Horses on Board Ship (Classic Reprint): A Guide to Their Management: A Guide to Their Management (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Practical guidance for moving cavalry horses at sea, with real-world tips to protect their health and safety.
This non-fiction work offers hands-on advice for transporting horses by ship. It covers issues from footing and bedding to watering, feeding, and the careful use of gear, with notes from veterinary officers and ship crews. The book emphasizes careful management of horses during long voyages, including the risks of slings, stalls, and crowding, and the importance of humane, practical standards at sea.
- How to maintain good foot-hold and stable stalls on board
- Best practices for watering, feeding, and preventing water contamination
- Guidance on gear, troughs, and handling to reduce stress and injury
- Veterinary perspectives on transport challenges and humane care during transit
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the author's experiences managing horses on voyages to India and Russia. It illuminates the dangers horses face while at sea, citing the deaths of famous racehorses like Blue Gown and Prince IO as examples of how rough conditions can lead to injury or death. The author's personal experiences with voyages aboard cattle steamers and troop ships shaped his understanding of equine sea travel, and he shares his insights alongside historical data collected from official sources. In addition to outlining the risks of equine sea travel, the author also discusses methods for mitigating these risks, such as the use of coconut matting to prevent horses from slipping and spacious stalls to reduce anxiety. Overall, this volume educates readers on the challenges and rewards of transporting horses by sea, making it a valuable resource for horse owners, maritime professionals, and animal welfare advocates. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333845919_0
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