Professional Grooming and Care of the Racehorse
Editorial Reviews
Scott Savin, President, FHBA; Executive Director/National
I found Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse by T.A. Landers to be by far the most well written, comprehensive book on the subject. This book is a must for anyone who wants to become a groom for either Thoroughbred or Standardbred racehorses. It's all there, from how to muck out stalls (shavings or straw) to detecting and treating lameness. It should also be required reading for that racehorse owner who has always wanted to train his own horses, but really hasn't often gotten closer to his horses than the Clubhouse. There is not question that every reader will be a much more knowledgeable horse person when they have finished reading T.A. Landers' Professional Grooming & Care of the Racehorse.
The Backstretch, July 1996
This is a very comprehensive guide to the duties and skills required to be a groom of racehorses. It not only describes basic care such as feeding, grooming, cleaning stalls, bandaging, tacking and untacking and cooling out, it also includes sections on foot care, detecting and treating lameness, and common ailments and remedies. There is information on training and racing equipment and its various uses and care, on restraining methods and on dealing with stable vices. An abundance of photos and line drawings make items and processes described easy to comprehend. The book treats Standardbreds as well as Thoroughbreds, and since no horse is better cared for than the race horse, its information could be beneficially applied to horses of any breed and activity. The trainer who wants to run as professional an operation as possible could do worse than have this book available as a resource to help his staff in their professional development. The author, a former groom and exercise rider, is a trainer in New York and Director/lnstructor for the New York State Vocational Equine Science Program.
Professional Grooming and Care of the Racehorse
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