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Feeding horses wasn't supposed to be so complicated. At least that's not what Mother Nature intended.
All horses in the wild really needed was a good source of grass and water and a natural salt lick of
some kind. But as man began using horses for specific purposes, such as working fields, riding for
pleasure or performance, or for breeding, so too did the kinds and amount of feeds owners gave to their
animals. In Understanding Equine Nutrition, Karen Briggs, a horsewoman and equine nutritionist, sets
out to make feeding horses simple again. Whether your horse is a growing yearling, a
high-performance athlete, a mom-to-be, or a favorite pasture horse, this important guide will help you
make sense of the jargon, sort out the ingredients, and make a feeding plan and menu that is best for
your horse.
All horses in the wild really needed was a good source of grass and water and a natural salt lick of
some kind. But as man began using horses for specific purposes, such as working fields, riding for
pleasure or performance, or for breeding, so too did the kinds and amount of feeds owners gave to their
animals. In Understanding Equine Nutrition, Karen Briggs, a horsewoman and equine nutritionist, sets
out to make feeding horses simple again. Whether your horse is a growing yearling, a
high-performance athlete, a mom-to-be, or a favorite pasture horse, this important guide will help you
make sense of the jargon, sort out the ingredients, and make a feeding plan and menu that is best for
your horse.
Understanding Equine Nutrition, Revised Edition
Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the
primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations.
More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended
because of lameness than any other condition.
This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness:
--Defining and identifying the lame leg; spotting gait abnormalities and non-muscular causes; physical
examinations and evaluations; diagnostic tools and other tests; the role of the veterinarian and farrier in
pre-purchase examinations.
--Physical therapies; the applicability of rest, medications, and other veterinary procedures.
--Hoof conformation and shoeing options.
--Joint, bone, muscle, and tendon and ligament problems.
--Neurological, dermatological, and developmental orthopedic causes of lameness.
--Treatment of specific conditions to the foot, pastern and fetlock, cannon and splint bones, knee, upper
foreleg, hock, upper hind leg, and back.
No other book covers this vital subject in such a comprehensive and understandable fashion. For that
reason, no other book deserves a more prominent place on the shelf of anyone who owns, trains, rides,
or drives horses.
primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations.
More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended
because of lameness than any other condition.
This book analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness:
--Defining and identifying the lame leg; spotting gait abnormalities and non-muscular causes; physical
examinations and evaluations; diagnostic tools and other tests; the role of the veterinarian and farrier in
pre-purchase examinations.
--Physical therapies; the applicability of rest, medications, and other veterinary procedures.
--Hoof conformation and shoeing options.
--Joint, bone, muscle, and tendon and ligament problems.
--Neurological, dermatological, and developmental orthopedic causes of lameness.
--Treatment of specific conditions to the foot, pastern and fetlock, cannon and splint bones, knee, upper
foreleg, hock, upper hind leg, and back.
No other book covers this vital subject in such a comprehensive and understandable fashion. For that
reason, no other book deserves a more prominent place on the shelf of anyone who owns, trains, rides,
or drives horses.
Lameness: Recognizing and Treating the Horse's Most Common
Ailment
Ailment
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