Your Horse's Health: Lameness - Hardcover

Davis, Oliver C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0715326430 ISBN 13: 9780715326435

Publisher: David & Charles, 2007

Synopsis

In depth diagnosis and treatment of the most common problem affecting horses' health.

Written by a veterinary expert with current hands-on experience and the latest research in care and rehabilitation

This book is a thorough examination of all causes of lameness, the most common and frustrating problem faced by horse owners. Lameness is the primary cause for a horse to be out of action and unrideable. Its cause can be difficult to diagnose and the problem can drag on for weeks, months or even years if the treatment is wrong. All horses are occasionally lame from the regularly ridden and competed horse to the pony left in the field and only ridden at weekends. Its causes are diverse and many ranging from a simple briused sole to difficult to treat tendon injuries and potentially fatal laminitis. All horse owners need to be able to assess lameness, even a small wound can result in the death of a horse if it leads to an infected joint. On the other hand, horse owners can hardly afford to call out the vet everytime their horse stumbles and tweaks a muscle when out in the field.This book gives readers the skills they need to understand the causes of lamness and make well informed decisions on how to address the problem.

About this title

About the Author:

Oliver Davis MRCVS, began his veterinary career in the USA before founding The Whistlejacket Equine Surgery in Dorchester, Dorset. Oliver also writes regularly for Your Horse magazine.

About this edition

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0715326430
• ISBN 13: 9780715326435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 153