Horse Movement by Williams, Gail -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

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 Caudal thigh muscles (hamstrings group) Deep muscles of the hip Medial muscles of the thigh Stifle extensors Stifle flexor Hock extensors and digit flexors (caudal) Hock flexors and digit extensors Metatarsus

Stifle locking mechanism Reciprocal apparatus

4: The Axial Skeleton

Structure Neck

Atlanto-occipital joint Atlanto-axial joint

Shoulder region

The H frame Inability to bend through the body Scapular movement Folding of the forelimbs

Mid-back and lumbar region (the thoracolumbar bow)

The bow and string theory Energy saving

Lumbosacral joint

5: Functional Responses to Exercise and Injury: The use of thermal imaging techniques

What is thermal imaging? Thermal imaging as an aid to correct training Imaging and treatment of problems

6: Saddles, Riders and Girths: How they affect the horse

Domesticity and the use of the horse Saddle fitting

How saddle fit affects lateral flexion

Rider asymmetry Girths

7: Gait Analysis and Foot Balance

Gait analysis

Gait analysis and movement issues

Foot balance Gait analysis and static posture

8: The Equine Athlete: Development, maintenance and rehabilitation

Passive stretching

Shoulder and forelimb stretches Hip and hind-limb stretches Back stretches Neck stretches

Exercises in hand

Exercises under saddle

Conclusion Index