Equine welfare and ethics, cap.1 A historical survey og human-equine interactions, cap.2 Equine health and disease - General welfare aspects, cap.3 Nutritional management of the horse, cap.4 Equine psychological needs and quality of life, cap.5 Spirit and wellness in the horse, cap.6 Pain and its management in horses, cap.7 Euthanasia as an equine welfare tool, cap.8 Equine welfare and integrative veterinary medicine, cap.9 Alternative medicine and equine welfare - Challenging the science, cap.10 Welfare issues in horse racing, cap.11 Abusive treatment and subsequent policy development within various breeds of show horses in the USA, cap.12 The horses as a companion animal, cap.13 Welfare issues in the rodro horse, cap.14 Welfare concerns in the training and competition of the cutting, reining and reined cow horse, cap.15 PMU ranching and equine welfare, cap.16 Welfare in the discipline of dessage, cap.17 Raising welfare standards for endurance riding, cap.18 Welfare concerns in the care, training and competition of the hunter-jumper, cap.19 Welfare of horses, mules and other equids in US agriculture, cap.20 Welfare issues with the carraige horse, cap.21 The horse and its use in research, cap.22 The unwanted horse - a major welfare issue, cap.23 The welfare of wild horses in the western USA, cap.24 Welfare issues in the event horse, cap.25