Getting Horses Fit: Improve Your Horse's Performance

by SarahPilliner (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $3.24

  This is a new edition of an established textbook (first published in 1986) which explains exactly what is required of today's competition horse in order to meet modern demands. Sections on feeding and care of the competition horse are combined with the latest thoughts on equine physiology to make this book unique in the way in which it combines understandable science with practice. The second edition includes a completely new chapter on the utilisation of nutrients during exercise, which reflects the greater attention being paid to the combination of work and feeding as integral parts of a successful training and fitness programme. Another new chapter - on the role of equine sports physiology and sports therapy - outlines the latest research and its practical applications.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.24

  To enable a competition horse to give its best performance it is essential to provide the horse with a combination of correct feeding and exercise. The aim of this work is to explain in simple terms the changes that take place in the horse's body during exercise and training; this knowledge can then be used to devise suitable training programmes for disciplines as diverse as long distance riding and three day eventing. This text should be useful for horse owners, where the new edition has been generally updated and includes results of the most recent exercise physiology research.