Das Pferd in positiver Spannung

Why can a foal just a few hours old gallop at the same basic speed as its mother? If a talented show jumper can jump 1.80 meters high at the age of 4, what must it actually learn to handle an Olympic course that is a maximum of 1.65 meters high? If a leisure horse is subjected to very little stress over many years and spends a lot of time in the pasture, why can it develop the same conditions as a high-performance horse with chronic overload syndromes? Why do some talented dressage horses quickly develop muscle while others hardly do, even though they are trained by experienced riders? Serious answers to these questions are only possible if one analyzes the horse's specific musculoskeletal system from a functional perspective. In this book, Stefan Stammer addresses these issues, taking into account the latest research findings.