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Weanling standing in pasture
January 22, 2010

Several Factors Affect Birth Weight in Thoroughbred Foals

Withers height and hip height of yearlings have been positively correlated with lifetime earnings and winning percentage. Read more
Mare and foal in pasture
January 19, 2010

Plasma Transfusions Generally Safe for Horses

Researchers conducted the study to determine the frequency and type of reactions that follow transfusions with commercial equine plasma. Read more
Dressage horse at show
October 07, 2009

Para-Equestrian Competition Focuses on Abilities

Para-equestrian is a broad term that encompasses horse sports for individuals with a range of disabilities and impairments. Although Read more
Adding supplements into feed buckets
October 25, 2008

Choking Horses: Prevention and Treatment

Swallowing too much material too quickly (“bolting”), or swallowing anything that has not been thoroughly chewed and moistened with Read more
Throroughbred racehorse looking at training track
October 20, 2008

Fractures in Thoroughbred Racehorses Studied

The aims of this study were to find the association, if any, between the age of the dam and Read more
Adding supplements into feed buckets
October 20, 2008

Feeding Horses at the Olympics

The 2008 Games were the fourth consecutive Olympics in which Kentucky Equine Research played a major role in the Read more
Icelandic horses running in field
October 21, 2007

Icelandic Horses

The Icelandic horse is a breed of small equines found in Iceland. Individuals are stocky, short legged, and quite Read more
Bridles and halters hanging from hooks
October 20, 2007

Competitive Trail Riding

A competitive trail ride (CTR) is a timed, judged trail ride. It's not a race in the traditional sense, Read more
Racehorse exercising on track
October 20, 2007

Racehorse Lead Preferences Studied

Horses moving at a gallop display one of two four-beat footfall patterns, right lead or left lead, depending on Read more
Thoroughbred yearling in sales ring
October 25, 2006

Size Matters at the Horse Sale

Yearlings that commanded bids higher than the median price of the session in which they were sold tended to Read more
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