Editore: Fleet Street Publishing Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1989
Da: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Opryszko, George - Art Director (illustratore). First Edition. 88 Pages. Covers show some wear to edges and corners. The covers are a little loose but holding tight for now. Interior text and illustration pages are bright, tight, and white. This special Reference Guide is designed to help you hone your equine athlete's abilities and increase his chances for success in competition, no matter what your endeavor or achievement level. This book shows you how to determine your horse's current level of fitness by evaluating the status of his muscular, skeletal and respiratory systems, the three components that play the greatest role in performance. It shows you how to plant and implement a progressive training program to improve speed and stamina and recognize the physical signs of progress and stress. It also provides your horse with the nutritional foundation to excel. This Reference Guide features the latest information and scientific data from the research front, allowing you to incorporate state-of-the-art conditioning techniques and technologies into your training program. Contents in Ten Chapters: The Skeletal System, The Muscles, The Respirator System, The Blood, Putting Sportscience To Work, Stress Without Strain, Charting our Hose's Progress, Interval Training, Feeding To Win, and Conditioning Methods That Work.