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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, 2008

Feeding Performance Horses

Horses are superior athletes. Physical adaptations through evolution have given horses speed and endurance.


January 01, 2008

The Balancing Act Of Growing A Sound, Athletic Horse

CG Brown-Douglas. The Balancing Act of Growing a Sound, Athletic Horse. Proceedings of the 16th KER Nutrition Conference, Lexington, Kentucky. 14-16 April, 2008. Pp 109-117.


January 01, 2001

Time Of Feeding Critical For Performance

One of the most frequently asked questions regarding feeding the performance horse is when to feed before a competition. Several studies have evaluated how feeding grain before exercise affects plasma concentrations of nutrients.
and hormones and substrate utilization during exercise. A series of
experiments was conducted to first evaluate how feeding forage along with grain
influences plasma variables and water intake and then to determine whether these
changes affect exercise performance.


January 01, 2001

Feeding Management Of Horses Under Stressful Conditions

Most performance horses train and compete under a variety of stressful conditions
that adversely affect health and performance. Feeding management is of critical
importance to reduce many of these problems.


January 01, 2000

Equilibrio Hidrico Y De Electrolitos Enel Caballo De Alta Escuela

Crandell KM, JD Pagan. 2000. Equilibrio hidrico y de electrolitos enel caballo de alta escuela. In: Primer Curso Alimentacion y Nutricion Equina y Su Relacion Con La Clinica, Manejo y Entrenamiento. Asociacion Mexicana de Especialistias en Nutricion Animal A.C. p. 109-115.


January 01, 1999

Vitamin E And The Performance Horse

Vitamin E is a non-toxic, fat soluble vitamin which has an important role in many physiological functions such as reproduction, immune response and nerve and muscle function.


January 01, 1999

The Importance Of Different Horse Feeds For Different Needs

Crandell KM. 1999. The importance of different feeds for different needs. Equinews Vol. 2/1:5-9.] In an ideal world all the horses on a farm, from broodmares to weanlings to horses in heavy work, could be fed the same feed out of the same bag. Unfortunately, the nutritional needs of horses in different life stages vary […]


January 01, 1998

Fat-Soluble Vitamins And The Performance Horse

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.


January 01, 1998

Advances In Equine Nutrition

Pagan, J.D. 1998. Advances in Equine Nutrition. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK. Advances in Equine Nutrition is a compilation of selected papers from past KER nutrition conferences. These papers cover a broad range of topics and contain a wealth of information related to equine nutrition, veterinary medicine, and exercise physiology. Included is a mixture of […]


January 01, 1998

Electrolytes And The Performance Horse

In the horse electrolytes play an important role in maintaining osmotic pressure, fluid balance, and nerve and muscle activity.


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