This work contains 11 articles and six expanded abstracts from ENUTRACO 2013 (Equine Nutrition and Training Conference). Major themes are nutrition and the possibilities of applying lessons learned from the nutritional care and rehabilitation of human athletes. Some specific topics include applying functional electrical stimulation in the rehabilitation of muscle and tendons in horses, the role of fascia in horse performance, and assessment of a novel antioxidant supplement with fish oils on the muscle cell physiology of exercising horses. Other subjects are training flexor tendons in horses, and nutritional modulation of muscle during training and rehabilitation. The book includes b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
