Horses' physiological response to exercise, adaptation to exercise, training responses, factors limiting performance, and sprint vs. endurance exercise. Highly technical.

Physical and psychological differences between male and female horses within the various breeds, and explains how these differences affect performance. Describes the mare's advantages and limitations in such areas as show jumping, dressage, racing, Western performance, polo, hunting, and driving.

How to get the best out of horses by assuring that the stable is managed professionally, and that the horses are cared for properly.

Practical guide to horse health for the horse-owner, emphasising prevention over cure and covering common ailments and injuries.

Assessing the horse's suitability for outdoor living, fencing, shelter, feeding and watering facilities, nutrition day-to-day care, common ailments, and safety and insurance.

Proceedings from a seminar held at the Equine Research Centre at Guelph University. Papers and seminar notes include: Considerations for Deworming, Considerations for Vaccination, Providing Optimal Pasture, Sowing Your Own Hay, Housing the Horse, Epidemiology of Equine Colic, Special Needs of the Breeding Farm, Management Approaches to Avoiding Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia in Foals, Lower Airways and the Equine Athlete, Understanding Pasture Plants, Poisonous Weeds, Build Your Own Run-In Shed, Better Horse Keeping, Guidelines for Fire Safety in Facilities Housing Racehorses at Racetracks.

Translated by Christina Belton.

Covers a range of alternative therapies for horses, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, acupuncture, shiatsu, leeches, cell therapy, and others. With sections on specific ailments.