AHP Newsgroup: New Western Horseman Book: Understanding Lameness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fran D. Smith, Book Publishing Director
(719) 633-5524
fran.smith@westernhorseman.com
Colorado Springs, Colo. (February 16, 2009)—Western Horseman has released Understanding Lameness, Examining Equine Lameness from Diagnosis to Prognosis. Past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, Terry Swanson, DVM, of Littleton (Colo.) Equine Medical Center and professional equine journalist Heidi Nyland, masterfully consider common lameness issues in user-friendly language presented in an easy-to-follow format.
In the first chapter, Swanson sets the stage, describing an equine lameness examination, the degrees of lameness and the latest diagnostic tools. His final chapter considers owner participation in treating and managing equine lameness.
The remaining 16 chapters address everything from hoof abscesses, white-line disease and navicular syndrome to laminitis, ringbone and soft-tissue injuries. Swanson presents a typical scenario for how each problem might become obvious and tells what the owner might do to help alleviate or evaluate the situation. Veterinary diagnostic procedure and treatment options follow, and lameness severity is considered in the final prognosis.
Swanson draws on his clinic archives so you know what to expect when viewing radiographs, ultrasounds, MRIs and more, and son Roy Dean Swanson has created outstanding illustrations. Nyland’s and others’ photos relate what’s seen via diagnostics and illustrations to the actual horse.
Swanson’s common-sense approach in Understanding Lameness is a great asset in keeping your horse sound, as well as for coping with a lameness diagnosis.
Understanding Lameness, 8 ½ by 11 inches, 215 pages.
About Western Horseman
Western Horseman, established in 1936, is a monthly magazine covering ranching, Western horsemanship, rodeo and equine events, and cowboy culture. The magazine is a member of the Morris Equine Group, which includes Barrel Horse News, Horseman’s Yankee Pedlar, Performance Horse and Quarter Horse News. The Morris Equine Group is owned by Morris Communications, a Georgia-based media company.