Horseman's Veterinary Encyclopedia, Revised and Updated

I recently purchased the “Horseman's Veterinary Encyclopedia, Revised and Updated,” for personal use. I was thoroughly impressed with the product, and the service provided by Amazon as noted in this review linked below. This book was entertaining, insightful, and delivered in a timely matter. I truly appreciate the product Amazon have provided me with at a fair price. I am judging this product on its information, and the accuracy of the product description.The Perfect AudienceThe book “Horseman's Veterinary Encyclopedia, Revised and Updated,” offers some great information. It gives a quick overview of different ailments or diseases that horse owners might encounter. This book would be an excellent start for any new owner with minimal to some horse background. There is some jargon included that would only be understood with some background on horse anatomy, but gives a great detailed explanation on each page.Product DetailsEach disease is described moderately well. It comes with a description of what it is, what to look for, and how to possibly treat or avoid the disease. This keeps medical terms simple without demoting you or any reader by stating information that should already be known. The text doesn’t drag on about different topics like most anatomy textbooks do; it was quick and to the point.This book looks intimidating from the cover, which can be seen above, but once the reader flips through a couple of pages, one can see that the author has laid out diagrams and pictures for quick referencing. Anatomical pictures included allows for anyone with less equine background to get a better idea of the concept, as seen to the left. The description on Amazon does not, cover the level of the information in the book which could mislead buyers. The Amazon description does, however, include a short note of what is covered to promote consumer confidence.RatingOverall, I would rate this product a 5 out of 5 stars. It provides helpful information in a quick manner. Amazon did a wonderful job providing a valuable resource to horse owners and equine students alike. I would suggest this to any horse owner that would like to have a helpful reference around the barn.

It came in the day after Mother's Day, but my wife still loved it. I'd been wanting to get this for her for a while. It is very well put together. We've lent other horse books of ours out to our friends, only to wait a while to get them back, she said this one isn't going anywhere.

She loved it!

I got this for my friend who will be starting vet school in the fall, and she loved it! She's the horse expert though, not me so I can't comment on the quality of the information within it.

I was very pleased with the speedy delivery

Has alot of information. This is a must for any horse owner

I found this to be a good reference. It is one of the most updated, has a lot of good pictures and illustrations. The price is right.

I am a horse owner, have been for years, and I thought that this would be a great reference book. However, it seems that whenever I need to do research on something specific, the information is either not in the book, contrary to what my vet has said, or just isn't helpful. Look up "cribbing"- a passing mention of "cording of the neck muscles that results when he forces air into his stomach." Period. No possible causation, no mention of diet, suggestions to alleviate, the latest research, nothing. Look up "Deworming"- you get photos of the nasty critters that may inhabit your horses digestive system, and some suggestions about how to handle them. I was looking for information on the latest info on ivermectin resistance, rotation schedules, etc., and that wasn't there. I also couldn't find a chart of the entire skeletal system. There are drawings and photos of all sorts of conditions and pieces/parts of anatomy that may be helpful at some point, but so far, this book is rather disappointing.