Lameness: Recognizing and Treating the Horse's Most Common Ailment

by Equine Research and Christine Dr. King

Book Overview

Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592286674
• ISBN13: 9781592286676
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 1048 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Awesome!

Excellent book with heaps and heaps of info on lameness and how to treat the problems. Has charts in it as well for you to score your own horses lameness. Has other health complications listed that can cause lameness and syptoms of lameness. I refer to it often. Layed out in section eg: hoof, lower leg, upper leg etc etc so you can go straight to the chapter you wish to look at. Well set out and easy to read. I highly recommend it!

Lameness Book Packed with Useful Information

The book "Lameness: Recognizing and Treating the Horse's Most Common Ailment", is a well-written and informative book. The knowledge presented is accessible to the average horse person, and very extensive, covering just about every possible cause of equine lameness in the legs, hooves, and other parts of a horse's anatomy. The book also covers methods of identifying different types of lameness, recognizing gait abnormalities, managing diseases, treating wounds, hoof care, shoeing, and available therapies, medications, and veterinary care. Veterinary therapies and surgical procedures are discussed, such as joint lavage, arthroscopic surgery, and the application of casts. submitted by J.R. Wise author of Give a Horse a Second Chance: Adopting and Caring for Rescue Horses

Much more than a Lameness Book!

Although as yet, I have not read this book completely - it has 1022 pages, it is stuffed full of information. It not only covers lameness, but much more besides and is an absolute reference work on the horses legs, feet and limbs in general. The pictures are great and very useful if you are studying. I also liked the way there is a description of the "ailment", diagnosis followed by treatment and prevention, plus prognosis. There are chapters on physical therapies, medications and veterinary procedures. I would have just loved this book in my student days as there is so much detail to study. The chapter on hoof conformation and shoeing options is invaluable. It is very readable and much more enjoyable than other well-known books on the matter which are far too technical. Every rider should purchase, beg, borrow or steal a copy. Phenominal reading.Adams' Lameness in Horses

Lameness: Recognizing and Treating the Horses Most Common Ailment

This is a great book! Not only does it give you info on lameness but it also gives you common knowledge, like; where to give shots. I am ordering my own copy after looking at my mom's. It goes into great detail in scientific terms but explains them in an easy to understand way. Every horse owner should own a copy! It is also very well setup so things are easy to find. The pictures are great, showing cross sections of feet and joints.

Super Reference Book

This book is FULL of information on horse lameness. Every horse owner should have this book on hand. Its shows hundreds of ways horses can go lame and "IF" there is a cure for the lameness. Great Book