Concise textbook of equine clinical practice

This concise, practical text covers the essential information veterinary students and nurses, new graduates and practitioners need to succeed in equine practice, focussing on reproduction and the foal. Written for an international readership, the book conveys the core information in an easily digestible, precise form with extensive use of bullet-points, lists, diagrams, protocols and extensive illustrations (nearly 200 full colour, high quality photographs).

Part of a five-book series that extracts and updates key information from Munroe’s Equine Surgery, Reproduction and Medicine, Second Edition, the book distils best practice in a logical straightforward clinical-based approach. It details clinical anatomy, physical clinical examination techniques, diagnostic techniques and normal parameters, emphasising the things regularly available to general practitioners with minimal information of advanced techniques. The clinical information is split into anatomy-based sections.

Ideal for veterinary students and nurses on clinical placements with horses as well as for practitioners needing a quick reference ‘on the ground’.

Tracey Chenier is an Associate Professor of Theriogenology at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, in Guelph, Canada. She attained Board Certification with the American College of Theriogenologists in 1996. Her areas of interest and research include stallion reproduction, semen cryopreservation and endometritis in mares.

Charles D. Cooke qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2000 and works in general equine practice focusing on all aspects of equine stud medicine including natural breeding, artificial insemination and embryo transfer/assisted reproductive techniques on all types of horses and ponies. He has a particular interest in young-stock management and preventative medicine on the stud farm, treatment of the ‘sub-fertile’ mare, foetal sexing and the management of hormone-related behavioural problems in competition horses. He was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Equine Medicine (Stud Medicine) in 2008 and is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner, he has been an honorary lecturer at the University of Liverpool since 2014 and became a director at Equine Reproductive Services (UK) in 2016.

Graham Munroe qualified from the University of Bristol with honours in 1979. He spent 9 years in equine practice in Wendover, Newmarket, Arundel, and Oxfordshire, and a stud season in New Zealand. He gained a certificate in equine orthopaedics and a diploma in equine stud medicine from the RCVS whilst in practice. Joined Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1988 as a lecturer and then moved to Edinburgh Veterinary School as a senior lecturer in large animal surgery from 1994 to 1997. Obtained FRCVS in 1994 and Dip ECVS in 1997 by examination. Awarded a PhD in 1994 for a study in neonatal ophthalmology. He has been visiting equine surgeon at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School, University of Bristol Veterinary School and Helsingborg Hospital, Sweden. Team veterinary surgeon for British Driving Teams 1994-2001, British Dressage Team 2001-2002 and British Vaulting Team 2002. FEI veterinary delegate at Athens 2004 Olympics. He currently works in private referral surgical practice, mainly in orthopaedics. He has published over 60 papers and book chapters.

Victoria Scott qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2006 and is presently a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow. She worked at Rossdale and Partners in Newmarket, UK as an intern and equine stud farm veterinarian for 3 years. She spent 3 years in an internal medicine residency at the Ohio State University, USA where she obtained a MSc and board certification in equine internal medicine. She was an equine internal medicine clinician and lecturer at Cambridge University Veterinary School from 2013 to 2019. She has interests in all aspects of foal and internal medicine.