Equine exercise physiology / David Marlin, Kathryn Nankervis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marlin, David.

Contributor:

Nankervis, K. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Training.

Horses.

Horses--Exercise.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2002.

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 these 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. The book is designed to save readers 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.

Contents:

Part I The Raw Materials 1

2 Energetics of exercise 7

3 Muscles 21

4 Connective tissue 35

5 The respiratory system 42

6 The cardiovascular system 55

Part II Exercise and Training Responses 73

7 Muscular responses 75

8 Skeletal responses 86

9 Respiratory responses 94

10 Cardiovascular responses 113

11 Aspects of physiological stress and fatigue 127

12 Thermoregulation 133

13 Introduction to biomechanics 151

Part III Applications of Exercise Physiology 165

14 The demands of equestrian sport 167

15 Training principles 180

16 Training facilities 189

17 Practical training 198

18 Exercise testing 211

19 Indicators of performance 245

20 Feeding performance horses 261

21 Transport 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-[290]) and index.

ISBN:

0632055529

OCLC:

50115562