Conformation concerns body structure and anatomy. In this comprehensive volume, Heather Smith Thomas explains how conformation relates to function and what to look for when evaluating a horse. She teaches the reader to see beyond a horse's physical beauty to identify desirable attributes and potential faults, and with copious illustrations and ...
With every supermarket now featuring an "organic" section, the demand for organically-grown meat and dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note and many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE is the essential handbook for this growing audience. ...
STOREY'S GUIDE TO TRAINING HORSES is a comprehensive volume that builds on the foundation of good horse sense, and takes the trainer step by step through the training process, from handling the foal to ground work to mounted lessons and trailer training. While most training books focus on riding, this guide takes a broad view, presenting different ...
For Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Curriculum, and Student Teaching courses. It demonstrates how to collect items for a professional Early Childhood Education portfolio and how to create/compile them in a professional manner, electronically or in a binder, for presentation upon graduation to obtain employment. As portfolios are ...
This complete reference for horse owners includes full coverage of such essential topics as feeding and nutrition, foot care, disease prevention, dental care and mouth problems, keeping a stallion, care of the young horse, and more. Photos & illustrations.
From the keeper of a family milk cow to the rancher overseeing a large beef herd, anyone who works with cattle has a vested interest in maintaining the animals' health. In most cases, the financial viability of a farm depends on the continued well-being of the farm animals. Large-animal veterinarians are in short supply and their bills can add up ...
For undergraduate and graduate courses in IT Strategy or IT Management. This book teaches students how to use and manage IT to deliver business value, with a focus on IT management issues, rather than technical issues.
From raising a herd of cattle as a profitable small business, to keeping one or two for eating or breeding, this is the most comprehensive guide available on these multifaceted animals. Raising beef cattle is one of the most natural and efficient backyard livestock operations. Because cattle graze on land that is unsuitable for growing food crops ...
Any one of these colourful home science projects will make your child a winner at school work: not only because they will learn from the experiment, but because they will also feel proud and excited by their achievement. Biology projects, studying the science of life: plants, bacteria, people, senses, behaviour, animals, bugs, vegetables, fruit.. ...
Kids will get in touch with Mother Earth--and see how to save her, too--with 150 illustrated, truly terrific nature-friendly projects. There are things to do for every season of the year, crafts that use recycled materials, and activities that encourage youngsters to investigate the natural world. Fantastic color photos capture real children ...
No hoof, no horse. Widely published equine authority Heather Smith Thomas explains exactly why this is in her latest book, Understanding Equine Hoof Care. Her comprehensive approach covers how domestication has compromised the equine hoof and offers instruction on how horses' feet can be returned to a more natural, and healthy, state, through ...
Why are forced displacement, ethnic cleansing and genocide an enduring feature of state systems? In this ground-breaking book, Heather Rae locates these practices of 'pathological homogenisation' in the processes of state building. Political elites have repeatedly used cultural resources to redefine bounded political communities as exclusive moral ...
Kennewick Man, known as the Ancient One to Native Americans, has been the lightning rod for conflict between archaeologists and indigenous peoples in the United States. A decade-long legal case pitted scientists against Native American communities and highlighted the shortcomings of the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), ...
Old cowboy tricks, quick fixes, hard learned lessons, and tried-and-true horse keeping wisdom fill the pages of this indispensable handbook from seasoned horsewoman Heather Smith Thomas. Writing from her Idaho ranch, and drawing from a lifetime of working with horses, Thomas has assembled a treasure trove of information for anyone who rides, keeps ...
In an environment swamped with technical jargon and riddled with fads, this book outlines vital strategies to ensure that the information systems segment of an organization is as effective as possible. It explores the key systems issues and decisions facing organizations and explores each in the context of both an organizational and management ...
A comprehensive illustrated reference on the 50 most commonly prescribed herbs. Each herb is described with its common names, its therapeutic uses as well as potential drug interactions and possible adverse effects.
It is estimated that one in ten of the world's population is infected with hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis B and C are major aetiological factors in the development of end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma, leading to an increased burden of health care provision and transplant services throughout the world. The prevention of infection ...
Every Cattle Farmer - from the keeper of a family milk cow to the rancher overseeing a large herd - will gain confidence and control by becoming more knowledgeable about calving. Healthy pregnancies, safe births, and thriving calves are critical to every cattle operation, and in remote farm locations, the veterinarian is not always readily ...
For this unique text focused on the social psychology of justice, the authors have assembled the most current information relating to five major questions. These questions look specifically at how justice is defined, how it influences individuals thoughts and actions and shapes their behavior, and when and why it matters. The underlying unifying ...
When children's emotional needs are not met, they become unhappy. This text reveals their distress both at home and at school through fear, anxiety and often troublesome behaviour which is not easy to comprehend or understand. Three fundamental questions run through this book. What are the situations a child might encounter when growing up that ...
The unfortunate side-effects of industrialized society are giving cause for concern on Earth, but it may be that advanced technology can be used on another planet to make life flourish where it does not currently exist. Such technology could also be highly beneficial to the ecology of the Earth. The author of this treatise believes that the ...
Explore planet Earth - while having tons of fun! More than 50 exciting and colourful projects, along with illustrations and sidebars for parents, will take youngsters on a trip from their very own rooms to the wide world beyond. What is geography for anyway? Where in the World are you?; Maps Latitude & longitude; Become a cartographer; We are ...
This comprehensive guide provides a commonsense approach to keeping a horse healthy, sound, and happy by encouraging horse owners to center horse-keeping practices around the horse's needs.
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