Horse Breeding is an updated and revised book that is split into four sections which incorporate smaller chapters within them. These four sections cover all that a person would want to know about breeding horses. The first section discusses the vet's role in stud farms and also highlights differences in stud farm management between the northern and southern hemispheres which the reader might not be aware of. The Natural Functions of the Horse is the
second section and this covers the reproductive organs of horses, pregnancy and foaling.

The third section covers disease and difficulties concerning the foal before and after birth, whilst the final section discusses recent developments within the field of breeding such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer. The book is very informative and has many detailed diagrams and pictures which with the text help make the more complex aspects easier to understand. The only negative points are that the book can use quite technical language and the copious detail can result in rather a dry read.

Anyone who has an academic interest in horse breeding or plans to breed horses themselves would find this book very useful indeed.

Charlotte Taylor
Anthropology BA and President of the Anthrozoology
Society, University of Wales, Lampeter