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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Digestible energy required for maintenance and defined levels of exercise on an inclined
treadmill was determined in a 4× 4 Latin square experiment using four mature Quarter Horse …

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

Eighteen weanling horses were assigned to two treatments: limited or ad libitum feed intake.
Growth and feed utilization were evaluated over a 78-wk period. Ad libitum-fed horses …

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 …

A field survey involving 112 Standardbred race horses in 14 stables at a Detroit racetrack
was conducted to determine feeding practices of the Standardbred trainers, to estimate …

A field survey involving 109 horses in 9 stables at a Detroit racetrack was conducted to
determine feeding practices and to estimate crude protein (CP), digestible energy (DE), and …