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The Racehorse

A Veterinary Manual
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The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual is the essential guide for primary care of the Thoroughbred racehorse. Written by leading veterinary clinician Piet Ramzan, this comprehensive manual covers best practices for diagnosing and managing major racehorse conditions, with thorough coverage of pre-purchase assessments, exercise physiology, nutrition, rehabilitation, and more. The updated second edition features new chapters on injury risk assessment, electrolyte and fluid therapy, expanded nutrition and sales radiography sections, plus numerous images and quick-reference charts.

It serves as a valuable resource for both veterinary professionals and non-veterinarians within the racing industry.
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This manual is ideal for equine veterinarians, veterinary students, trainers, and professionals within the Thoroughbred racing industry looking for authoritative guidance on racehorse care.

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The definitive text for primary care of the Thoroughbred racehorse, this sets out best practice standards of diagnosis and management of all the major conditions likely to be encountered in racehorse clinical practice.

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The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual has become the definitive text for primary care of the Thoroughbred racehorse. Written by one of the world’s leading racehorse veterinary clinicians, it sets out best practice standards of diagnosis and management of all the major conditions likely to be encountered in racehorse clinical practice, as well as comprehensively reviewing subjects as diverse as pre-purchase assessment and exercise physiology.

This second edition has been thoroughly updated and introduces new chapters on a range of topics including injury risk assessment and electrolyte and fluid therapy. There are expanded sections on nutrition, rehabilitation, and sales radiography, as well as an array of new images and ready reference charts.

The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual remains an invaluable resource for both clinicians and non-veterinarians in the racing industry.

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"The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual is a must-have book for anyone involved with a racehorse. I would encourage all new graduates as well as veteran practitioners to read this book cover to cover. After nearly two decades as a racetrack veterinarian, I continue to reference it frequently. The additions in this second edition elevate an already outstanding resource."

- Ryan Carpenter, DVM, MS, DACVS, Equine Medical Center, USA

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367428310

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: CRC Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 61 Tables, color; 16 Line drawings, color; 339 Halftones, color; 355 Illustrations, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1540g

Pages: 498

About the Author

Piet Ramzan is one of the leading veterinary clinicians of his generation working in Thoroughbred practice. An upbringing riding Western performance horses in the Hunter Valley led to graduation from the University of Sydney Veterinary School in 1994, and following a season working as a stockman in the Kimberley region of Northern Australia he moved to the UK and entered veterinary practice. In 1998 he joined Rossdale and Partners, Europe’s largest equine practice, and commenced a distinguished career that encompasses first opinion work in Newmarket racing yards and pre-purchase consultancy across northern and southern hemispheres. He has a strong interest in advancing the science and practice of racehorse sports medicine and has drawn on busy clinical practice to inform academic research and drive innovation in many fields, publishing a large number of peer-reviewed papers and regularly contributing to scientific symposia and industry advisory boards. He is a previous recipient of BEVA’s Richard Hartley Clinical Award and in 2018 was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice.

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