Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Anatomy -- Introduction -- Chapter 2: Preventative Health Care -- INTRODUCTION -- Physical Examinations -- Vaccinations -- Guiding Principles for Vaccinating an Animal -- Adverse Reactions from Vaccinations -- Vaccine Categories -- Rabies -- Chapter 3: Nutrition -- The Importance of Nutrition -- Chapter 4: Internal Medicine -- Chapter 5: Reproduction -- Introduction -- Female Reproductive Anatomy -- Male Reproductive Anatomy -- Female Reproductive Physiology -- Male Breeding Soundness Examination -- Female Breeding Soundness Examination -- Estrous Detection -- Artificial Insemination -- Pregnancy Diagnosis -- Abortion -- Parturition -- Dystocia -- Postpartum Complications -- Initial Care of the Neonate -- Vaccination Schedule for Breeding Stock -- Chapter 6: Nursing Care -- Nutritional Support -- Pain Management -- Behaviors Suggesting Pain in Large Animals -- Wound Care and Management -- Fluid Therapy and Administration -- Basic Clinical Techniques -- Chapter 7: Clinical Pathology -- Introduction -- Blood Chemistry Tests -- Blood Collection, Handling, Storage, and Transport Tips -- Hematology -- Red Blood Cell Alterations and Morphology -- White Blood Cell Morphology -- Toxic Changes in Neutrophils -- Platelet Morphology -- Coagulation Tests -- Microbiology -- Microbiology Collection, Handling, Storage, and Transport Tips -- Urinalysis -- Preparation -- Chapter 8: Radiography of the Horse -- Introduction -- Markers -- Positioning -- Technique -- Radiation Safety -- Tranquilization -- Foot -- Fetlock -- Carpus -- Tarsus -- Stifle -- Elbow -- Shoulder -- Radius -- Tibia -- Metacarpus (MCIII)/Metatarsus (MTIII) -- Cervical Spine -- Thorax -- Pelvis -- Skull -- Guttural Pouch/Larynx/Pharynx -- Chapter 9: Pharmacology -- Introduction.

Chapter 10: Emergency Care -- Introduction -- Emergency Supplies -- Triage -- Chapter 11: Holistic Medicine for Horses -- Holistic Medicine -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.