken bones to head injuries, hypothermia, and hoof wounds. This is an authoritative pocket reference that combines advice from a reputable veterinarian and a medical doctor, a perfect package for first aid kits.

About the Author

Nancy S. Loving, DVM, owns Loving Equine Clinic in Boulder, Colorado. She is the author of numerous books, and articles including All Horse Systems Go: The Horse Owner’s Full-Color Veterinary Care and Conditioning Resource for Modern Performance, Sport and Pleasure Horses.

Gilbert M. Preston, MD, is the author of the Falcon book Wilderness First Aid. He works in Butte, Montana.