The Fit Racehorse II [Hardcover]

Tom Ivers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 093584208X | ISBN-13: 978-0935842081 | Publication Date: December 1994 | Edition: 2nd

The power of winning is much easier now that exercise science and modern sports medicine are combine with intelligent horsemanship. This book will help you improve any horse's athletic abilities. It is more professional, accurate, and far more useful than any other race training and conditioning book. It is fully detailed, yet easy to read. It's a breakthrough that exceeds all "traditional" routines. Covers Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, and Quarter Horses.

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The original version of this book, The Fit Racehorse, is still available in very limited quantities.

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The Fit Racehorse II is much larger, completely revised, and very different than the original book The Fit Racehorse. Although the first book was popular, and improved the success of many trainers and owners, this revised version is a dynamic improvement. Based on years of solid research, use of high-tech equipment, track successes, and persistent record-keeping, this is the most complete, informative, and easy-to-read book on equine interval training exercise science available! No serious racehorse owner or trainer-of Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds, or Quarter Horses-can afford to ignore the knowledge and prosperity offered by this book. It is essential for anyone who thinks racehorse training should produce health, soundness, speed, and real financial success!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 652 pages
• Publisher: Equine Research Pubns; 2nd edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093584208X
• ISBN-13: 978-0935842081
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,580,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Race Horse Owners' Alert, March 8, 2000

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This review is from: The Fit Racehorse II (Hardcover)

Your trainer will injure every horse in the shedrow, most within 90 days, guaranteed. According to Tom Ivers our race horses lack the physical conditioning necessary to perform what they are being asked to perform. And hence, Fit Race Horse I (1983) to Fit Race Horse II, and all the superb tapes, newsletters, books and lectures in between. The best Ivers' book was the original with its witty insight into the sport. The Race Horse Owners' Manual was the most complete. Tom Ivers is a pioneer in bringing science to the racetrack in nutrition, shoeing, veterinary, and exercise physiology. Ivers summarized, compiled, exploded the old wives' tales and generally exposed the questionable world of the professional horse trainer. Ivers valuable contribution to the sport one day will be recognized. Much of Mr. Ivers work is out of print, so Fit II, probably the weakest of his work, is what we have, but it still contains much of the prior work and conclusions. Ivers overlooked that in athletics everybody trains differently and I am unable to endorse the exercise prescriptions, even having followed them religiously with a couple of horses. But despite that one flaw, besides Ross Staadens invaluable "Winning Trainers", Ivers work is easily the best I've read on training race horses.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally. Someone in the race horse business who makes sense., February 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Fit Racehorse II (Hardcover)

If you're new to the race horse business, read this book and learn it. If you've been in it for a while hold on to your hat, he's going to walk all over your feelings. The content is orderly, clear, and written in a manner that keeps topics such as spiculated red blood cells from putting you to sleep. Which is a good thing because he goes into a lot of detail. The main topic is interval training for all breeds. He asumes that you're already a horseman or have one on your team, so he concentrates on the specifics of this very intense form of training. He makes complete sense and insists that you can make any conventionally trained horse better(lots)with his methods. This book is a must for any racing owner or trainer, and is worth every cent of what I first thought to be a rather expensive book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My best ever buy!, November 22, 2000

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This review is from: The Fit Racehorse II (Hardcover)

This is without doubt the best equine book which I have ever purchased. When ordering this book I considered it expensive, but the expensive product is very often the cheapest.

Tom Ivers predominantly focuses on all aspects of interval training and writes of how to get incredible increases in performance through his techniques and also how to build and maintain a fit tough racing machine. You discover what a professional race horse trainer should know and should be.

When you get to the last page in this book, go back to page 1 and start over again and again. The wealth of information is unsurpassed and is protrayed in a thoroughly professional way.

This book is an absolute must for every racehorse owner and trainer alike.