Horse is a hindgut fermenter, ie most microbial activities take place in the large intestine
which constitutes approximately 60 per cent of the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). The feed …

▪ Abstract This review outlines the energy sources available to the horse, from its diet and
from its body stores, at rest and while exercising. It looks at the current ways of describing …

The effects of dietary fat supplementation on exercise performance and metabolism were
studied in 15 Thoroughbred racehorses. The horses ran a 1600-m race while on a control …

Following 10 weeks of fat supplementation a group of aerobically trained thoroughbred
horses exhibited a significant decrease in postprandial plasma triacylglycerol concentration …

The hypothesis tested was that the intake of extra fat at the expense of an isoenergetic
amount of nonstructural carbohydrates reduces fibre utilisation in horses. In a crossovertrial …

In a switchback experiment, six mature mares were fed a control and a fat-supplemented
diet while being exercised in a galloping regimen. After three weeks adaptation to each diet …

Feeding of a fat‐rich diet to horses may enhance the flux of fatty acids, in the form of
triacylglycerols (TAG), through the circulation into skeletal muscle. This hypothesis was …

Addition of fat to the diet of the equine is a popular method of increasing energy density of
the diet while reducing feed intake. Reducing feed intake is of interest to race horse trainers …

In a switchback experiment, twelve mature Thoroughbreds were randomly divided into three
groups; each group was fed to achieve moderately low (ML), moderate (M) or moderately …

Previous studies have associated recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) with a diet
high in soluble carbohydrate (CHO). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of …