Equine science

From horse history to the future of the horse industry, Equine Science, second edition is replete with chapter topics and special features designed to make teaching and learning about horses easier for instructors and students. Chapters are well-organized and cover a wide range of topics such as breeds, anatomy, movement, nutrition, health management, behavior, training, and equitation. Attention is also given to management practices, business aspects, and career opportunities. Chapters start with a list of learning objectives to help students identify main concepts. Key words at the beginning of each chapter prompt students to look for these in the reading where they are defined. Sidebars, tables, charts, graphs, and illustrations also enrich the material and provide important references at-a-glance. Review questions, activities, and Web site resources at the end of each chapter give students the opportunity to test their understanding and apply what they learn.

Equine Science, third edition was designed to make teaching and learning easy. Based on a thorough, easy-to-follow outline that makes developing a lesson plan simple, each chapter starts with a list of learning objectives that helps the student identify the most important concepts in the chapter. Throughout the book, tables, charts, graphs and illustrations provide easy access to information without wading through excess detail, enabling students to quickly grasp the content. To help maintain interest, each chapter contains at least one sidebar to encourage retention of the information learned, and the discussion of new topics. In the Student Activities section at the end of each chapter, students and instructors will find opportunities for learning by applying the knowledge they have gained from the book. The Appendix contains helpful tables with information for converting units of measure, and for making contact with the industry and organizations as well as web addresses for equine industries and other useful Internet sites.

Equine Science, 4th Edition gives you the basic understanding of horses necessary for your success in equine care and management. Richly illustrated in full color, the book uses a logical, easy-to-follow outline to make learning simple, while addressing essential topics like care and feeding, training, development and reproduction, illness, inheritance, and the history of horses. Bursting with helpful features, Equine Science, 4th Edition will pique your interest with detailed tables, charts, graphs, and photos, as well as informational sidebars, website references, and end-of chapter activities that test your knowledge of the material. As a future equine professional, you will especially appreciate the glossary of terms at the end of the text, as well as the appendix, which includes useful conversion factors and worksheets and provides contact information for professional organizations. - Publisher. Similar to other books on horses, this book starts with where the industry and horses have been and where they are now. Also, similar to other books on the horse, this book contains information about the breeds and types of horses. Chapters on soundness, selecting and judging, and determining the age of horses could be considered quite traditional for a book on horses. However, in this book understanding these topics receives strong support from the biology or science that is involved. Chapters on cells, tissues and organs, and functional anatomy also support a student's understanding of reproduction, nutrition and digestion, feeding, health, and parasite control. A chapter specifically on genetics further enhances a student's understanding of reproduction and breeding. This textbook also includes a complete discussion of the immune system. - Preface. History and development of the horse -- Status and future of the horse industry -- Breeds, types, and classes of horses -- Cells, tissues, and organs -- Functional anatomy -- Biomechanics of movement -- Unsoundness -- Selecting and judging horses -- Determining age, height, and weight of horses -- Genetics -- Reproduction and breeding -- Digestion and nutrition -- Feeds and feeding horses -- Health management -- Parasite control -- Common management practices -- Shoeing and hoof care -- Buildings and equipment -- Horse behavior and training -- Equitation -- Business aspects -- Career opportunities. Since prehistoric times, the swift and powerful horse has been domesticated by human beings for use as a draft animal, for transportation, and in warfare, and has figured notably in art and mythology.