With 648 double-column pages and over 300 superb illustrations and diagrams (by accomplished equestrian artist Carole Vincer), providing unrivalled clarity and understanding the new BHS Veterinary Manual provides a vast amount of background knowledge on how the horse functions and how to recognise when something is wrong; and extensive advice on ailments, injuries and conditions in accordance with the most up-to-date thinking.
Author: Peter S Hastie MRCVS
Binding: Paperback
Extent: 263 x 219mm, 648 pages
Illustrations: 340 black & white diagrams
ISBN: 1872082578
Sub Heading: The Comprehensive Reference
This enlarged second edition of The Veterinary Care of the Horse presents the information in an exceptionally concise and clear manner. For ease of reference, each condition is explained under headings which include the causes, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, potential complication, prevention and prognosis. Every day procedures such as cleaning a wound, poulticing and bandaging are laid out in a step-by-step format. Subjects such as the prepurchase examination, choosing horse insurance and the use of medication in the competition horse are also covered in some depth. This edition also includes complementary therapies and veterinary care of the donkey. Throughout the book the text is accompanied by informative line drawings and numerous photographs, it is an essential book for everyone concerned with the care and management of horses.
Author Notes: Sue Devereux qualified as a vet in 1983 after first obtaining an honours degree in Agricultural and Forest Sciences. With many years experience as a horse owner and show-jumping competitor, she soon moved into equine practice. In 1999 Sue enrolled on the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society acupuncture course, which has sparked her interest in holistic medicine. She frequently integrates holistic medicine and the conventional veterinary medicine. Her special interest is the recognition and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain in horse and ponies.
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 384ISBN: 0 85131 924 6Author: Sue Devereux
The knowledge of equine biomechanics turns horse training and riding teaching into a completely logical process.In this work, Karin Blignault investigates the horse's natural methods of performing movements and compares this with the movements he performs in dressage and jumping. Examining each individual gait and movement - including lateral work, piaffe, passage, flying changes - the author highlights the biomechanical difficulties the horse encounters in his effort to please the rider, gives suggestions to riders and trainers on how to overcome these difficulties, and further gives judges pointers on how to recognize these problems.
Author Notes: Karin Blignault started riding in her early twenties and had competition success in showjumping, horse trials and dressage. She competes in high level dressage, teaches riding and participates in equestrian seminars. Having studied occupational therapy, Karin took a diploma in the education of children with learning difficulties and then studied neuro-developmental therapy. Following this she went on to lecture on the development of visual perception and learning theory. Karin became increasingly aware of the parallels between communication techniques and the facilitation of movement in disabled children, and the key concepts of classical equitation. Further exploration of these parallels, in which she combined her knowledge of anatomy and neurology with her equestrian expertise, led to her writing the highly acclaimed Successful Schooling: Train Your Horse with Empathy, after which she produced Stretch Exercises for Your Horse.
Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780851319537Author: Karin Blignault
Following extensive research into this subject, occupational therapist and equestrian trainer Karin Blignaut has written Stretch Exercises for Your Horse, an innovative and thought-provoking book which shows how the principles long applied to human athletes can be used for the considerable benefit of horse and enhancement of their performance across the whole rage of equestrian sport. The individual exercises are explained in detail, with clear, specific instructions designed to ensure that they are carried out in the most beneficial manner, with no risk or injury to horse or therapist. Stretch Exercises for Your Horse will be of great interest to all owners and trainers of sport horses and indeed, to all those who wish to contribute to the constructive development of the hoses they ride.
Author Notes: Karin Blignault started riding at an early age and in her twenties studied under a number of eminent trainers -her studies bringing competition success in showjumping, horse trails and dressage. She still remains active at a high level in dressage to this day, while also teaching riding, and participating in equestrian seminars and she enjoys the challenge of correcting problems in other people’s horses.
Format: Spiral BoundNumber of Pages: 176ISBN: 0 85131 860 6Author: Karin Blignault
Author Notes: Gillian Higgins is a professional equine sports therapist with her own equine massage and manipulation business. She has a first class Equine Business Management degree and holds qualifications in human sports and remedial massage. In 2006 she began a lecture demonstration programme, Horses Inside Out, to great acclaim. Gillian lives in Gloucestershire.
Format: HardcoverISBN: 9780715329924Author: Gillian Higgins
All horses are occasionally lame, from the regularly ridden and competed horse, to the pony left in the field and only ridden at weekends. Its causes are diverse and many, ranging from a simple bruised sole to difficult to treat tendon injuries and potentially fatal laminitis.All horse owners need to be able to assess lameness, even a small wound can result in the death of a horse if it leads to an infected joint. On the other hand you can ill afford to call out the vet everytime your horse stumbles and tweaks a muscle when out in the field. Author Notes: Oliver Davis MRCVS, began his veterinary career in the USA before founding The Whistlejacket Equine Surgery in Dorchester, Dorset. Oliver also writes regularly for Your Horse magazine.
Format: HardcoverNumber of Pages: 160ISBN: 9780715326435Author: Oliver Davis
Navicular Syndrome Explained
A really informative read packed with practical information. This book not only describes navicular, but also explains how it develops, what treatments are available and in layman terms explains the diagnosis and misdiagnosis of navicular.
"The horse owners first line of defence against this dreaded disease’" - Ireland’s Equestrian
Navicular Syndrome is one of the most common, and sometimes one of the most frustrating causes of lameness in performance horses. Navicular lameness is caused by the pain associated with the compression of an inflamed bone and related structures. In its mildest form it will limit performance, but at the worst it can kill a sale or end a career. It will never go away and it will usually worsen over time. However, it can often be effectively managed with proper diagnosis, medical therapy and therapeutic trimming and shoeing. The navicular bone is located within the hoof, just behind the coffin joint formed between the short pastern and coffin bones. It is held in place by the impar and the suspensory navicular ligaments and the tendon of the deep digital flexor muscle which runs behind and under navicular bone and attaches to the coffin bone. The space between the deep digital flexor tendon and the navicular bone is protected by a fluid filled sac called the navicular bursa.
In navicular syndrome, any of these structures may become inflamed and painful. Functionally, the navicular bone bears part of the horse's weight and it acts as a fulcrum for the deep digital flexor tendon. When the leg is in weight bearing position and forward motion is initiated, the deep digital flexor muscle contracts, pulls on its tendon and transmits tremendous pressure to the related tendon, bursa, bone and joint. In navicular syndrome it is the pressure on the inflamed structures which causes the pain and lameness. Although it is not an uncommon cause of lameness, it can be difficult to make a definitive diagnosis of navicular syndrome. It can cause intermittent or shifting lameness, it can appear to be a suspensory injury of shoulder lameness, or it can simply be difficult to prove that all the pain originate from navicular structures. This book has been written to help clear up many of the concerns and misconceptions that surround navicular syndrome in the horse - a condition that is often diagnosed even when such an interpretation isn't warranted. The author describes what the condition is (and what it is not), how it develops, and, most importantly, how to participate in and understand the diagnosis and various treatments. Findings on causes and treatments are also included.
Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 96ISBN: 9781872119472Author: David Ramey