Lame Horse

by: James R. Rooney

Topics include: foot impacts with the ground, nonarticular ringbone, carpal arthrosis, sacroiliac arthrosis, deep flexor contracture, gullwing arthrosis, pulled suspensory, spavin arthrosis, neonatal contracture, superficial flexor contracture, much dorsiflexion, diagonal gallop, serratus ventralis cervicis, inside splint bone, joint dorsiflexes, one hindleg, bicipital bursitis, hoof capsule, serratus ventralis thoracis, navicular disease, tuber sacrale, third carpal bone, coffin joint, proximal sesamoid bones, suspensory desmitis

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Book Description This updated and expanded edition is packed with the knowledge about lameness Dr. Rooney has accumulated since he wrote the first edition in 1974. He explains the function and mechanics of the front and hind legs, and discusses what happens when things go wrong. He covers fractures, injuries to tendons and ligaments, muscles, the nervous system and much more. Dr. Rooney discusses the causes of lameness, how to diagnose every condition and the state-of-the-art methods of treatment.The book is full of illustrations and actual X-rays to help you understand what went wrong and what to do about it. Also featured are sections on gait analysis, biomechanics, and the horse's response to training to help you avoid problems.

About the Author James Rooney, D.V.M., is recognized as an authority on equine biomechanics and lameness. He has taught and conducted research on horses at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center, the Equine Health Trust in Newmarket, England, and The Royal Veterinary College in Sweden. He served as Director of the University of Kentucky's Gluck Equine Research Center.

Excerpted from The Lame Horse by James R. Rooney, Jean Abbett Higgins. Copyright Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. From the Preface: Most lameness is mechanical in origin, and it will be necessary, therefore, to talk about mechanics. I shall avoid the mathematical aspects of mechanics as much as possible and keep it simple when it seems necessary. This is not, however, a "pattycake" book. Whether the purpose be pleasure or profit, I know that horse people - men, women, boys, girls - take horses and horsemanship seriously and this is a serious book for serious readers . . . with maybe a few laughs.

Reviews:

Generous rating -- I liked Dr. Rooney's book a lot. But I have to agree with the reader who wrote that Dr. Rooney's opinion on chiropractic isn't qualified. I gave it five stars because 99 per cent of the book is extremely useful. The 1 per cent on chiropractic can be overlooked. Still an "A" effort. Informative, but weak in area of chiropractic -- Dr. Rooney's, "The Lame Horse" is one of my favorite horse books. It's extremely informative, and readable. But he confuses opinion with fact. Dr. Rooney wrote a comment about chiropractic that simply isn't true--that is--the horse's vertebrae don't move and can't move with spinal manipulation. Dr. Rooney points to his "post-mortem" proof and defies the reader to move a dead horse's vertebrae even in the absence of muscle spasm. Well, what about rigormortus? True, a dead horse's spine cannot be moved, but a live one could--same holds true with a person. So, Dr. Rooney, stick to horse lameness. You're good at that. But leave your opinions about chiropractic at the gate--or at least do your homework. Unqualified statements made in a book puts a cloud on the stuff that is qualified.