Joe Taylor's Complete Guide to Breeding and Raising Racehorses

by Joseph Lannon Taylor

Summary

Taylor describes how to select the best land for a farm and design the best layout for paddocks, pastures, buildings, roads and lanes. He explains how to select the correct stallion for your mare, and how to get your mares in foal and keep them that way. Taylor also covers how to care for newborn foals, raise strong weanlings and correct yearlings, prep yearlings for the sales and have the horses reach their peak at sales time.