Applying Equine Science is the result of collaboration between equine scientists and industry figures, to bridge the gap between data collection and its application within an increasingly discerning marketplace.

Applying Equine Science fosters the afore mentioned linkage, by providing the reader with a unique blend of emerging equine science, and cutting edge industry perspectives.

Contents

1. Buying and selling the sport horse
2. Genetic improvement and relative evaluation of competition performance within the UK sport horse population
3. Equine hair analysis: a non-invasive technique for identifying exposure to drugs and toxins
4. Equine passports and the National Equine Database – current situation and future prospects
5. Scientific methods used to measure the efficacy of alternative therapies in animals
6. Osteopathy and its application in the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction in horses
7. Nutritional supplements in support of equine welfare
8. Laminitis and grass carbohydrate levels
9. Equine behavioural science: perspectives on problems
10. Behavioural reactivity and ensuing temperamental traits in young thoroughbred racehorses (Equus caballus)
11. Laterality and visuo-spatial ability in the equine: Functional measures of sport horse selection

Index

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