A basic guide to many of the skills used when handling, riding and caring for horses. Includes buying a horse, daily horse care, assessment of confirmation, lunging, vaccinating, drenching, hoof care, dentition, loading a horse onto a float, care of equipment, safety and animal welfare.
| Title | Horse Agskills |
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| Pages | 64 |
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| Catalogue number | B116 |
| Year published | 2006 |
| Publisher | Year Published 2005, Updated 2014 |
| Price | $25.00AUD (inc GST) |
| Paperback / Hardback - $25.00 | Buy now |
| eBook - $11.99 (iPad/iPhone) |
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| eBook - $11.99 (PC/Android) |
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Type: Publication
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Poultry Agskills
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Sheep Agskills
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