A control and a 10% fat-supplemented diet were fed to exercising horses maintained in two
different body conditions, during both temperate and hot weather, to determine the efficacy …

Six mature horses were used to determine the energy requirements of exercising horses
during different seasons and in different body conditions. Horses were conditioned to work …

Summary Six mature Quarter Horse-type geldings were used in a replicated 3× 3 Latin
square experiment to determine the effects of adding 5 or 10% feed-grade rendered animal …

Does dietary fat supplementation during conditioning improve athletic performance,
especially in the heat? Fat adaptation has been used to increase energy density, decrease …

Eight Thoroughbred horses were used in a repeated measures, crossover experiment in
which horses were fed a fat supplemented and control diet. On Days 0, 7, 14, 21 and 28 …

This study investigated the effects of increased fat consumption on aerobic and anaerobic
performance. Eight Thoroughbred horses that had undergone a 9 week, 6 days/week …

In coping with the effects of high temperatures, the movement of performance horses from
temperate to tropical and sub-tropical regions places major demands on their animals …

Variations of maintenance energy requirements in horses are so far assumed to be rather
small. In horses, however, differences of body composition by breed, training status and …

The rate of energy expenditure in maximal physical activity is fifty times that occurring at rest.
Thus, a consideration of the manipulation of diet to influence physical performance should …

Two groups of 3 horses each were fed on a control diet of ground hay and concentrates or a
similar diet with 10.5% added fat. The horses were trotted to a heart rate (HR) of 160 …