Horse Movement: Structure, Function and Rehabilitation

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1: An Introduction to Functional Anatomy; Posture; Functional anatomy; What is functional anatomy?; Elastic energy in equine locomotion; Effects of forces on musculoskeletal tissues; Bone; Ligaments and tendons; Joints; Fasciae; Proprioception; 2: The Forelimb; Muscles of the shoulder; Medial shoulder muscles; Lateral shoulder muscles; Caudomedial forearm; Metacarpus; Craniolateral forearm; Stay apparatus; Suspensory apparatus; 3: The Hind Limb; Muscles of the hind limb; Muscles of the hip joint.