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Reconditioning After Lay-Up

Marcia King September 1, 1999

A small-animal orthopedic veterinarian once told me, The athlete that heals slowly heals best. In other words, although some physical therapy might be recommended as the body heals, the body’s soft and hard tissues need to recover wholly from”P>A small-animal orthopedic veterinarian once told me, The athlete that heals slowly heals best. In other words, although some physical therapy might be recommended as the body heals, the “>A small-animal orthopedic veterinarian once told me, The athlete that heals slowly heals best. In other words, although some physic”A small-animal orthopedic veterinarian once told me, The athlete that heals sl” small-animal orthopedic

Feeding Racehorses

Karen Briggs August 1, 1999

On several occasions in the past year or two, we’ve discussed in this series the intricacies of feeding young horses for optimum growth. We’ve also walked you through the pertinent points of fueling the high-performance equine athlete, for

Cool Aid: Beating the Heat With Working Horses

Marcia King July 1, 1999

Anyone who has worked or played in high heat knows how exhausting it can be.Â High, fluid-sapping desert heat can drain you in no time as you sweat away volumes of fluids and electrolytes. Then thereâ€™s the suppressive, sweaty,

Bone Formation With Exercise

Les Sellnow June 1, 1999

Strong bones are essential if a horse is to perform successfully and still remain sound.

Exercise Equipment

Karen Briggs March 1, 1999

Like busy professionals everywhere, horse people often find there just aren’t enough hours in the day. What with stalls to be mucked, arenas to be harrowed, fields to be bush-hogged or mowed, fencing to be repaired, hay to be baled, tack repairs

Indoor Exercise In Winter

Mimi Porter December 1, 1998

Training programs often are affected by cold, rainy weather or deep snow during the winter, but the primary concern when planning a wintertime workout is the footing that your horse will encounter. Although winter weather brings

Endurance Riding: A Humane Use of the Equine Athlete

American Association of Equine Practitioners November 1, 1998

The growing interest in endurance riding has encouraged participants with different levels of prior horse experience to become involved with the sport. However, if equine athletes are asked to perform over distances for which they have not been appro

Older Horses at Work

Les Sellnow October 1, 1998

The aging process takes its toll on all working horses, but the rate of attrition can vary significantly. In this, horses are similar to humans. We all have met the person who is barely past middle age and because of mental, emotional, or physical

Feeding the High-Octane Horse

Karen Briggs August 1, 1998

But because forages are not high-energy feeds, the athletic horse’s diet needs to be supplemented in order to provide enough energy for him to perform at peak capacity. Traditionally, this is done by feeding grains, which are rich in carbohydrates

Determining Conditioning

Karen Briggs July 1, 1998

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Electrolytes and Endurance Horses

Heather Smith Thomas November 1, 1997

Not all horses are alike in their needs for electrolyte replacement after strenuous exertion. Some deplete the

Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Les Sellnow September 1, 1997

The debate goes on. That brief statement is about the most accurate way to open a discussion on exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) in horses. The condition has been a concern for 300 years and, during that time, has been addressed,

Feeding Fat for Energy and Performance

Karen Briggs July 1, 1997

If there was a nutritional buzzword that was started in the ’90s, it was fat. We fitness-conscious (and frequently overweight) North Americans still might not fully understand the differences between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol”P>If there was a nutritional buzzw

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