Today horses and ponies are living longer than ever before partially owing to advances in veterinary medicine but also owing to the willingness of owners to keep elderly equines into retirement. This book provides the owner with a wealth of advice and information on all aspects of care including feeding keeping at grass and in the stable vaccinations and worming programmes dental care insurance shoeing exercise saddle fitting and retirement options. There is a veterinary section and an illuminating and practical section on euthanasia.
