title: The Ultimate Horse Lover: The Best Experts' Guide for a Happy, Healthy Horse with Stories and Photos of Awe-Inspiring Equines
author: Gina Spadafori
description: <strong>Dr. Marty Becker </strong>is passionate about his work fostering the affection and connection between animals and people that he calls, "The Bond." Dr. Becker is regularly featured on ABC-TV's, <em>Good Morning America, </em>andco-writes the award-winning weekly column on pets and their care, <em>PetConnection</em>, which appears in newspapers across the United States and Canada through the Universal Press Syndicate.Becker is also the host of"The Pet Doctor" on PBS.He has been named Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year for the U.S. by the Delta Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association, and also coauthoredfourteen pet books that have sold oversix million copies including<em>Chicken Soup for theHorse Lover's Soul</em>and<em><em> Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up? </em></em>Marty and his family enjoy life in Northern Idaho and share Almost Heaven Ranch withfour barn cats, three dogs, and four Quarter Horses.
zlib_text: **Dedication**
  
   _To Shayla Jo Paskett, my beautiful granddaughter, for sharing your
  experience in horse rescues and the training of wild mustangs. I’ve loved
  watching you grow over the years into a horsewoman extraordinaire._
  
  _To Christi King, for generously sharing your time and expertise about the
  equine therapy program at Ride for Joy._
  
   **Contents**
  
    1. [ _Cover_](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/jpg)
    2. [ _Title Page_](part0000.html#title-page)
    3.  _Dedication_
    4. Prologue
    5. Chapter 1
    6. Chapter 2
    7. Chapter 3
    8. Chapter 4
    9. Chapter 5
    10. Chapter 6
    11. Chapter 7
    12. Chapter 8
    13. Chapter 9
    14. Chapter 10
    15. Chapter 11
    16. Chapter 12
    17. Chapter 13
    18. Chapter 14
    19. Chapter 15
    20. Chapter 16
    21. Chapter 17
    22. Chapter 18
    23. Chapter 19
    24. Chapter 20
    25. Chapter 21
    26. Chapter 22
    27. Chapter 23
    28. Chapter 24
    29. Chapter 25
    30. Chapter 26
    31. Chapter 27
    32. Chapter 28
    33. Chapter 29
    34. Chapter 30
    35. Chapter 