![]() ![]() by Becky Wade and The Runner's World Editors Published: Staff If you’re. It’s worth it for photos and easy reference. The Best Books for Runners From memoir to fiction, health to hope, here are some great reads about running. I managed to get one on eBay for about $60. The electronic copy is affordable, but I’d encourage you to track down a hard copy if you can. This book focuses on a wide spectrum of veterinary information, presented for the lay person, with an eye to the kinds of issues that matter most to distance competitors. She’s the same, endurance-riding veterinarian who wrote Go the Distance. Sadly, EMERGENCY! is hard to find new, but you can still pick up a used hardback for a song.Īll Horse Systems Go: The Horse Owner’s Full-Color Veterinary Care and Conditioning Resource for Modern Performance, Sport and Pleasure Horses by Nancy S. I have two copies, and one lives in my trailer for reference when I’m far from veterinary help. The author provides brisk, precise instructions for how to respond to a colic, founder, laceration, heat exhaustion, choke, eye injuries, sudden lameness, and more while you work on locating a professional. This unique book is designed to guide you through helping your horse in a medical emergency when no vet is available. That’s someone whose advice is worth reading.ĮMERGENCY! The Active Horseman’s Book of Emergency Care by Karen Hayes, DVM As of this writing, Bumgarner’s AERC record shows 368 endurance rides (including 44 hundred-milers) with only 12 pulls. His boat, the Endurance, and his 27 man crew was carefully selected and as you can tell form the image above, they had some tough times to say the least. In an effort to avoid a book report, I’ll pass on trying to outline the entire story of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 expedition through the the antartic. I am eternally grateful to have had her as my mentor and can certainly vouch for her expertise. Endurance, a story of leadership and the team. The author’s endurance career began before AERC’s current record book, which starts in 1985, and is closing in on 30,000 miles. This is another comprehensive book about preparing for, and competing in, endurance distance rides. The price of used copies is a little hard to swallow, but I think this book is worth the cash.Īmerica’s Long Distance Challenge II: New Century, New Trails, and More Milesby Karen Bumgarner Though originally published in 1997, it is extremely well written and the content holds up (even if the riders’ fashion in the photos doesn’t). Written by a veterinarian and experienced endurance rider, it covers all the basics: horse selection, conditioning, nutrition, metabolic health, cooling strategies, hoof care, common mistakes, and more. This book was my bible as I got started in the sport, and I still re-read it periodically. Go the Distance: The Complete Resource for Endurance Horses by Nancy S. ![]()
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