The Complete Performance Horse: Feeding, Fitness, Lameness, Preventive Medicine

Author:   Colin Vogel
Publisher:   David & Charles
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780715323076


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 April 2006
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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The Complete Performance Horse: Feeding, Fitness, Lameness, Preventive Medicine


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As standards in the world of equestrian competition rise, so demands made on performance horses increase. This unique book, by respected equine vet and author Colin Vogel, brings together the four most important aspects of the veterinary care of the competition horse. He gives facts on correct feeding, helps owners choose the best training methods, and provides for the first time a comprehensive guide to the causes and treatment of all kinds of lameness. He also demonstrates how all kinds of problems can be avoided by practising preventive medicine. The author's gift for explaining complex scientific principles in a way that can be understood easily means that this book will be the competitor's first point of reference.

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Author:   Colin Vogel
Publisher:   David & Charles
Imprint:   David & Charles
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 26.30cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780715323076


ISBN 10:   0715323075
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 April 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction; Feeding; The digestive system; Energy; Protein; Minerals and vitamins; Feeding for performance; When things go wrong; Fitness; What is fitness? The problem of fatigue; Measuring fitness; Training; First aid and fitness; Preventive Medicine; Infectious and contagious disease; Immunity and disease; Equine parasites; Lameness; Diagnosis; Treatment; Foot lameness; Tendon and ligament injurues; Joint problems; Fractures and bone problems; Muscle problems; Back problems; Acknowledgements; Index

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Colin Vogel is a partner in a veterinary practice that specializes in equines. For many years he has been Horse and Hound's veterinary correspondent and he is also an experienced author. He lives and practises in Fakenham, Norfolk.

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