Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Space multiple feedings throughout the day. The horse's digestive system is...
Horses Articles
Hay Analysis: Its Importance and Interpretation
Horses require a sufficient amount of hay and roughage in their diet. In order to ensure that your horse is receiving...
Feeding a Horse for Maintenance
Maintenance is a component of all physiological states, defined as no net gain or loss of any nutrients. The nutrients...
Relating Form to Function: Horse's Muscle
Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky Muscling is an important criteria in judging many conformation classes,...
Flight Zone and Defense
Video of Ground Handling Horses: Horse Flight Zone and Defense Ground Handling Horses: Flight Zone and Defense...
Permanent Identification using Freeze Branding in horses
Ashley Griffin, University of Kentucky A fairly new and less painful method, freeze branding uses irons chilled in...
Understanding Bits for Horses Learning Lesson
Understanding Bits for Horses Understanding how a bit works in the horse's mouth will help you select the most...
Equine Muscle Fiber Types
In equine athletes, muscle fibers are classified as either slow twitch or fast twitch fibers. Types of Muscle Fibers...
Example of Potential Brain Damage
Video of Potential Brain Damage Download this video! Example of Potential Brain Damage (2.77 MB) *To download this...
Draft Horse Breed
In contrast to pony and light horse breeds, draft horses are the gentle giants of the industry. These horses may also...
Energy for Equine Performance: Aerobic Metabolism
Aerobic Metabolism Aerobic metabolism is dependent on oxygen to break down fuel stores in the horse. Initially, there...
Disease: Equine Botulism
Botulism is caused by a neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The bacterium is found...