Equine sports medicine and surgery : basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hinchcliff, Kenneth W. (Kenneth William), 1956- (Editor), Kaneps, Andris J. (Editor), Geor, Raymond J. (Editor), van Erck-Westergen, Emmanuelle (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis : Elsevier, [2025]
Edition:Third edition
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • History of equine exercise physiology
  • The horse as an athlete
  • Welfare of equine athletes in sport and social license to operate
  • Laboratory exercise testing
  • Exercise testing in the field
  • The connected horse
  • Conditioning of the equine athlete
  • Genetic basis of equine performance
  • Muscle physiology : responses to exercise and conditioning
  • Muscle disorders of equine athletes
  • Epidemiology of orthopedic injury and death in athletic horses
  • Skeletal physiology: responses to exercise and training
  • Tendon and ligament physiology
  • Joint physiology: response to exercise and training
  • Quantitative assessment of locomotion in the athletic horse
  • Objective measurement of lameness
  • Diagnosis of lameness
  • Diseases of the foot
  • Distal limb: fetlock and pastern
  • Metacarpus/metatarsus
  • The carpus
  • Elbow and shoulder
  • Tarsus and stifle
  • Axial skeleton : neck, back, and pelvis
  • Neurologic causes of gait abnormalities in athletic horses
  • Soft tissue injuries: tendinitis and desmitis
  • Pharmacotherapy of joint and tendon disease
  • Equine rehabilitation
  • Upper airway function of normal horses during exercise
  • Abnormalities of the nasopharynx
  • Diseases of the larynx and trachea
  • Lower airway function : response to exercise and training
  • Noninfectious inflammatory diseases of the lower airway of athletic horses (including equine asthma)
  • Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage
  • Epidemiology and control of infectious respiratory disease in populations of athletic horses
  • Heart and vessels: function during exercise and training adaptations
  • Arrhythmias and abnormalities of the cardiac conduction system in athletic horses
  • Structural heart diseases, cardiomyopathy, and diseases of the large vessels in athletic horses
  • Energy metabolism : responses to exercise and training
  • Nutrition for the equine athlete: nutrient requirements and key principles in ration design
  • Body fluids and electrolytes: responses to exercise and training
  • Acid-base physiology at rest, during exercise, and in response to training
  • Abnormalities of body fluids and electrolytes in athletic horses
  • Thermoregulation and exercise-associated heat illnesses
  • Endocrine function during exercise and response to training
  • Evaluation of clinicopathological abnormalities in athletic horses
  • Exercise and immunity in horses
  • Gastrointestinal disorders in athletic horses
  • Behavior and behavioral abnormalities in athletic horses
  • Vision and disorders of vision in performance horses
  • Veterinary aspects of training, conditioning, and racing Thoroughred racehorses
  • Veterinary aspects of training. conditioning, and racing horses used for harness racing
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing event horses
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing dressage horses
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing the showjumping horse
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing polo horses
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing endurance horses
  • Veterinary aspects of conditioning, training, and competing western performance horses
  • Veterinary aspects of the aged equine athlete
  • Reproductive management of the athletic horse
  • Emergency procedures and first aid for the equine athlete
  • Examination of the equine athlete prior to purchase
  • Detection of drug use in athletic horses
  • Drug effects on performance of the equine athlete
  • Appendix A: Reference values for red cell variables in athletic horses
  • Appendix B: Reference values for the leukogram of athletic horses
  • Appendix C: Reference values for biochemical variables in athletic horses