Joe D. Pagan1, Kathleen O’Neill1, Natalie Ireland1, and Mike Davies2 1Kentucky Equine Research, Versailles, Kentucky, USA; 2ClockItEQ, Ltd., Perth, Western Australia Presented 25th Symposium of the Equine Science Society, 2017 Training protocols should be designed taking into account the intensity and duration of exercise during competition. This study measured heart rate (HR), duration, speed, and […]

J.D. Pagan, B.M. Waldridge, C. Whitehouse, L. Dalglish, S. Fuchs, M. Goff, Furosemide reduces the energetic cost of exercise in Thoroughbreds independent of its effect on EIPH. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 328–329. (Proceedings of the 2013 Equine Science Society Symposium.) Six fit Thoroughbred geldings (age 6.8 ± 1.2 y, […]

Mesquita, V., Pagan, J., Valberg, S., Waldridge, B. and Whitehouse, C. (2014), Effect of Non-Structural Carbohydrate, Fat and Fiber Intake on Glycogen Repletion Following Intense Exercise. Equine Veterinary Journal, 46: 33. (International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology 2014) Muscle glycogen is a potentially limiting substrate for horses during intense exercise. Low-starch, high-fat concentrates have become popular […]

Muscle glycogen is a potentially limiting substrate for horses during intense exercise. Low-starch, high-fat concentrates have become popular for performance horses, but their effect on muscle glycogen usage and repletion is unclear. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) intake on substrate utilization and glycogen repletion in Thoroughbreds during training […]

Technical Bulletin, March 2015 Besides affecting EIPH, does furosemide administration have other effects? Kentucky Equine Research (KER) has conducted multiple studies to help answer the following questions: • How does furosemide affect body weight and performance? • What are the effects of different furosemide doses? • How does furosemide affect water intake? • How long […]

Preliminary research report, April 2015 In a study that lasted from February to mid-April, over 2,000 exercise sessions were recorded with KER ClockIt Sport using more than 100 event horses based primarily in Ocala, Aiken, and Southern Pines. A concentrated study group consisted of 34 horses at different levels, all of which were measured daily […]

J.D. Pagan1, K. O’Neill1, N. Ireland1, and M. Davies2 Kentucky Equine Research, Versailles, Kentucky, USA1 and ClockitEQ, Ltd, Perth, Western Australia2 Thirty-four horses (21 Warmbloods and 13 Thoroughbreds) were used in a two-month study (February and March, 2015) to determine the duration and intensity of exercise during early season training. The horses were divided into […]

J.D. Pagan1, K. O’Neill1, N. Ireland1, and M. Davies2 Kentucky Equine Research, Versailles, Kentucky, USA1 and ClockitEQ, Ltd, Perth, Western Australia2 Three-day eventers in the United States typically end their competition season in October or November. At that point most horses are taken out of training and allowed to rest throughout the winter. Many eventers […]

The aim of this study was to investigate the glucose dynamics in horses fed a high fat or moderate carbohydrate diet and to investigate if fish oil moderated these effects.

Assembled by the nutritionists and veterinarians at Kentucky Equine Research (KER), this easy-to-use guide includes practical feeding and management recommendations for the following diseases: Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) Exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) Polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) Malignant hyperthermia (MH) Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP)