Over the last 30 years, the increase in interest in horses for racing and riding activities has
stimulated scientific research in equine locomotion. This paper presents a review of the …

Regular exercise testing in Warmblood sport horses may, as in racing, potentially help to
characterise fitness indices in different disciplines and at various competition levels and …

Tyler, Catherine M., Lorraine C. Golland, David L. Evans, David R. Hodgson, and Reuben J.
Rose. Changes in maximum oxygen uptake during prolonged training, overtraining, and …

In order to compare the metabolic responses to exercise in 2 similarly managed breeds of
horses, 5 Arabian (AR) and 5 Thoroughbred (TB) horses, fed an identical diet with a similar …

Conformation of a horse can be defined as its form or outline. The conformation of today's
horse is a result of both nature's selection and selection by man for various purposes. The …

Objective—To develop a protocol to induce and maintain gastric ulceration in horses and to
determine whether gastric ulceration affects physiologic indices of performance during high …

The horse is a super athlete who often suffers from injuries of its locomotor apparatus
because of human management errors (nutrition, training, shoeing, and breeding), bad …

The potential racing and locomotory profile of a Thoroughbred yearling should be taken into
account for its training programme and racing career. A gait test has been designed to assist …

The cardiovascular and metabolic response to two cross-country events (CC*: preliminary
level and CC*** advanced level) were analysed in 8 male eventing horses (4 Anglo-Hunter …

Cardiac arrhythmias are common in horses during exercise, especially immediately post-
exercise. The objectives of this study were to:(1) describe the frequency and type of cardiac …