Training standardbred trotters and pacers
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…
An overview of performance and sports medicine
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…
Endocrine and immune responses to exercise and training
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…
Thermoregulation
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…
Kinematics of the equine back and pelvis
CHAPTER 17 Kinematics of the equine back and pelvis RENE VAN WEEREN The axial skeleton consists of the vertebral column from the first cervical vertebra down to the last coccygeal…
The biomechanics of equine locomotion
CHAPTER 16 The biomechanics of equine locomotion BRONWYN GREGORY Historically, the equine locomotor system has had demands placed on it for military, agricultural, and transport purposes. This required a robust…
Conformation
CHAPTER 15 Conformation BRONWYN GREGORY Conformation can be defined as the “formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements: an assembling into a whole” (Webster’s dictionary, 1976) and…
Training working horses
CHAPTER 26 Training working horses BRIAN HAMPSON Profile of the working horse For the context of this chapter, the working horse will be considered the performance horse bred and trained…
Hematology and biochemistry
CHAPTER 5 Hematology and biochemistry CATHERINE M. McGOWAN and DAVID R. HODGSON* For more than 50 years, evaluation of the hemogram and plasma or serum biochemistry has been a cornerstone…
Training the event horse
CHAPTER 23 Training the event horse WENDY SCHAEFFER The sport of modern eventing The modern event horse The modern event horse is a unique athlete, in fact, a triathlete. Event…
