Equine Sports Medicine And Surgery: Basic And Clinical Sciences Of The Equine Athlete, 3rd Edition (PDF)

By Kenneth W Hinchcliff BVSc MS PhD DACVIM (Large Animal), Andris J. Kaneps DVM MS PhD Diplomate ACVS DACVSMR, Raymond J. Geor Geor BVSc MVSc PhD Diplomate, Emmanuelle Van Erck-Westergen DVM PhD DECEIM
Get evidence-based guidelines to keeping athletic horses healthy and physically fit! Equine Sports Medicine & Surgery, 3rd Edition provides a comprehensive guide to exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, along with a detailed review of all diseases affecting horses used in racing and competition. Not only does this text discuss the physiological responses of each body system to exercise, but it covers nutritional support, the prevention of exercise-induced disorders and lameness, and modification of training regimens. New to this edition are topics such as drug effects on performance and the use of cloud-based technologies for monitoring performance. Written by an expert team of international authors led by Dr.Kenneth W. Hinchcliff, this authoritative, all-in-one resource is also available as an eBook on Expert Consult with each new print purchase.

NEW! Chapters in this edition include:

History of Equine Exercise Physiology
Welfare of Equine Athletes in Sport and the Social License to Operate
The Connected Horse (focusing on innovative, cloud-based technologies used to monitor athletic horses)
Conditioning of the Equine Athlete
Principles of Sport Horse Farriery
Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Respiratory Disease in Populations of Athletic Horses
Behavior and Behavioral Abnormalities in Athletic Horses
Vision and Disorders of Vision in Performance Horses
Detection of Drug Use in Athletic Horses
Drug Effects on Performance of the Equine Athlete

Comprehensive coverage is based on sound research and evidence-based practice and provides an understanding of the physiologic processes underlying the responses of horses to exercise and physical conditioning ― from musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders to nutrition and physical rehabilitation.
International perspective on equine athletics includes guidelines pertinent to different geographic areas and racing jurisdictions.
More than 1,000 images include medical illustrations and clinical photos depicting equine anatomy, testing, and treatment scenarios, as well as radiographic, ultrasonographic, CAT, and MRI imaging to support understanding and diagnosis.
Coverage of abnormalities of the upper airway is now divided into two chapters: Disease of the Nasopharynx and Diseases of the Larynx and Trachea.
Coverage of diseases of the heart is divided into two chapters: Arrhythmias and Abnormalities of the Cardiac Conduction System and Structural Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, and Diseases of Large Vessels.
eBook version, included with print purchase, gives you the power to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
NEW! New chapters in this edition include:
History of Equine Exercise Physiology
Farriery and Shoeing of the Equine Athlete
Transportation of Athletic Horses
Investigating Causes of Death During Exercise
Behaviour and Behavioural Abnormalities in Horses Used for Racing and Competition
Welfare of Horses Used in Racing and Competition
The Connected Horse on innovative, cloud-based technologies used to monitor horses during racing/competition and training
Track and Course Design
Principles of Regulation of Drug Use in Competition Horses
Detection of Drug Use in Performance Horses
Drug Effects on Performance
Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases in Populations of Equine Athletes.

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Saunders Ltd.; 3rd edition (April 26, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1440 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702083704
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702083709