1977. Whole corn plant pellets (WCPP) containing 6.2% crude protein (CP) were fed to five mature horses (500 kg) and to mature rabbits as a completely pelleted total ration (with and without protein supplementation).

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1979. Two acceptability trials with eight mature horses were used to compare coarse grain concentrates containing 0 or 30% dried citrus pulp in place of oats.

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1981. Forty-six Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse yearlings were used in two experiments designed to determine the amount of lysine in the concentrate necessary to promote maximum growth when fed with Coastal bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) hay provided at 1% body weight (BW)/day.

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1981. Digestibilities of three grass hays (smooth brome, tall fescue, native prairie) were determined in horses.

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1985. Twenty mature geldings, averaging 535 kg, were used to determine the influence of dietary selenium (Se) on the blood levels of Se and Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase (SeGSH-Px) activity in the horse.

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1988. Six mature Quarter Horse mares were used in a crossover design to assess the effect of dietary protein level on metabolic response to exercise.

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1993. Fourteen 2-yr-old Quarter Horses and Quarter Horse x  Thoroughbreds were randomly assigned to either a control (CTRL) diet or a diet supplemented with 6.4% soybean oil (SBO).

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1995. Thirty-three Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse yearlings were used in two experiments ( 18 in Exp. 1 and 15 in Exp. 2) to determine the influence of trace mineral (TM) supplementation on growth and bone mineral content in young growing horses from 340 to 452 d of age.

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1995. Seven Arabian horses performed a standard incremental exercise test on a high-speed treadmill at 6% slope then were randomly assigned to two diets, a control diet of ground hay and concentrates and a similar diet with 10% added fat (by weight).

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1998. Marker methods are needed for estimating fecal output by grazing animals in studies of nutrition and environmental impact. In addition, estimates of prefecal mass and turnover time are relevant to exercise performance and certain digestive disorders.

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1999. Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse yearlings (n = 24; 335 ± 7 d of age) were used in a 112-d feeding trial to determine whether chromium (Cr) supplementation would alter growth, development, and energy metabolism of growing horses on high-concentrate diets.

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2000. Twelve Quarter Horses, 18 to 24 mo of age and having an average body weight of 460 were randomly assigned to one of two exercise treatments (control and exercise) to study the effect of initiation of exercise training in young horses on vitamin K status.

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2004. Availability of phytate-bound P as influenced by supplemental phytase was studied in eight horses consuming four diets in a 4 × 4 Latin square design experiment.

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1925. For some unknown reason animal nutrition research men have ignored almost entirely nutrition work with horses and mules.

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1936. The consideration of horse production in any agricultural program must include both raising to a usable age and continued feeding through several years of service.

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1949. Information about the nutrition of the horse is not as complete as that for other farm animals. This is particularly true concerning the need for members of the B complex in the horse's diet.

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1958.

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1966. The effects of pelleting rations have been extensively studied with ruminants and to a lesser extent with swine; however, only limited work has been reported with horses.

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1978. Currently there is an urgent need in the Pacific Northwest, especially in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, for developing alternative means of disposal of grass straws which are by-products of the extensive grass seed industry. One alternative is using a portion of the 750,000 tons of grass straw as roughage or energy sources in horse diets.

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1983. Digestible energy required for maintenance and defined levels of exercise on an inclined treadmill was determined in a 4 x 4 Latin square experiment using four mature Quarter Horse geldings averaging 503 kg in body weight.

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