Essential Equine Studies Bk2 Hea

This title is the second in a series of four books produced for college students on equine degree courses. Designed for clarity and ease of reference with a list of aims and objectives preceding each chapter, the book deals with complex issues on a step-by-step basis and provides detailed explanations of technical and scientific terminology. Question boxes act as reminders and revision aids throughout. The contents include: routine health care; the foot and shoeing; teeth and worming; nutrients; the digestive process; feeding and feedstuffs; rationing; and physiological adaptations to training, fitness, work and exercise programmes. The Series includes - Book 1: Anatomy & Physiology ; Book 2: Health, Fitness & Nutrition ; Book 3: Injury, Disease & Equine Nursing ; and, Book 4: Business & Estate Management .