- The Virus  - Bleeders	About Peter Gray Peter Gray has practised for many years in the field of equine medicine. Through this website, he offers the benefit of this experience by providing advice on a consultancy basis and access to his books and the recent DVD, "THE HORSE IN MOTION" (see link, above), designed to help viewers recognise even obscure changes in their horse’s action. His published books appear under the J. A. Allen and David & Charles imprints and cover the whole range of his practice experience going back to the 1960s, when he partook in the early development of both Rathbarry and Coolmore studs and was at the heart of an expanding industry. This experience is reflected in his Allen Series books and in those on soundness and pre-purchase examinations, the latter having come from time working in international sales arenas. From the beginning of the 1980s, his concentration shifted to the horse as an athlete, the results of which are 'The Organic Horse' (David & Charles, 2001) and the later book 'Essential Care of the Ridden Horse' (David & Charles, 2002). From these emerge the extent of his interest in structure, movement and the application of physiotherapy to the horse. The reason for producing a film, on video and DVD, at this time is to draw attention to an area of lameness that appears to be little understood. Locomotory problems caused by muscular injury are on the increase. A visit to any sale of mature horses reflects the numbers being cast off because such problems seem insoluble. We do not recognise the significance of the muscular system, generally, and this whole anomaly will not be resolved until we do. We all recognise the need of human athletes for regular muscle care. We regularly see the consequences of acute injury in televised races. It’s important to appreciate that horses suffer the same kind of injury, if not as dramatically, and the need for muscle care is as critical for any animal required to perform at any level.