BHS Veterinary Manual

Stewart Hastie was a graduate of the University of Glasgow and worked as a veterinary surgeon for 74 years. He was intimately associated with many aspects of the equine world, most notably hunting, eventing and racing. He was Veterinary Advisor to the Society of Master Saddlers and received the British Equestrian Trade Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. He sadly passed in February of 2018. The British Horse Society education system is one of the best and most widely-respected in the world. The BHS Career Pathway gives each student the opportunity to gain qualifications and awards in their chosen profession. They have been specially developed, through extensive consultation with the equine industry, to combine the latest research and thinking with current practices and friendly assessment methods.

Preface
Acknowledgements

Part 1 — The Healthy Horse: Anatomy and Physiology

1. Evolution and Behaviour
2. The Equine Senses
3. Introduction to Anatomy
4. Introduction to Physiology
5. The Respiratory System
6. The Cardiovascular System
7. The Lymphatic System
8. The Teeth
9. The Digestive System
10. The Endocrine System
11. The Nervous System
12. The Urinary System
13. The Reproductive System
14. The Skin
15. The Eye
16. Conformation
17. The Locomotor System
18. Functional Controls
19. Signs of Health

Part 2 — Disease of the Horse

20. Disease
21. Immunology
22. Equine Genetic Disease
23. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
24. Diseases of the Lymphatic System
25. Diseases of the Respiratory System
26. Dental Problems
27. Diseases of the Digestive System
28. Diseases of the Urinary System
29. Diseases of the Reproductive System
30. Diseases of the Nervous System
31. Poisons and Poisoning (Toxicology)
32. Skin Diseases
33. Eye Diseases

Part 3 — Lameness: Understanding and Detecting

34. Dis-ease of the Locomotor System
35. Lameness — Detection
36. Lameness — Specific Conditions

Part 4 — Veterinary Aspects of Horse Management

37. First Aid and Wound Management
38. Biosecurity
39. Diseases Exotic to the UK
40. Nursing the Sick Horse
41. Fittening
42. Nutrition
43. Care of the Older Horse

Index