Equine Locomotion Edited by Willem Back DVM PhD, University of Utrecht and Hilary Clayton BVMS PhD, McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine, Michigan State. 2001, hardcover, 384 pgs., English language, illustrated. New. The goal of this book "is to give the reader a complete picture of the horse in motion, as we now know it". The list of authors included in this book are acknowledged experts in their subject areas, and include Hilary Clayton (Chapter 8: Performance in Equestrian Sports); Albert Barneveld, University of Utrecht and former head of the KWPN stallion selection jury (Chapter 12: Hereditary Aspects of the Locomotor System) ; and Mikael Holmstrom, whose collected papers "Quantitative Studies of Trotting Gaits…"influenced the selection criteria of the European warmblood (Chapter 11: The Effects of Conformation). A tremendous collection of practical information for the horseman, and the latest knowledge for the more scientifically-minded reader.