"a readable, up-to-date account of how to achieve the highest standards in your competition horses. It
will suit all horse enthusiasts and students, as well as experienced trainers."
--Peter Scudamore
Submitted By Publisher, June, 2004
Summary
Equine exercise physiology is an area that has been subject to major scientific advances over the last 30 years,
largely due to the increased availability of high-speed treadmills and techniques for recording physiological function
during exercise. Despite the scientific advances, many riders and trainers are still using little more than experience
and intuition to train their horses.
The aim of this book is to sort the fact from the fiction for the benefit of those involved in training, managing
or working with horses, and to provide an up-to-date summary of the state of play in equine exercise physiology.
Scientific theories are explained from first principles, with the assumption that the reader has no previous scientific
background. The book is designed to save competitors and trainers a lot of time and effort trying to extract information
in piecemeal fashion from a host of reference sources. For the first time, everything you need to know about exercising
and training horses is here in one text.
Table of Contents
Pt. I The Raw Materials
1. Introduction
2. Energetics of exercise
3. Muscles
4. Connective tissue
5. The respiratory system
6. The cardiovascular system
Pt. 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
Pt. 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
