Introduction
Chapter 1: Gestation Length
Including: The Truth About That Due Date; The Blurred Line Between Prematurity and Dysmaturity; Gestational Immaturity
Chapter 2: Instability and Limb Deformities
Including: Incomplete Ossification; Effects of Unstable Loading; Angular Limb Deformities (Not Just Carpals)
Chapter 3: Size and Proportions
Including: Long Bone Development; Gestational Immaturity and Bone Growth; Effect on Proportions
Chapter 4: The Heavy Topic of Bone Quality
Including: How Bone Forms; Why Bone Quality Suffers
Chapter 5: Adrenals & Bone Quality
Including: Endocrine Regulation; Adrenal Gland Development; Effect on Bone Quality
Chapter 6: A Perfect (Skeletal) Storm
Including: Low-Density Bone; Digital Hyperextension; Asymmetry; Early Onset Arthritis
Chapter 7: Hoof Distortion
Including: High-Low Hoof Imbalance; Negative Plantar Angles
Chapter 8: Adrenals and the Stress Response
Including: The HPA Axis; Adrenocortical Dysregulation; Effects of Dysregulation
Chapter 9: Some Reactive Behaviors
Including: Affected Stress Responses; Owner Reports; Reactivity and Training
Chapter 10: Other Issues in the Mix
Including: Flexural Limb Deformities; OCD Lesions; Navicular Degeneration; Thyroid Dysfunction
Chapter 11: The Circular Nature of Stress
Including: Chronic Pain; Altered Sleep; Pain and the Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 12: How Can We Help?
Including: Supplementation; Physical Care; Training; Career Plans
Conclusion – Some Hopes
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