Equine Lameness for the Layman. G. Robert Grisel, DVM

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       Equine Lameness for the Layman

       Tools for Prompt Recognition, Accurate Assessment, and Proactive Management

      G. Robert Grisel, DVM

      First published in 2018 by

      Trafalgar Square Books

      North Pomfret, Vermont 05053

      Copyright © 2018 G. Robert Grisel

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any means, without written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer quoting brief excerpts for a review in a magazine, newspaper, or website.

       Disclaimer of Liability

      The authors and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. While the book is as accurate as the authors can make it, there may be errors, omissions, and inaccuracies.

      Trafalgar Square Books encourages the use of approved safety helmets in all equestrian sports and activities.

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Grisel, G. Robert (George Robert), 1966- author.

      Title: Equine lameness for the layman : tools for prompt recognition, accurate assessment, and proactive management / G. Robert Grisel, DVM.

      Description: North Pomfret, Vermont : Trafalgar Square Books, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017038952 (print) | LCCN 2017048318 (ebook) | ISBN 9781570768842 | ISBN 9781570768347 (concealed wiro)

      Subjects: LCSH: Lameness in horses. | Horses--Paces, gaits, etc. | Horses--Anatomy.

      Classification: LCC SF959.L25 (ebook) | LCC SF959.L25 G75 2018 (print) | DDC 636.1/089758--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017038952

      Book design by Lauryl Eddlemon

      Cover design by RM Didier

      Index by Andrea M. Jones (www.jonesliteraryservices.com)

      Illustrations by G. Robert Grisel, DVM

      Typeface: Verdana

      Printed in China

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

       For my family Peter, Ben, Lisey, Kate, and Fionn for their patience and support

      Contents

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Glossary

       SECTION I

       Our Responsibility to the Performance Horse

       1 The Responsibility of the Horse Owner in Successful Management of Equine Lameness

       2 The Responsibility of the Veterinarian in Successful Management of Equine Lameness

       SECTION II

       What Is Lameness?

       3 The Definition of Lameness

       4 The Art of Seeing Lameness

       5 Obscure (Hidden) Lameness

       Bilateral Lameness

       Multifactorial Lameness

       Axial Lameness

       6 The Issue of Visual Subjectivity Among Observers

       SECTION III

       Forms of Lameness

      Reference Chart: Common Forms of Lameness

       7 Primary versus Secondary Lameness

       Common Forms of Secondary Lameness

       8 Painful versus Non-Painful Lameness

       9 Weight-Bearing versus Non Weight-Bearing Lameness

       10 Authentic versus Artificial Lameness

       The Concept of Diagonal Synchrony

       11 Axial versus Peripheral Lameness

       The Head and Neck

       12 Consistent versus Intermittent Lameness

      Reference Chart: Intrinsic Causes of Tripping in the Horse

      Reference Chart: List of Equine Skeletal Myopathies

       Neurologic Lameness

       Shifting Lameness

      Reference Chart: Visual Markers for Neurologic Disease in the Horse

       Rein Lameness

       Behavioral


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