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Kentucky Equine Research continually conducts studies at its 150-acre research facility. Some of these results are presented at industry conferences or shared in peer-reviewed journals. Review some of our findings from the past 30 years below.
January 01, 2015

Growth of Australian Thoroughbreds Compared with Horses in New Zealand, America, England and India

Huntington PJ, Brown-Douglas CG, Pagan JD. Australian Equine Veterinarian, Volume 26, Issue 1, pp 80-92, Feb 2007. Access the article.


January 01, 2008

Feeding Protected Sodium Bicarbonate Attenuates Hindgut Acidosis In Horses Fed A High Grain Ration

Feeding protected sodium bicarbonate attenuates hindgut acidosis in horses fed a high grain ration Pagan JD , Lawrence TJ , Lawrence LA , Huntington PJ Australian Equine Veterinarian 27(3), 53, 2008. Proceedings report of this research available here.


January 01, 2007

Nutritional Management Of Equine Metabolic Disorders

Several metabolic disorders are common in modern breeds of horses. Many of these disorders such as
equine Cushing’s disease (ECD), equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), recurrent
equine rhabdomyolysis (RER), and polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) can be managed
nutritionally by careful regulation of caloric intake with particular attention paid to the source of energy provided.


January 01, 2007

Body Weight And Growth Rates Of Growing Australian Thoroughbreds Compared With Thoroughbreds In Other Countries

Body weight and growth rates of growing Australian Thoroughbreds compared with Thoroughbreds in other countries Huntington PJ , Brown-Douglas CG , Pagan JD Australian Equine Veterinarian 26(2), 55-56, 2007See the article. Access a Proceedings report of this research.


January 01, 2001

Horse Feeding Practices In Australasia

Feeding practices in Australasia; Huntington PJ. Australian Equine Veterinarian 19(4), 162-168, 2001. This paper describes some of the common horse feeding practices in Australia and New Zealand, particularly where they differ from those used in North America or Europe


January 01, 2000

Tying Up

Tying up; Huntington PJ, Duren S, Valberg S Australian Equine Veterinarian 18(1), 39-41, 2000


January 01, 1994

Efficacy Of Cimetidine For Therapy Of Skin Tumours Of Horses – 10 Cases

Efficacy of cimetidine for therapy of skin tumours of horses – 10 cases Bowers JR , Huntington PJ , Slocombe RF Australian Equine Veterinarian 12(1), 30-32, 1994. Click here to access the article.  


January 01, 1993

Control Of Equine Internal Parasites – Part 2

Control of equine internal parasites – Part 2 : new approaches Huntington PJ , Gasser RB , Campbell NJ , Blanch GS , Bidstrup IS Australian Equine Veterinarian 11(1), 35-43, 1993. Click here to access.


January 01, 1993

Nervous Disorders Caused By Accidental Ingestion Of A Deer Catch Mix In 18 Horses

Nervous disorders caused by accidental ingestion of a deer catch mix in 18 horses Huntington PJ , Chapman CB, Dyer R Australian Equine Veterinarian 11(2), 67-69, 1993. Click here to access.


January 01, 1993

What’s New In The World Of Horse Nutrition

What’s new in the world of horse nutrition Pagan JD Australian Equine Veterinarian 11(4), 177-179, 1993. Click here to access.


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