{"product_id":"equine-welfare-isbn-9781405187633","title":"Equine Welfare","description":"A rational exploration of the ethical and welfare issues in all areas of equine use. This book addresses controversial and emotive issues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliable source of information to support informed debate. It will enable all those with an interest in horses and the uses they are put to gain an awareness of the problems and abuses that occur. The book draws on the expertise of a range of acknowledged leaders in equine health and welfare. The first part of the book explores general issues of the horse’s needs and nature. The second part contains chapters each covering a specific human use of horses and the abuses that arise as a result.  \u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the UFAW\/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare Book Series. This major series of books produced in collaboration between UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), and Wiley-Blackwell provides an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science and technology. For details of all of the titles in the series see \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/ufaw\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/ufaw\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eForeword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Respecting the Horse's Needs and Nature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Equine Welfare and Ethics (\u003ci\u003eBernard Rollin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Historical Survey of Human–Equine Interactions (\u003ci\u003eDavid W. Ramey\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Equine Health and Disease – General Welfare Aspects (\u003ci\u003eD. Paul Lunn and C. Wayne McIlwraith\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nutritional Management of the Horse (\u003ci\u003eJoe D. Pagan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Equine Psychological Needs and Quality of Life (\u003ci\u003eM. Kiley-Worthington\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Spirit and Wellness in the Horse (\u003ci\u003eAndrew F. Fraser\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pain and its Management in Horses (\u003ci\u003eLaurie Goodrich and Khursheed Mama\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Euthanasia as an Equine Welfare Tool (\u003ci\u003eJay G. Merriam\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Equine Welfare and Integrative Veterinary Medicine (\u003ci\u003eKevin K. Haussler\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Alternative Medicine and Equine Welfare – Challenging the Science (\u003ci\u003eDavid W. Ramey\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Human Uses and Abuses – Welfare Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Welfare Issues in Horse Racing (\u003ci\u003eRick M. Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Abusive Treatment and Subsequent Policy Development within Various Breeds of Show Horses in the USA (\u003ci\u003eJim Heird\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Horse as a Companion Animal (\u003ci\u003eNancy S. Loving\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Welfare Issues in the Rodeo Horse (\u003ci\u003eDoug Corey\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Welfare Concerns in the Training and Competition of the Cutting, Reining, and Reined Cow Horse (\u003ci\u003eJerry B. Black and David Frisbie\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 PMU Ranching and Equine Welfare (\u003ci\u003eNat T. Messer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Welfare in the Discipline of Dressage (\u003ci\u003eMidge Leitch\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Raising Welfare Standards for Endurance Riding (\u003ci\u003eNancy S. Loving\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Welfare Concerns in the Care, Training, and Competition of the Hunter–Jumper (\u003ci\u003eRichard D. Mitchell\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Welfare of Horses, Mules, and Other Equines in US Agriculture (\u003ci\u003eJosie L. Traub-Dargatz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Welfare Issues with the Carriage Horse (\u003ci\u003eJay Baldwin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Horse and its Use in Research (\u003ci\u003eC. Wayne McIlwraith\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Unwanted Horse – a Major Welfare Issue (\u003ci\u003eTom R. Lenz\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Welfare of Wild Horses in the Western USA (\u003ci\u003eAlbert J. Kane\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Welfare Issues in the Event Horse (\u003ci\u003eKent Allen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"The book is written in an easy to comprehend style and the chapters are concise. It does a good job of capturing readers' attention and provides pertinent information. Few books are specific to equine welfare; I would recommend this one for the library of anyone involved in the field of equine medicine or equine\/animal welfare.\" (Doody's, 7 October 2011)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The chapters presented in the book are primarily based on author experience, with a mixture of the informative and the provocative...[giving] useful insight into veterinarians� perspectives of the welfare of horses in the USA...Although \u003ci\u003eEquine welfare and ethics\u003c\/i\u003e generally takes the view of USA veterinarians, it has much that is relevant to similar countries, including Australia.\" (\u003ci\u003eAustralian Veterinary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 27\/04\/2017)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBernard E. Rollin\u003c\/b\u003e is University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biomedical Sciences, Animal Sciences, and University Bioethicist at Colorado State University, USA.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Wayne McIlwraith\u003c\/b\u003e is University Distinguished Professor, Barbara Cox Anthony University Endowed Chair in Orthopedics and Director of Orthopaedic Research at the Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eUniversities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally recognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity concerned with improving knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs in order to promote high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory, captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the wild.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eEquine Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear, dispassionate exploration of ethical and welfare concerns about human use of horses. Co-edited by a veterinary surgeon and a philosopher, and written by a similarly varied and distinguished team of contributors, the book addresses controversial and emotive issues surrounding these iconic creatures, providing a reliable source of information to support informed debate.  \u003cp\u003ePart 1 examines the fundamental nature of the horse, and the ethical basis for our concern with equine welfare. After a historical survey of equine-human interactions, there are individual chapters on health and disease, medicine, nutritional requirements, and a horse’s psychological and social needs. Part 2 goes on to examine welfare issues in specific contexts of horse use (and abuse), including racing, hunting, eventing, load-carrying, and scientific research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighly accessible and thought-provoking, this book will engage all those with an interest in horses and the enduring equine-human relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989152415973,"sku":"NP9781405187633","price":91.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405187633.jpg?v=1761783008","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/equine-welfare-isbn-9781405187633","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}