CHAPTER 2 Comparative aspects of exercise physiology DAVID R. HODGSON and J.H. FOREMAN* Besides appreciating their own athletic ability, humans, uniquely, have also trained other animals to compete in athletic…
CHAPTER 13 Tendon, ligament, bone, and cartilage: Anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training JANET C. PATTERSON-KANE and ELWYN C. FIRTH The musculoskeletal system of the horse is highly…
CHAPTER 6 Physiology of acid–base balance and fluid shifts with exercise KENNETH H. McKEEVER and ROBERT A. LEHNHARD Food of any specific nature provides the energy needed by any specific…
CHAPTER 14 Age and disuse in athletes: Effects of detraining, spelling, injury, and age KENNETH H. McKEEVER and ROBERT A. LEHNHARD Exercise is an acute perturbation, a stress on the…
CHAPTER 11 The cardiovascular system: Anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training DAVID R. HODGSON* The cardiovascular system is a transport system consisting of a muscular pump, the heart,…
CHAPTER 4 Nutrition of the performance horse SHANNON E. PRATT-PHILLIPS and LAURIE M. LAWRENCE Equine digestion, absorption, and metabolism Digestion and absorption Being nonruminant herbivores, horses utilize both enzymatic digestion…
CHAPTER 21 Training standardbred trotters and pacers KARYN MALINOWSKI and RYAN AVENATTI In the 15 years since David Lovell authored the chapter on training the harness horse for the first…
CHAPTER 1 An overview of performance and sports medicine DAVID R. HODGSON and CATHERINE McGOWAN The study of equine sports medicine, although now out of its infancy, can only be…
CHAPTER 7 Endocrine and immune responses to exercise and training KENNETH H. McKEEVER, SHAWN M. ARENT and PATRICK DAVITT Most horses spend the majority of their day eating, standing, and…
CHAPTER 8 Thermoregulation DAVID R. HODGSON* Exercise requires derivation of energy for muscular contraction from the conversion of stored chemical energy to mechanical energy. This process is relatively inefficient, and…
