Feed Room Essentials

The proceedings of the 28th Equine Health and Nutrition Conference, held March 24-25 in Ocala, Florida, serve as a conference companion - a curated collection of accessible Q&A’s.

Building on three decades of research on growth and skeletal disease in Thoroughbreds, Kentucky Equine Research recently completed a pilot study to determine the relationship between growth, radiographic data, and performance, both in the sales ring and on the racetrack.

Over the last year, Kentucky Equine Research has used chewing halters to record chewing frequency and to analyze the health and welfare of horses by observing behavioral changes during feeding.