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Survey Finds Eventers Nutritionally Sound, but Oversupplemented
by: Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
In a survey of leading three-day event riders, researchers found that the majority of riders fed their horses based on research-driven recommendations, but the number of supplements used per horse did raise some eyebrows. During the Jersey Fresh 2006 and 2007 Three-Day Events, researchers interviewed 69 riders, asking such questions as where they ...
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