Exercise Physiology and Anatomy

photo by C. Mike Tomlinson, DVM

• Anatomy and Physiology , a 12-part series from TheHorse.com (pdf)



• Merck Veterinary Manual available online



• General Anatomy and Physiology from EquiWorld.net

• Heat storage in horses during submaximal exercise before and after humid heat acclimation from the Journal of Applied Physiology



• Heat acclimation improves regulation of plasma volume and plasma Na + content during exercise in horses from the Journal of Applied Physiology



• Invited Editorial on "Nitric oxide and thermoregulation during exercise in the horse" from the Journal of Applied Physiology

• Dehydration and Electrolyte Losses in the Sport Horse from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine



• Effects of dehydration on thermoregulatory responses of horse s during low-intensity exercise from the Journal of Applied Physiology



• Hydration effects on physiological strain of horses during exercise-heat stress from the Journal of Applied Physiology

• Horses with anhidrosis require careful management from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)



• Influence of training on sweating responses during submaximal exercise in horses from the Journal of Applied Physiology

• The Equine Heart: How it works and what can go wrong by Todd Holbrook, DVM (from Endurance News, September 2005)



• Cardiac Arrythmias in the Horse from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine



• The Equine Heart from the UC Davis Center for Equine Health Horse Report (pdf)

• Skeletal muscle function and metabolism from Kentucky Equine Research



• Muscle glycogen depletion and subsequent replenishment affect anaerobic capacity of horses from the Journal of Applied Physiology

• Food for Thought: Digestive health by Nancy Loving, DVM, from TheHorse.com



• The Gut During Exercise from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)



• The Digestive Tract of the Horse -- Practical Considerations from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)



• Timing of Meals May Affect Performance from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)

• The energetics of the trot-gallop transition from www.pubmed.gov



• The cost of transport in an extended trot from www.pubmed.gov
  

• How to Read a Blood Panel in One Easy Lesson by Susan Garlinghouse DVM and Barney Fleming DVM -- from www.equinedoc.com

• Riding the Elastic "Ring" from the Biomechanical Riding and Dressage website



• The Skeletal System of the Horse from Penzance Equine Solutions



• Timing and Rate of Skeletal Maturation in Horses by Deb Bennett, PhD -- Equine Studies Institute

• Electrolytes and Rehydration from TheHorse.com



• Electrolytes and the Endurance Horse from Kentucky Equine Research



• Effects of oral potassium supplementation on acid-base status and plasma ion concentrations of horses during endurance exercise from the American Journal of Veterinary Research

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