Veterinary Manual for the Performance Horse

Book excerpt: Not for sale in USA or Canada. A complete guide to performance and improving health care, preventing injury of the equine athlete. Easy to read, highly illustrated with a full glossary and index and offering comprehensive and the most practical information on: conformation evaluation, conditioning, stronger muscles, avoiding fatigue, stronger bones, improving breathing, feet for performance, evaluating fitness, successful training methods, causes of poor performance, avoiding lameness and other injuries, use of medications, high-tech therapy for injury; managing chronic lameness, avoiding laminitis, colic, tying-up, navicular disease, managing the confined horse, safe transportation for the equine athlete and prepurchase evaluation