Lawrence, L. A. Animal Nutrition and Feeding 3rd Edition. Ed. Peter R. Cheeke (2005) Chapter 18 Feeding and Nutrition of Horses. Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey, Pub.

Height or long bone growth is the developmental priority for young horses.

Lawrence, L. A. 2005. Principles of bone development. In: J. D. Pagan (Ed.) Advances in Equine Nutrition III. pp. 289 -294. Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

The main role of the equine skeleton is to provide structural support. Conformation determines the functional integrity and success of the gaits of athletic horses.

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. The role of nutrition in developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 185 -196. Click here to access.  

Lawrence, L. A. and J. D. Pagan. 2005. Nutritional management of developmental orthopedic disease in the equine. In: Proc. 3 rd Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conf. Timonium, MD. March 23 -24. pp. 7 – 184.

The present study tested the hypothesis that insulin sensitivity would be lower in horses adapted to sugar and starch than those adapted to fat and fiber during an endurance race.

To compare effects of oral supplementation with an experimental potassium-free sodium-abundant electrolyte mixture (EM-K) with that of oral supplementation with commercial potassium-rich mixtures (EM+K) on acid-base status and plasma ion concentrations in horses during an 80-km endurance ride.

Size Matters at the Sales; JD Pagan, A Koch and S Caddel NZ Eq Vet Pract June 2005 p 7 – 14.

CG Brown-Douglas, EC Firth, TJ Parkinson, PF Fennessy. Aspects of growth in pasture-raised Thoroughbred horses. Submitted to Equine Veterinary Journal 2005.