Optimal function of skeletal muscle is essential for successful athletic performance. Even
minor derangements in locomotor muscle function will impact power output, coordination …

Muscle disorders are a common cause of disability in horses. For many years, clinical
manifestations such as muscle pain, exercise intolerance, weakness, and stiffness were …

Reasons for performing study: The low productivity associated with training and racing of
young Thoroughbreds (TBs) in the UK due to athletic inability, injury and disease requires …

Details of the management, feeding, level of activity and routine health care of horses in
Scotland and the five northernmost counties in England were recorded through a stratified …

Clinical pathology is frequently used in racehorses to screen for “fitness” to race and to
screen for disease that may affect performance. The role of clinical pathology in exercise …

Objective—To characterize onset and clinical signs of polysaccharide storage myopathy
(PSSM) in a welldefined population of affected Quarter Horses, identify risk factors for PSSM …

Plasma concentrations of glucose and insulin following a meal were compared in twelve
Thoroughbred mares fed a pelleted concentrate (PC), a traditional sweet feed high in sugar …

Background Poor performance is a multifactorial syndrome of racehorses, commonly
associated with subclinical disorders, which can be diagnosed by exercise testing …

Most athletic horses are fed a high-starch diet despite the risk of health problems. Replacing
starch concentrate with high-energy forage would alleviate these health problems, but could …

Horses reared for meat production are fed high amounts of cereal grains in comparison with
horses raised for other purposes. Such feeding practice may lead to risk of poor welfare …