Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery: Basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete 3rd Edition

Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition: Your Guide to Athletic Horse Health

This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to exercise physiology and training within a clinical context. This authoritative, all-in-one resource also provides a detailed review of all diseases affecting horses participating in racing and competition, with explanations of how to prevent exercise-induced disorders and lameness. Written by an expert team of international authors, each print purchase of this book comes with an eBook.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides a comprehensive guide to exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, along with a detailed review of all diseases affecting horses participating in racing and competition. It covers nutritional support, the prevention of exercise-induced disorders and lameness, and the modification of training regimens.
• International Perspective: An international perspective on equine athletics includes guidelines pertinent to different geographic areas and racing jurisdictions.
• New Chapters: New chapters include: Welfare of Equine Athletes in Sport, The Connected Horse (focusing on innovative, cloud-based technologies), Principles of Sport Horse Farriery, Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Respiratory Disease, and Behavior and Behavioral Abnormalities in Athletic Horses. It also includes a new chapter on Detection of Drug Use in Athletic Horses.
• Extensive Visuals: More than 1,000 images, including medical illustrations and clinical photos, depict equine anatomy, testing, and treatment scenarios, as well as radiographic, ultrasonographic, CAT, and MRI imaging to support understanding and diagnosis.
• Organized Content: Coverage of abnormalities of the upper airway is now divided into two chapters, and diseases of the heart are divided into two chapters for clarity and easy reference.
• Enhanced eBook: An 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.