Locomotion requires skeletal muscle to sustain and generate force. A muscle's force
potential is proportional to its weight. Since the larger the muscle the larger its potential …

There is growing recognition that obesity is common and represents a significant detriment
to the health of companion animals in a manner similar to that by which it is affecting the …

Objective—To compare obese horses with insulin resistance (IR) with nonobese horses and
determine whether blood resting glucose, insulin, leptin, and lipid concentrations differed …

Plasma concentrations of adiponectin and leptin were measured in 23 mature Standardbred
mares (age: 10±3 years) and 12 weanling fillies (10 Quarter Horse/Belgian crossbreds and …

Reasons for performing the study Few data are available on the prevalence of obesity in the
general equine population of G reat B ritain (GB), and its associated risk factors. Objectives …

Evidence-based, weight loss management advice is required to address equine obesity.
Changes in body mass (BM), body condition score (BCS), heart (HG) and belly …

Due to modern management practices and the availability of energy dense feeds, obesity is
a serious and increasingly common health problem for horses. Equine obesity is linked to …

Using an inverse dynamics biomechanical analysis that was previously validated for extant
bipeds, I calculated the minimum amount of actively contracting hindlimb extensor muscle …

Objective—To evaluate changes over time in echocardiographic measurements in young
Standardbred racehorses undergoing training and racing and determine whether there was …

Simple Summary Increased incidence of obesity in our equine population has clear negative
impacts on equine health, such as increasing the risk of equine metabolic syndrome and …