The athletic horse : principles and practice of equine sports medicine /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis :
Elsevier/Saunders,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Structure considerations in equine sports medicine
- An overview of performance and sports medicine
- Comparative aspects of exercise physiology
- Physiology of exercise and performance
- Energetic considerations of exercise
- Nutrition of the performance horse
- Hematology and biochemistry
- Physiology of acid-base balance and fluid shifts with exercise
- Endocrine and immune responses to exercise and training
- Thermoregulation
- The respiratory system: anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
- Transport of horses
- The cardiovascular system: anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
- Muscle anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
- Tendon, ligament, bone, and cartilage: anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
- Age and disuse in athletes: effects of detraining, spelling, injury, and age
- Biomechanics/kinematics and performance
- Conformation
- The biomechanics of equine locomotion
- Kinematics of the equine back and pelvis
- Functional biomechanics: effect of the rider and tack
- Practical exercise physiology
- Training regimens: physiologic adaptations to training
- Training the thoroughbred racehorse
- Training standardbred trotters and pacers
- Training endurance horses
- Training the event horse
- Dressage tests, movements, and training: A primer
- Training show jumpers
- Training working horses
- Training the racing quarterhorse
- Evaluation of performance potential
- Clinical exercise testing.