Breeding and Stud Management

The author sums up the experience of a lifetime of success as breeder and rider of outstanding horses.  In the belief that his methods may be of interest to other breeders and of value to all who manage horses, he sets out in detail all the factors that make for sound and prosperous management.

There are, amongst others, chapters on the use of land and feeding crops, on stud-farm layout and buildings, on breeding in general, and on mares, stallions, foaling, young stock and feeding.  In all of them the author's methods and advice are clearly and comprehensively set down.

"This book has been on my shelf for over 30 years, along with my 'bible' Equitation, and though I had perused it with some interest, I had no need to study it closely until recently, when I purchased a mare in foal. Written for wealthy major breeders of bloodstock in the South of England, the deeply politically incorrect passages of the book made me, a female in the middle of the mountains of Colorado, feel that this book moght not have anything to offer - but I was wrong. Mr Wynmalen shares his love of horses and remarkable depth of knowlege clearly and concisely. When it was written, horse breeding was an art, not a science, and as a consequence the chapter on nutrition only references studies done on cattle for optimum nutrition, however Mr Wynmalen lays out his feeding programme for us. I naturally rushed to the wealth of scientific information now available on the net and spent two days working out the optimum diet for my mare - balancing my calcium and potassium, my alfalfa with my Timothy hay. Was I really suprised to find that it matched Mr Wynmalens? It really is well worth a look at, especially if you are a wealthy bloodstock breeder in the South of England!"
Review by F.C. Lloyd

Condition: Hardback.  Dust jacket is a bit grubby & the pages are yellowed from age, but otherwise sound.