1973. The findings in this study dearly demonstrate that both fat and carbohydrate are sources of energy utilized by the unconditioned horse.

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1980. Four isocaloric diets containing 4, 8, 12 and 16% dietary fat (as soybean oil) were fed to four horses at four intervals according to a Latin square design.

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1986. Energy expenditure was measured in four geldings (433 to 520 kg) during submaximal exercise on a racetrack using a mobile open-circuit indirect respiration calorimeter.

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1985. Eighteen mature horses were used to study protein requirements of working horses.

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1997. The effect of vitamin E intake on indicators of muscle integrity was studied in exercised horses.

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1988. More than 1 million racing records of American Quarter Horses were used to provide a description of Quarter Horse racing data. The data presented five racing distances (201,320, 366, 402 and 796 m).

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1999. Because exercise fatigue has been associated with the accumulation of lactic acid, factors that influence lactate metabolism during exercise can potentially enhance performance. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of supplemental betaine on eight mature Thoroughbred horses before and after 8 wk of conditioning.

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2004. Ten horses of Thoroughbred or Standardbred breeding were used to study the effects of dietary fish oil supplementation on the metabolic response to a high-intensity incremental exercise test.

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2000. Reliable physiological markers for performance evaluation in sport horses are missing. To determine the diagnostic value of plasma ACTH and cortisol measurements in the warmblood horse, 10 initially 3-yr-old geldings of the Hannovarian breed were either exposed to a training schedule or served as controls.

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