Chartered and veterinary physiotherapist Bromiley updates her 1994 guide to caring for horses in a manner that takes account both of the natural life horses might live if they were not owned, and of the natural health and nutrition movement as it has grown and evolved over the intervening decade and a half. She writes primarily for people who keep horses for leisure, rather than for work, racing, or show. Her overall themes are the horse, therapies, training and building the horse, exercise analysis, overview of training, and progressive muscle loading. Specific topics include diet and feeing, massage, anatomical considerations, specific exercises, faulty movement, and gymnastic apparatus. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)