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At a previous AERC 100-Mile Championship, photo by C. Mike Tomlinson, DVM
Feeding Horses from the University of Missouri Extension
Feeding the Endurance Horse – Kentucky Equine Research Article
Good-Quality Forage from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)
Hay Storage and Use from Kentucky Equine Research (pdf)
Articles of interest by feed manufacturers:
Kentucky Performance Products offers articles on training, nutrition and health issues, and a Q&A section
Purina Mills lists many articles, from “dental care” to “weight management”
Southern States Cooperative has a selection of health and nutrition articles
A High-Speed Review of Hydration, by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, originally published in Endurance News
The Basic Bones of Calcium Metabolism, a 3-part article by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, originally published in Endurance News
Body Condition Scoring published by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Body Condition Scoring, by Jeanette (Jay) Mero, DVM from Endurance News, Dec. 2013
Body Condition Scoring (Tevis Research), by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, from Endurance News, January 2015
Functional Anatomy of the Horse Foot from the University of Missouri Extension
Hoof Care for Your Horses from TheHorse.com
Finding and Keeping a Good Farrier by Cherry Hill
Nutrition as It Relates to the Hoof from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Beating the Metabolic Pull, Part 1: Hydration, by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
Beating the Metabolic Pull, Part 2: Gut Motility, by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
Beating the Metabolic Pull, Part 3: Energy Balance, by Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
Endurance Horse Post-Ride Maladies, by Thomas R. Timmons, DVM
Colic In The Endurance Horse, by Jeanette (Jay) Mero, DVM
Colic and the Endurance Horse, Part 1, by James Bryant, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Colic and the Endurance Horse, Part 2, by Ann Stuart, DVM
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Gastric Ulcers in Endurance Horses, by Gary P. Carlson, BS, DVM, PhD
Internal Parasites: Strategies for Effective Parasite Control from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Vaccination Schedule for Adult Horses from the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), updated 2015
Housing the Horse from EquiWorld.net
Bedding in the Horse Stable from EquiWorld.net
Emergency Preparedness from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Disaster Planning for Horse Farms from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Disaster Action Guidelines for Horse Owners from the Maryland Department of Agriculture
When Disaster Strikes from the UC Davis Horse Report (pdf)
To find published studies from www.pubmed.gov — a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, click on www.pubmed.gov and search PubMed for topics of interest, i.e., “equine endurance exercise,” “equine training,” “equine overtraining,” etc. Try different keywords and you will find a wide variety of research studies.
For a variety of articles from a cooperative partnership of more than 70 universities, click on www.extension.org.
Updated 5/20/22