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Heart Rate, Speed and Lactate During the Cross-Country Phase of an Advanced and CCI*** Three-Day Event

...just the opposite; the same qualities that allow horses to run around cross-country at near optimal speeds with low HRs and lactates contribute to better dressage performances. Results suggest that...

Bone Food Plus Helps Pony Mare with Big Head Disease

...all play an important role in bone health. Interested in learning more about KER Bone Food Plus? Visit our website or consult with a Kentucky Equine Research nutrition advisor today....

All-In-One Supplements for Horses: Convenience and Quality Count

...when selecting an all-in-one product as they do when choosing individual supplements. Select products manufactured by reputable companies with established research programs and on-site nutritionists,” recommended Crandell. When a horse...

Equine Allergies: Immunotherapy and Omega-3s

...of liquid allergen, usually pollens, molds, or insects, and noting whether or not swelling, called a wheal-and-flare skin reaction, occurs at the injection site. The blood test measures specific IgE...

Photo of a horse with a sarcoid on her cheek

Sarcoids: A Cure on the Horizon

...chemotherapy but increase the success of reducing and curing many cutaneous cancers. Because this disease triggers cell damage and causes inflammation at the site of the tumor, consider EO-3 and...

KER Director of Nutrition Talks Common Feeding Myths with Horse Chats Podcast

...horses need, oil will make my horse excitable, oral joint supplements don’t get absorbed, and more. Listen to “Ten Points on Common Feeding Myths” on the Horse Chats website here....

Horse exercising on high-speed treadmill

Kentucky Equine Research Conference Wrap-Up

...etiologies for exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. A centralized site to receive muscle biopsies from across North America facilitates: (1) assimilation of the astute observations of large numbers of practitioners submitting...

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: Dietary Management

...dividing line between the upper and lower regions of the stomach is known as the margo plicatus and is the most common site of nonglandular ulcers. The lower, glandular region...

Treating Sesamoid Injuries in Horses

...bone. Likewise, lameness in the opposite leg can make a horse put more weight on the sound leg, increasing stress on bones and tendons. Unlike some other areas that reveal...

Bedding Choices

...competition site. When it came to bedding at the 2010 World Equestrian Games held in Kentucky, the horses’ managers could choose between wood shavings, wheat straw, shredded paper, or chopped...

Using Mature Hay for Broodmare Bedding: Potential for Tall Fescue Toxicity

...agents can suggest other testing sites. For more information about the testing procedure, call the clinical veterinary toxicologist at the UKVDL at 859-257-7912 or go here: Testing Hay for Ergovaline....

Phytoestrogens in Mare Plasma After Ingestion of Legume Products

...but phytoestrogens compete for binding sites on estrogen receptors. Once bound on receptors, phytoestrogens do not have the same action as endogenous estrogen and can act as endocrine disruptors, negatively...

Refeeding the Starved Horse

...teeth, hooves, coat, vaccinations, and parasite control. Vaccinations may need to be postponed until the horse is in better condition. Overgrown hooves should be reshaped a little at a time...

Researchers Discuss Nutrition Problems in Horses

...neglect, poor feed quality, dental problems, parasite load, disease, or metabolic upsets. Prognosis is not good for horses that have been recumbent for three days or have lost nearly half...

A Quick Guide To Horse Sales

...at the time of the sale, an on-site veterinarian might draw blood and send it for testing. In case of an outbreak of EIA, this helps track the whereabouts of...