Most people involved in the equestrian world at any level buy or sell a horse at some time and almost every transaction will involve the acquisition of a veterinary certificate of soundness. Until now, there has been no manual dealing with soundness and even in professional literature the subject has received only scant attention.
Horse-owners, whether they be buyers or sellers, will welcome this book because Peter Gray not only explains the mechanical aspets of equine soundness in great detail accompanied with profuse anatomical drawints but also deals with the general health of the horse and the complexities of conformation, movement, vice, temperament and suitability.
Advice is given on the presentation of animals for veterinary examination both for sale or in competitions such as eventing and endurance rides. The process of purchase, whether from private vendor or sale-ring, is explained, as are conditions for sale , trials, legal pitfalls, warranties and declarations.
For the veterinary surgeon or student there is a wealth of information based on the experiences of one who has been vetting horses for more than two decades. The value of this is not simply in the clinical material but also in the side-issues which make soundness examination such a controversial issue.
Everyone, from the person selling on an outgrown pony, to the professional owner buying a million-pound racehorse will learn a great deal from the SOUNDESS IN THE HORSE.
Hardback.