The Thinking Horse Breeder

"""Jeanette Gower has been a well-known and respected breeder in South Australia for several decades. She has been a regular contributor to magazines and lectured on various horse husbandry topics for as long as I remember, attending her lectures myself as a teenager. Her first book, Horse Colour Explained, was the first book on equine colour genetics published in Australia that brought the topic in a simple and easy to understand format to the average horse owner. During the book's research stages in early days of email, I remember assisting Jeanette in her correspondence with genetics experts overseas, and it was fascinating to be a part of those exchanges. ""Now, she has created a concise and informative guide, using her 50 years' experience as a successful horse breeder to present a thought-provoking information source for newer breeders wanting to plan for the future. The book is not a ""how to"" guide on horse breeding or handling, but rather presents an overview of all the topics and scenarios that a breeder should consider when setting up or expanding a horse stud with longevity in mind. It allows a new breeder the freedom to do things their own way, while encouraging them to think, plan and to make informed decisions on how to create their own successful breeding operation."" - Katherine Szalay Evans, Halado Park Lipizzaners ""I can think of no one better qualified than Jeanette Gower to produce a common-sense book, written in language understood by all, to cover every aspect on the subject of horse breeding. ""In this year of 2023, the amount of information being disseminated on the breeding, raising, and educating of horses is truly staggering. Novice breeders can justifiably be completely confused, as can old stagers like me, as we try to absorb and work our way through it and grapple with technology as well. This overload runs the gamut from unrealistic theoretical notions from people of limited practical experience to writings presented in complicated language that few can comprehend. As would be expected, Jeanette has produced an immensely practical book written in a straightforward manner."" - Merrie Elliott, master Quarter Horse breeder"