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Subject Guide: Horse Care: Home

Welcome

Welcome to the 'Horse Care' Subject Guide.

Books

Search the library catalogue for books using title, author or keyword searching.  The catalogue gives the location and shelfmark for printed books.   

Ebooks are also accessible via the library catalogue.

Shelfmarks relevant to this subject are:

 Dressage  798.24
 Equine Anatomy  636.10891
 Equine Nutrition  636.1084
 Horse Jumping  798.25
 Horse Riding  798.23
 Horseshoeing  682.1
 Saddlery  636.10837
 Stable Management  636.1083

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Journals

Print journals are arranged alphabetically by title on the library shelves, older volumes may be held in the stack.  All journal titles are listed on the library catalogue.

Electronic journals are also listed on the library catalogue – click the link on the catalogue record to access the resource.

If you do not have a specific journal title or wish to search for journal articles on a topic, use a database. Find these on the Moodle library page.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

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Internet Resources

Online Tutorials

There are a number of online tutorials available for you to work through at your own pace.

                                                                                                                               © Nietjuh (2018), CC0

(Click on the image link above, to access Online Tutorials)

References

References for images included within this guide:

BMJ (2018) Email to Karen Garnett, 27 November.

Eldar Vagapov (2006) I am watching you. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldar/124592780/ (Accessed: 11 October 2019).

Getty Images (2003) hr_gettyaa037079_ equine_01.psd. Available at: https://digitalmediacentre.sruc.ac.uk:8095/digital_media_centre/#/ (Accessed: 7 November 2019).

Nietjuh (2018) Technology, Computer, Flatlay, Modern, Digital, Office. Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/technology-computer-flatlay-modern-3221099/ (Accessed: 26 May 2020).

SRUC (2018) SRUC logo. [Graphic] Edinburgh: SRUC.

SRUC (2019) Daisy-Moo Cow matriculation card. [Graphic] Edinburgh: SRUC.

Equine (Image)

© Getty Images (2003)

Shelfmark

Each book has a shelfmark, which is a combination of numbers and letters. 

Break this down in to sections, to make it easier to find the book you are looking for:

 

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Search for eResources

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© Eldar Vagapov (2006), CC BY 2.0