Scientific Training of Thoroughbred Horses

By the Australian, Professor Allan Davie

A relatively small 92-page soft covered book, this is the second title on training racehorses by Dr Davie from New South Wales, Australia.

The content deals with training physiology, designing training programmes and outlines different factors affecting a horse's responses to training and performance. The author looks at energy development and oxygen consumption and the differing requirements for sprinters and endurance runners. He explains how fatigue sets in and stress levels increase.

Dr Davie emphasises that a stress level needs to be continually increased. Stress levels determine a horse's ability to improve in training condition. The book dwells on continuous training, interval training and treadmill use in the ongoing scheme to increase heart capacity and have more blood pumped into the system with each heart beat.

Horse people with experience in scientific study will have a major empathy with the Dr Davie observations. The book could be a little overwhelming for trainers with a lay background.

The Dr Davie title retails at $NZ 53 in New Zealand.

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