The athletic horse : principles and practice of equine sports medicine /: principles and practice of equine sports medicine. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David R. Hodgson, BVSc, PhD, FACSM, DACVIM; Kenneth Harrington McKeever, Ph, FACSM; Catherine M. McGowan BVSc, MACVSc, DEIM, DECEIM, PhD, FHEA, MRCVS, [authors and editors].
• Authors: Hodgson, David R; McKeever, Kenneth Harrington; McGowan, Catherine M
• Editors: Hodgson, David R; McKeever, Kenneth Harrington; McGowan, Catherine M
• 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.
• Publisher Details: St. Louis : Elsevier/Saunders
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 397 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 636.1/08971027; Equine sports medicine; Horses -- Exercise -- Physiological effect; Horses -- Physiology; Horses -- Diseases; Veterinary medicine; MEDICAL -- Veterinary Medicine -- Equine; Horses -- physiology; Sports Medicine; Horse Diseases; Physical Conditioning, Animal -- physiology; Veterinary Medicine -- methods; horses; animal physiology; training strategies; kinesis; body condition; veterinary medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323241922; 0323241921
• Related ISBNs: 9780721600758; 0721600751
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from details web page (ScienceDirect platform, viewed October 17, 2016).
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