A guide to keeping the horse fit and healthy, including suggested exercise regimes for horses used for a variety of disciplines. Topics covered include: the domesticated horse and its basic requirements; feeding and nutrition; muscles, movement and stress; the respiratory system; traditional and modern methods of increasing fitness; monitoring fitness and preventing problems; consolidating progress and maintaining condition; illness and injury; care and management; and prohibited substances.
- ISBN10 1852239638
- ISBN13 9781852239633
- Publish Date 30 September 1996
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 13 April 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English