Taking care of a racehorse involves many facets—from keeping the horse happy to recognizing any signs of lameness to knowing how to muck a stall. Author T.A. Landers, a former master groom turned trainer, breaks down all aspects of racehorse care in a clear, concise, and comprehensive manner that will leave the reader with more confidence in handling these magnificent animals. Professional Care of the Racehorse provides photographs and detailed explanations of grooming, feeding, restraining, tacking, and handling racehorses. The book also explains the necessary equipment and its proper use and care. All of this thrown in together with a few tips on horse psychology makes it an excellent resource for anyone who works with horses.

Horse grooming is a crucial and personal part of caring for horses beyond just keeping their physical look in good condition. It helps create a connection between the caretaker and the horse while assuring the horse's overall health and welfare. This thorough procedure entails maintaining the horse's cleanliness, well-being, and comfort. Acquiring the knowledge and skills to train a horse effectively is challenging and extremely rewarding. Various concepts and methodologies may emerge and fade, but is it necessary to reinvent the wheel? True wisdom and profound understanding may have been present wherever empathetic individuals have shared their lives with horses. Contemporary horse owners have the advantage of being less restricted by unproductive customs, but they also have limited time to dedicate to daily horse work and firsthand learning. Refrain from spending your time immersed in excessive vocabulary flashcards that merely offer imprecise and uninteresting word explanations. Avoid using frivolous memory methods to forget them during the test. Do not be deceived by the falsehood that a dictionary is the exclusive means of acquiring new word definitions.

The field of professional, academic and vocational qualifications is ever-changing. The new edition of this highly successful and practical guide provides thorough information on all developments. Fully indexed, it includes details on all university awards and over 200 career fields, their professional and accrediting bodies, levels of membership and qualifications.It acts as an one-stop guide for careers advisors, students and parents, and will also enable human resource managers to verify the qualifications of potential employees.

The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual has become the definitive text for primary care of the Thoroughbred racehorse. Written by one of the world’s leading racehorse veterinary clinicians, it sets out best practice standards of diagnosis and management of all the major conditions likely to be encountered in racehorse clinical practice, as well as comprehensively reviewing subjects as diverse as pre-purchase assessment and exercise physiology. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and introduces new chapters on a range of topics including injury risk assessment and electrolyte and fluid therapy, expanded sections on nutrition, rehabilitation and sales radiography as well as an array of new images and ready reference charts. The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual remains an invaluable resource for both clinicians and non-veterinarians in the racing industry.