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. Scientific theories are explained from first principles, with the assumption that the reader has no previous scientific background.

Equine Exercise Physiology is designed to save competitors and trainers a lot of 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

1. Biochemical and physiological basics
   • The aims of training
   • The fuels for exercise
   • The systems

2. Exercise and training responses
   • The exercise response
   • The training response
   • Stress and fatigue

3. Applications of exercise physiology
   • Exercise testing
   • Training techniques
   • Training for specific disciplines
   • Drugs and performance
   • Feeding Performance horses
   • Training Facilities

Index

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