Heather Smith Thomas has raised and trained horses for more than 45 years and has published more than 6,000 stories and articles in horse and livestock publications. She has published at least 13 books.
Thomas and her husband raise beef cattle and horses on a ranch in the mountains of eastern Idaho.
Care & Management of Horses provides a common-sense approach to keeping a horse healthy, sound, comfortable, and happy. Intended for the serious horse person, the book emphasizes the whole horse — mental and physical — and encourages the owner to center horse-keeping practices around the horse’s needs.