Description
Book SynopsisAims to show how to achieve the highest standards in your competition horses. This book is useful for horse enthusiasts and students, as well as experienced trainers.
Trade Review"The authors have created an excellent resource for undergraduate, graduate and even veterinary students. For the horse, owner, trainer and equine clinician, this text is a great resource to pull out when one is interested in a more clear understanding of advance integrative and applied aspects of the field of equine exercise physiology and equine sports medicine." (
The Veterinary Journal, 2005)
Table of ContentsForeword.
Acknowledgements.
Part I The Raw Materials.
1 Introduction.
2 Energetics of exercise.
3 Muscles.
4 Connective tissue.
5 The respiratory system.
6 The cardiovascular system.
Part II Exercise and Training Responses.
7 Muscular responses.
8 Skeletal responses.
9 Respiratory responses.
10 Cardiovascular responses.
11 Aspects of physiological stress and fatigue.
12 Thermoregulation.
13 Introduction to biomechanics.
Part III Applications of Exercise Physiology.
14 The demands of equestrian sport.
15 Training principles.
16 Training facilities.
17 Practical training.
18 Exercise testing.
19 Indicators of performance.
20 Feeding performance horses.
21 Transport.
References.
Further reading.
Index.
