Description
Showing how to maximize performance in horses, The Athletic Horse: Principles and Practice of Equine Sports Medicine, 2nd Edition, describes sports training regimens and how to reduce musculoskeletal injuries. Practical coverage addresses the anatomical and physiological basis of equine exercise and performance, centering on evaluation, imaging, pharmacology, and training recommendations for sports such as racing and show jumping. 403 p.
- David R. Hodgson. BVSc, PhD, FACSM, DACVIM, Professor and Head. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA (USA).
- Kenneth Harrington McKeever. Ph, FACSM, Professor of Equine Exercise Physiology, Associate Director for Research. Equine Science Center, Department of Animal Sciences Rutgers. State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (USA).
- Catherine M. McGowan. BVSc, MACVSc, DEIM, DECEIM, PhD, FHEA, MRCVS, Professor of Equine Internal Medicine and Director of Veterinary CPD. Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Leahurst (UK).
- Publication date (digital version): 2013-07 – Saunders (imprint of Elsevier); Copyright © 2014 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.
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