Healthy Land, Healthy Pasture, Healthy Horses: The Equicentral System Series Book 2: Volume 2

Jane Myers

ISBN 10: 0994156162 / ISBN 13: 9780994156167

Published by Equiculture Publishing, 2015

About this Item

262 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.60 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0994156162

Bibliographic Details

Title: Healthy Land, Healthy Pasture, Healthy ...

Publisher: Equiculture Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis:

If you watch horses grazing pasture, you would think that they were made for each other. You would, in fact, be correct; millions of years of evolution have created a symbiotic relationship between equines (and other grazing animals) and grasslands. Our aim as horse owners and as custodians of the land should be to replicate that relationship on our land as closely as possible.In an ideal world, most horse owners would like to have healthy nutritious pastures on which to graze their horses all year round. Unfortunately, the reality for many horse owners is far from ideal. However, armed with a little knowledge it is usually possible to make a few simple changes in your management system to create an environment which produces healthy, horse friendly pasture, which in turn leads to healthy ‘happy’ horses.Correct management of manure, water and vegetation on a horse property is also essential to the well-being of your family, your animals, your property and the wider environment.This book will help to convince you that good land management is worthwhile on many levels and yields many rewards. You will learn how to manage your land in a way that will save you time and money, keep your horses healthy and content and be good for the environment all at the same time. It is one of those rare win-win situations.

About the Author:

Jane Myers MSc (Equine Science) is the author of several professional books about horses including the best selling book Managing Horses on Small Properties (published by CSIRO). Jane is particularly interested in sustainable horsekeeping practices and issues, such as low stress horse management that also delivers environmental benefits. Jane has lived and breathed horses from a young age and considers herself to be very fortunate in that she has been able to spend her life riding, training and studying these amazing animals.