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Review by Nancy Brannon, Ph.D. couple who were so poor they could she has a chapter on castration – rou - barely feed themselves, did not have tine and complications – also addressing subtitled “care, training, and rehabil - enough money to feed their one remaining the “proud cut myth.” surprisingly, some itation for rescues, adoptions, and Horses horse, but could neither sell nor give away very thin mares can be pregnant, “so all in transition,” this book, by stacie the horse. Boswell writes: “Please help rescued mares should be evaluated for Boswell, Dvm, Dacvs, is oriented to - your neighbors. Please learn more about this,” she recommends. ward people caring for, and bringing back their struggle before assuming the worst logically following is a chapter on res - to health, rescued horses, but it also has a of them.” cuing foals. the general information on lot valuable, general information for any Boswell takes readers through the foaling is appropriate for everyone, in - horse owner to use in caring for their own process of confiscation and how to take cluding examination of the newborn, and horses. proper care of the rescued horse. limb deformities that can happen. included in the u.s. it is estimated that almost the chapter on trailering and bringing is how to care for the orphan foal. the 150,000 horses per year are unwanted. the the rescued horse home has valuable in - time frame for the foaling process (p. 115) term “unwanted horses” refers to those is a helpful chart to have on hand if you formation for all horse owners on trailer the rehabilitation plan is a thorough den - that are old, injured, sick, unmanageable, have pregnant mares. there’s good infor - safety. the Pre-Drive checklist and trailer tal check up and remedying any dental or fail to meet an owner’s expectations. mation here, too, on how and when to inspection list give important steps to go problems. she also gives a thorough ex - the horse’s problem could be life-threat - safely halter train a foal and to teach the through before regularly using your trailer. planation of colic in this chapter. ening or chronic or manageable. foal to lead. she says that a single-axle trailer is not as next on the agenda is to manage para - veterinarians, especially those who deal one of the worst cases that rescuers can safe for hauling horses as a double-axle sites with a deworming program and to get with unwanted horses, often see the worst encounter is the “down horse” – a horse trailer, and that you’ll want to make sure the horse on a vaccination program. the kinds of problems that humans inflict on that is unable to get up on its own. Here that your trailer is level with the ground vaccination guide is a good one for all horses. many of the photos in this book the reader can learn the reasons for a horse before hauling. Be aware of state and fed - horse owners (p. 57). included in this are not for the faint of heart, and there are to be down, how to safely help a down eral regulations for transport and how to chapter are photos of a horse who had out - sad tales of horses who could not be saved, horse get upright, and the slings that are reduce travel stress in your horse. “a new grown his halter, causing deep facial as well as heartwarming tales of those who used to help a weak horse stand. horse brought to the barn should be quar - wounds that were infested with maggots. made it back to health. should a natural disaster happen, like a antined from other horses for at least three the horse recovered, but the incident left Where do these unwanted horses come flood or fire, do you have an emergency weeks,” she advises. the horse with a permanent bony defor - from? Boswell answers, “a rescue horse plan in place for your horse? the chapter For those who need a review of the mation on the face. comes to you from a situation where his on urgent rescue: Working in Disasters Henneke Body condition score, she de - next she turns to hoof care, lameness physical or mental needs have not been has good advice on how to plan ahead, votes two full pages describing and illus - issues, and laminitis, beginning with foot met.” When the “five freedoms are not have transport ready, how to iD your trating each rating, from 1 (poor) to 9 anatomy and routine hoof care.