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Nutritional Considerations for Warmbloods

...than Thoroughbreds and other light horse breeds. A two-year-old warmblood sometimes looks much like a gawky, leggy yearling Thoroughbred. Dramatic differences in the appearance of warmbloods from the ages of...

Osteochondrosis and Racing Performance in Standardbred Horses

...yearling Standardbreds with OC have fewer starts and lower race earnings, researchers at the University of Illinois reviewed fluoroscopic radiographic findings from 819 yearling Standardbreds over a two-year period. For...

Osteochondrosis in Young Horses: Genetics or Nutrition?

...yearlings, identified the presence and location of osteochondrosis lesions, and measured the “heritability” of osteochondrosis by reviewing each affected yearling’s pedigree. Key findings of the study were: Overall, osteochondrosis was...

Minimizing Stress for Young Horses in Race Training

Young Thorougbred horses spend a lot of free time in the pasture as foals, weanlings, and yearlings. As long yearlings (a few months before the end of their yearling year)...

New Stallion Makes His Mark at Lynward Park

...they have flagged the Perth Sale to buy his yearlings. I’ve been approached by a number of past part-owners of Mahuta eager to invest in his stock. I look forward...

Scenic Lodge recently cleaned up in the WA TB breeding awards for 2017-2018

Scenic Lodge – A Breeder’s Story

...is a great story. We bred him ourselves and sold him as a yearling. He is by Scenic, who we were standing at the time. He had a great racing...

Growth Management for Thoroughbred Foals in Japan

Foal owners and managers are often interested in growing the largest possible Thoroughbred yearlings because these young horses tend to bring the highest bids at yearling sales. However, because a...

Magic Millions Preview – Alwyn Park

Alwyn Park – 2018 Yearling Draft The yearling preparation at Alwyn Park is in full swing ahead of the 2018 Perth Magic Millions Yearling sale. Stud owner John Andrew give’s...

Does Grazing Fescue Affect Weanling Thoroughbreds?

...post-feeding insulin concentrations in treated yearlings declined from day to day 35, while a similar change was not noted in control yearlings. In this small group of weanlings during a...

Dietary Factors in Equine Developmental Orthopedic Disease

...to DOD. Overly fat young horses will not become good athletes; a study of 10,000 Thoroughbred yearlings in the United States and England showed that overweight and obese yearlings performed...

Maximizing Foal Health: Omega-3s for Broodmares

...was superior as yearlings. Results indicate that exposure to DHA during the perinatal period may improve long-term memory recall and enhance learning ability in young horses. The cognitive benefit of...

Kentucky Equine Research Study Benefits Bone Density

...This bone-building supplement will be a great tool for breeding farms, suiting mares in foal, foals, weanlings, and yearlings. These developments will also benefit horses spelling on farm, as researchers...

Vitamin K: Essential for Bone Development in Horses

...has suggested that vitamin K status should also be considered in the analysis of bone disorders. One study involved yearlings with or without bone lesions identified by radiograph. Yearlings without...

Training and Bone Development

...The take-home message is to try to keep foals, weanlings and yearlings turned out at least 12 hours a day. At a recent Equine Science Symposium, researchers from Kentucky Equine...

Growth and Development of Thoroughbreds: Review Paper Published

...M.A.C.V.Sc., the lead author on the review paper and director of nutrition for Kentucky Equine Research, include: Defining optimal growth of Thoroughbred weanlings and yearlings; Identifying foals at risk for...