Jean-Marie Denoix is a worldwide authority on applied equine anatomy, biomechanics, imaging, and the clinical diagnosis of equine lameness. He is a horse rider, a qualified trotting driver, and an informed spectator of everything equestrian, dissecting all horse movements to understand their genesis and consequences.

"…a herculean effort at illustrating the movement of the horse with photographs and color-accented line drawings of active muscle groups … The artwork, photographs, and color used in the book are brilliant and serve readers and author well."—Jonathan Hale Foreman, DVM, MS, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine for Doody's Review Service

• Muscular groups and actions. The forelimb. The hindlimb. The neck and trunk . Biomechanical analysis of longitudinal movements. Lowering of the neck. Biomechanics of rein-back. Biomechanical analysis of lateral movements. The forelimbs. The hindlimbs. The vertebral column and trunk muscles. The biomechanical differences between half pass and shoulder-in. Advantages and disadvantages of lateral movements. Biomechanical analysis of jumping. Take-off and propulsion . Take-off and propulsion: biomechanics of the axial regions (head, neck, trunk and pelvis). Airborne (flying) phase: biomechanics of the trunk and vertebral column. Airborne (flying) phase: biomechanics of the limbs. Landing phase: biomechanics of the vertebral column. Landing phase: biomechanics of the limbs . Biomechanics of the bounce jump. Index.

Jean-Marie Denoix is a worldwide authority on applied equine anatomy, biomechanics, imaging, and the clinical diagnosis of equine lameness. He is a horse rider, a qualified trotting driver, and an informed spectator of everything equestrian, dissecting all horse movements to understand their genesis and consequences.

"…a herculean effort at illustrating the movement of the horse with photographs and color-accented line drawings of active muscle groups … The artwork, photographs, and color used in the book are brilliant and serve readers and author well."—Jonathan Hale Foreman, DVM, MS, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine for Doody's Review Service

• Muscular groups and actions. The forelimb. The hindlimb. The neck and trunk . Biomechanical analysis of longitudinal movements. Lowering of the neck. Biomechanics of rein-back. Biomechanical analysis of lateral movements. The forelimbs. The hindlimbs. The vertebral column and trunk muscles. The biomechanical differences between half pass and shoulder-in. Advantages and disadvantages of lateral movements. Biomechanical analysis of jumping. Take-off and propulsion . Take-off and propulsion: biomechanics of the axial regions (head, neck, trunk and pelvis). Airborne (flying) phase: biomechanics of the trunk and vertebral column. Airborne (flying) phase: biomechanics of the limbs. Landing phase: biomechanics of the vertebral column. Landing phase: biomechanics of the limbs . Biomechanics of the bounce jump. Index.