CHAPTER 19 Training regimens: Physiologic adaptations to training DAVID R. HODGSON The major objectives of training are to prepare a horse for the rigors of athletic competition, to decrease the…
CHAPTER 22 Training endurance horses ANNE LOUISE BARNES* Endurance is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports in the world and is a competition of distance and speed. Riders must…
CHAPTER 10 Transport of horses DESMOND P. LEADON and DAVID R. HODGSON Horses have been transported from place to place for thousands of years, with records indicating that this species…
CHAPTER 18 Functional biomechanics: Effect of the rider and tack PATRICIA DE COCQ and P. RENÉ VAN WEEREN For every role the horse has served since its domestication—from warfare, agriculture,…
CHAPTER 27 Training the racing quarterhorse BRIAN D. NIELSEN The American Quarterhorse derived its name from its origin in racing short distances—notably a quarter of a mile (402.3 meters [m])….
CHAPTER 24 Dressage tests, movements, and training: A primer DAVID R. HODGSON Dressage is a term derived from the French term dresser, which means to train. Originating centuries ago in…
CHAPTER 20 Training the thoroughbred racehorse DAVID R. HODGSON For decades, many well-credentialed trainers of Thoroughbred racehorses have been successful without any formal knowledge of the science of exercise or…
Chapter 183 Lameness in Foals Scott E. Morrison The newborn foal can be affected by many congenital and acquired conditions that influence normal limb function and ambulation. Of all congenital…
Chapter 201 Chronic Laminitis Andrew H. Parks, Stephen E. O’Grady Chronic laminitis is defined by mechanical collapse of the lamellae and displacement of the distal phalanx within the hoof capsule….
Chapter 193 Meniscal and Cruciate Injuries Jennifer Fowlie, John Stick Meniscal Injury The menisci are paired, semilunar, fibrocartilaginous, wedge-shaped disks interposed between the convex femoral and flat tibial condyles of…
