Handling and storing horse feed during the hot and muggy summer months can be a challenge.

Crandell KM. 1998. Fat soluble vitamins and the performance horse. In: J. D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition. pp. 215-228. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

If you were to conduct a survey at any equestrian event you would find that many riders are feeding some sort of dietary fat to their horse. If not corn oil or vegetable oil, then a commercial high fat feed or supplement

Feeding management can greatly influence the health of the digestive tract for better or worse. A healthy digestive tract is an integral part of the total well-being of the horse.

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Crandell KM. 1998. The importance of vitamin A to the equine diet. World Equine Veterinary Review. Vol 3/1:12-17.

Although it is widely asserted by horse owners that diet affects the tractability of horses, there have been controlled studies of this subject. A preliminary trial was conducted to investigate the effects of diet and exercise on the behavior of four stabled horses.

Crandell KM and S Duren. 1998. Feeding horses around the world. Equinews Vol. 1/2:14.

Crandell KM. 1998. Carbohydrates, the basis of the equine diet. Trail Blazer Magazine, May/June.

It has not been clearly established whether exercise affects digestibility. Therefore, it was the purpose of this study to measure the effect of 8 km daily trotting and galloping exercise on the digestibility and rate of passage of either an all-forage or a mixed forage/grain ration in trained Thoroughbred horses.