Kentucky Equine Research Conference 2026
The proceedings of the 28th Equine Health and Nutrition Conference:
More than 230 attendees from 22 countries – veterinarians, nutritionists, feed industry professionals – spent two days having important conversations on equine health and nutrition. This year’s topics hit close to home for anyone who rides, competes, or simply wants a healthier horse. One researcher examined why muscle wastes away and what a realistic athletic comeback looks like. Another made the case that the equine gut microbiome isn’t a single ecosystem but many, with real consequences for feeding and management. A third presented new data on heat stress and its effect on vitamin E requirements in performance horses. Equine asthma, food allergies, Thoroughbred growth modeling, and other important topics each had their own expert voice as well.