Equipping Your Horse Farm: Tractors, Trailers, Trucks & More Paperback – December 7, 2016

I have two horses and six acres. I'd owned my horses for a long time but had always boarded. When I retired, I finally got to have acreage of my own and my horses at home. And lord, I wish I'd had this book. Now I wish I had enough money to implement the ideas from it.The book discusses what you need a tractor *for*, and if you've only boarded, it may not dawn on you that since a full-sized horse produces about 40 lb of manure in a day, over a year you're going to have to figure out what to do with almost seven TONS of manure per horse. It may not dawn on you that those lovely green pastures need to be mowed several times a year, even with hungry critters chowing down on them, and trust me, your little lawn tractor is not going to do the job. That doesn't even get into post holes, stump grinding, and all the other things you may need a tractor for. This book describes most tractors, how to choose one, and what you can do with it. It also describes other equipment you're likely to need, such as trucks, horse trailers, and attachments.It does *not* talk in any detail about articulating tractors, which disappointed me. Articulating tractors, such as Steiner and Ventrac, are designed to work better on property with some slope to it, and many injuries and fatalities are associated with using tractors and other such equipment on steeper slopes than they're designed for. Maybe a newer edition will cover this technology.

Since I intend to purchase a small tractor for my ranch I needed information concerning the same. I've come to trust Cherry Hill and her books on anything to do with horses. That's the reason for buying the book. The book was a complete itemized assessment of what one needs in the way of a tractors and items associated with tractors, implements, options etc.I was pleased with the book and it's contents.Recommended for those in need of good, sound info on tractors etc.

What I really like her writing is that its at a common sense level. Unlike some horse ( equestrian ) books , she doesn't assume that horses are only for the rich, and those that have to make compromises are bad people. Also, I reccomend her "Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage"

Good primer for the gentleman farmer. Nice intro to tractor shopping, etc. Definitely worthwhile

Very informative book to have when looking into purchasing equipment for farm. Answers a lot of questions and provides you with a lot of information and things to look for in buying.

good book

very well written, The author went from very small farms to large farms giving you an outline to choose from. The author clearly has a farm.

This book covers the info on all the basics to safely and properly equip your horse farm with everything you need.

Brilliant Book... Very few books are there in this league.. !!