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Veterinary Manual for the Performance Horse (Essential Series)
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Product Description
Not for sale in USA or Canada. A complete guide to performance and improving health care, preventing injury of the equine athlete. Easy to read, highly illustrated with a full glossary and index and offering comprehensive and the most practical information on: conformation evaluation, conditioning, stronger muscles, avoiding fatigue, stronger bones, improving breathing, feet for performance, evaluating fitness, successful training methods, causes of poor performance, avoiding lameness and other injuries, use of medications, high–tech therapy for injury; managing chronic lameness, avoiding laminitis, colic, tying–up, navicular disease, managing the confined horse, safe transportation for the equine athlete and prepurchase evaluation
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1038918 in Books
- Published on: 1996-10-15
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 608 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This complete and highly practical guide to equine health care includes expert advice on improving performance, the prevention of injury and injury treatment for the equine athlete.
Clear and essential information is provided on conditioning, muscle development, feet for performance, improving breathing, evaluating fitness and avoiding fatigue as well as the prevention and management of ailments and injuries and the care of the confined horse. Other topics include safe transportation, prepurchase evaluation and breeding the performance horse.
Veterinary Manual for the Performance Horse will be of interest to all owners and trainers of performance horses who wish to keep their horse healthy and performing to their full potential.
About the Author
Nancy S. Loving, DVM, is a successful veterinarian based in Colorado, USA. She specializes in performance horse care and is the author of numerous highly acclaimed articles on the subject.
A. M. Johnson, BVM&S, DVetMed, MRSVS, is a senior lecturer in veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK. He is an authoritative writer on equine disease, diagnosis and management.
