Description
- NEW full-color photographs depict external clinical signs, allowing more accurate clinical recognition.- NEW and improved imaging techniques maximize your ability to assess equine performance.- UPDATED drug information is presented as it applies to treatment and to new regulations for drug use in the equine athlete.- NEW advances in methods of transporting equine athletes ensure that the amount of stress on the athlete is kept to a minimum.- NEW rehabilitation techniques help to prepare the equine athlete for a return to the job.- Two NEW authors, Dr. Catherine McGowan and Dr. Kenneth McKeever, are highly recognized experts in the field.
Table of Contents
Section I: Structure Considerations in Equine Sports Medicine1. An Overview of Performance and Sports Medicine 2. Comparative Aspects of Exercise PhysiologySection II: Physiology of Exercise and Performance3. Energetic Considerations of Exercise 4. Nutrition of the Performance Horse5. Hematology and Biochemistry6. Physiology of Acid-Base Balance and Fluid Shifts with Exercise7. Endocrine and Immune Responses to Exercise and Training8. Thermoregulation9. The Respiratory System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Adaptations to Exercise and Training10. Transport of Horses11. The Cardiovascular System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Adaptations to Exercise and Training12. Muscle: Anatomy, Physiology, and Adaptations to Exercise and Training13. Tendon, Ligament, Bone, and Cartilage: Anatomy, Physiology, and Adaptations to Exercise and Training14. Age and Disuse in Athletes: Effects of Detraining, Spelling, Injury, and AgeSection III: Biomechanics/Kinematics and Performance15. Conformation 16. The Biomechanics of Equine Locomotion17. Kinematics of the Equine Back and Pelvis18. Functional Biomechanics: The Effect of the Rider and Track Section IV: Practical Exercise Physiology19. Training Regimens: Physiologic Adaptations to Training20. Training Tthe Thoroughbred Racehorse21. Training Standardbred Trotters and Pacers22. Training Endurance Horses 23. Training the Event Horse 24. Dressage Tests, Movements, and Training: A Primer 25. Training Show Jumpers 26. Training the Working Horse 27. Training the Racing Quarterhorse 28. Evaluation of Performance Potential 29. Clinical Exercise Testing and Investigation of Poor Performance
